...Q#$ The structured interview is a type of an interview where all the questions are pre-planned and thoroughly structured in order to evaluate a potential candidate against the specific criteria pertaining to a specific job position. It focuses the most on a candidate's skills and abilities (Heneman). In such an interview all the candidates are being asked same questions in a standardized manner. Benefits of structured interviews include the following: * Equal opportunities * High objectivity * Legal invulnerability * KSAO related questions secure high precision and predictability. Required materials should include one copy of a booklet for note-taking and assessment per each panel interviewer, which should contain job-relevant questions and descriptions of qualifications being evaluated; a copy of Job Description per each applicant; pens and pencils. Procedure: Before conducting interview 1) Assemble interview board 2) Design interview booklets 3) Identify qualifications to assess 4) Develop assessment criteria 5) Develop question 6) Invite applicants and arrange accommodations During the interview 1) Provide introduction 2) Ask questions 3) Conclude and answer applicant's questions After the interview 1) Assess responses 2) Integrate interview results with other assessment tools information 3) Select an applicant 4) Give feedback Comments to the conducted interview: The applicant (Shamsun Nahar) was...
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...We both chose our participants because we knew them and felt like they would be able to feel comfortable speaking to us. In order to get them to engage with us positively we described the class and what was the purpose for our research. We also assured confidentiality of their identity. After receiving their consent to be interviewed, we conducted semi-structured interviews, of about an hour long for each interview. Prior to the interview, we prepared some open-ended questions for the interviewees instead of simply ‘yes’ or no’ questions. This way we would be able to allow them to go as much in depth as they would like and get more insight on their first or second hand experiences with the justice system. As they spoke we asked follow up questions...
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...level of understanding a respondent has about a particular topic - usually in slightly more depth than with a postal questionnaire. 2. It can be used as a powerful form of formative assessment. That is, it can be used to explore how a respondent feels about a particular topic before using a second method (such as observation or in- depth interviewing) to gather a greater depth of information. Structured interviews can also be used to identify respondents whose views you may want to explore in more detail (through the use of focused interviews, for example). 3. All respondents are asked the same questions in the same way. This makes it easy to repeat (“replicate”) the interview. In other words, this type of research method is easy to standardise. 4. Provides a reliable source of quantitative data. 5. The researcher is able to contact large numbers of people quickly, easily and efficiently 1. Can be time consuming if sample group is very large (this is because the researcher or their representative needs to be present during the delivery of the structured interview). 2. The quality and usefulness of the information is highly dependent upon the quality of the questions asked. The interviewer cannot add or subtract questions. 3. A substantial amount of pre-planning is required. 4. The format of questionnaire design makes it difficult for the researcher to examine complex issues and opinions. Even where open-ended questions are used, the depth of answers...
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...Founded in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1832, Scotiabank opened for business to support the thriving trans-Atlantic trade between Britain, North America and the West Indies. Scotiabank paid its first dividend to shareholders a year later—the first in an unbroken history of dividend payments that continues to this day. By the late 1800s, the Bank had expanded internationally to the United States and Jamaica. The Bank began expanding westward in the 1880s and by the early 1900s, the Bank had established a coast-to-coast network, and moved its headquarters to Toronto. Today, Domestic Banking provides a full range of banking and investment services to retail, small business, commercial, and wealth management customers across Canada. These services are delivered through a national network of more than 950 branches, over 2,500 ABMs, call centres, plus telephone, wireless and Internet banking. Today, it ranks as Canada’s third-largest bank, and provides a wide range of services, concentrating on retail, corporate and investment banking. Scotiabank’s other services include personal savings and checking accounts, as well as lending, brokerage and trust services. The company also offers asset management (including mutual funds) and, through its Scotia Capital division, investment banking services, including underwriting, and mergers and acquisitions advising. Global Banking and Markets (the Scotiabank Group's corporate and investment banking operations) provides specialized solutions...
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...Examine the advantages of using structured interviews in sociological research (20 marks) There are different forms of interview, the main division being between structured and unstructured. Structured interviews result in quantitative data that can be turned into statistics, which sociologists can use to examine trends and patterns in behaviour. Positivists believe there is an objective social reality that can be scientifically studied. They favour structured interviews, because to study something scientifically, their research methods must be reliable and representative. Structured interviews are a standardised means of research; this is because they use the same set of questions for everyone. Often they use pre-set responses that respondents much choose their answer from, making collation of data much easier for the researcher. Interpretivists on the other hand, do not approve of structured interviews, they believe them to be fundamentally flawed because the respondent is not always free to answer in the way they wish. The data from structured interviews is directly comparable, due to the fact they use fixed questions and answers. They are also easily replicable and therefore useful in checking results of other interviews. If the questions and answers were different in each interview, like they are in unstructured and group interviews, the researcher could not compare responses over time in a longitudinal study. Structured interviews also have a very high response rate...
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...Name of Method Research Methods Questionnaires Brief Outline of Method A questionnaire is a list of written questions that can be completed in one of two basic ways Firstly, respondents could be asked to complete the questionnaire with the researcher not present. This is a postal questionnaire and (loosely) refers to any questionnaire that a respondent completes without the aid of the researcher. Secondly, respondents could be asked to complete the questionnaire by verbally responding to questions in the presence of the researcher. This variation is called a structured interview. Although the two variations are similar (a postal questionnaire and a structured interview could contain exactly the same questions), the difference between them is important. If, for example, we are concerned with protecting the respondent’s anonymity then it might be more appropriate to use a postal questionnaire than a structured interview. Questionnaires are restricted to two basic types of question: Closed-ended (or “closed question”) is a question for which a researcher provides a suitable list of responses (e.g. Yes / No). This produces mainly quantitative data. Open-ended (or “open question”) is a question where the researcher doesn’t provide the respondent with a set answer from which to choose. Rather, the respondent is asked to answer "in their own words". This produces mainly qualitative data. Strengths / Uses of Method Weaknesses / Limitations of Method 1. The researcher is able to contact...
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...C and elsewhere, assess the strengths and limitations of using structured interviews as a means of investigating substance abuse among homeless people (15 marks) Structures interviews are interviews that involve asking people a set of fixed questions. There are many strengths of using structured interviews, for instance they produce useful quantitative data. However, they can have some negative features such the tendency towards social desirability. One strength of structured interviews is that in terms of practicality, they are very cheap to conduct. For instance, in this context, it is useful because when dealing with homeless people, they may be found in different places: on the streets or in hostels as stated in item C. Therefore because not many resources are needed, it makes it cheaper to do and therefore easier to conducted in the different places that they can be found. On the other hand, there are practical limitations, for instance they can be time consuming. Because a trained interviewer is needed to fill out the answers, this takes time and can effect how many people are interviewed. In the context here, it means that when an interviewer finds homeless people to interview, they many not be able to interview many people in one day because of how long the interviews many take particularly as they are covering as subject as sensitive as substance abuse. Another strength of structured interviews in terms of ethics is that the interviewees give thee informed...
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...Kelly Services By Nabina Shrestha Kathmandu, Nepal 1. BACKGROUND Skoda European premium and luxurious car is one of the largest car manufactures in Europe and also famous automobile manufactures in Europe. 2. RESEARCH OBJECTIVES Conduct Quantitative interviews among existing consumer groups to evaluate/ assess the satisfaction level of customer and identify the most determined factors made sales of car. ← Identify the most determined factors made sales ← Consumer satisfaction (quality and convenience) ← Most effective Communication campaign ← Suggestion for further improvement etc.. RESEARCH DESIGN 1 Target Segment Respondent details Will be provided by Skoda ... 2 Sample Size : 48 |Age Group |Sample Size | | | | | | | | | | 3.3 Area Coverage Kathmandu Valley 5 Overall Survey Methodology The study will be quantitative in nature. The structured questionnaire will be canvassed to respondents selected. The investigator will be trained to be able to administer the set questionnaire. INFORMATION AREAS To avail the required information to meet the objective of the study, following information areas will be included in the questionnaire. The key areas/...
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...questionnaires, for literate people and interviews for less educated or illiterate people. The interviews would be unstructured, to ensure flexibility according to individual situations. The questionnaires would include both open ended as well as close ended questions. 5 interviews and 20 questionnaires would be collected. 3 case studies would also be collected to cite instances where feminism has been successful or unsuccessful in bringing about a change in society. 3 articles would also be collected to cite more instances of feminism and the society’s response to it. Research site Interviews can be conducted among less educated people. Therefore, clerks in offices and educational institutions can be interviewed. Housekeepers can also be interviewed. Questionnaires can distributed among 10 men (5 adults and 5 teenagers) and 10 women (5 adults and 5 teenagers) of varying professions. Case studies and articles can be collected by referring to magazines, newspapers and the internet. Steps of implementation Find out information about the current status of feminism. Prepare questionnaires and interviews on the topic and make enough copies of the same. Maintain a master sheet to ensure that information is collected from respondents of all necessary age groups. Visit libraries to get information for case studies and access the internet for the same reason. Visit schools and offices and distribute questionnaires to eligible respondents and conduct interviews, after setting a specific time...
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...to be representative of the wider population. However, questionnaires often suffer from a low response rate due to people not being interested to reply to questionnaires thus meaning that the results may no longer be representative of the research population meaning that we cannot generalise the results. There is a chance that respondents may interpret the question in a completely different way that was intended by the researcher and because the researcher is not present, they cannot clarify any misunderstandings and misinterpretation of questions is more likely. This means the data produced will be invalid and not accurate. However, because there is no researcher present, it means they cannot influence the respondent’s answers unlike interviews, where interaction with the...
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...Fill in 3 given questionnaires! Take notes on: - Clarity if questions - Easiness to answer - Appearance (format) Questionnaire 1: Treating Behavior Clarity of questions The questions in this questionnaire are easy to understand and clearly stated. Its first several questions have fulfilled the criteria of what a first question in a questionnaire should look like. The questions are easy for respondents to understand and also engage the attention and interest of the respondent because it is related to everyday situation of a person. However, the questions’ has the same answer options for all questions which may reduce the interest of the respondents because there is no variation. Also, the answer options should provide other(s) option for the respondent to answer because the options given may not match with all respondents. As an interviewer, we should allow the respondent to answer in his/her own words, with no influence by any specific alternatives suggested by the interviewer. Easiness to answer The topic of this questionnaire started with general questions and uses an easy to understand language. It is good that after the general questions, it funnels more specific ones and still uses an easy to understand language. It is better to keep respondents’ minds on the purpose of the survey at the beginning while grabbing their attention and this questionnaire has fulfilled this criterion. Appearance (format) The format of this questionnaire is professional, attractive...
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...Name/Title Page Title of Project ………………………………………………………………1 Aim of this assessment………………………………………………………2 Functions of the Human Resource office……………………………………3 Correspondence……………………………………………………………...4 Methodology………………………………………………………………...5 Questionnaire………………………………………………………………..6 Schedule of Activities……………………………………………………….7 Regulations and Policies…………………………………………………….8 Report……………………………………………………………………….9 Business Form………………………………………………………………10 Impact of Office Equipment…………………………………………….….11 Bibliography………………………………………………………………..12 Title of Project What are the functions and responsibilities of the Human Resource Office (HRO) in an organization and its impact on other department? The Aims of this Assessment 1. To find out the functions of the Human Resource Office at National Commercial Bank. 2. To find out the impact of the Human Resource Office at National Commercial Bank on other departments of the organization. Functions of the Human Resource Office at National Commercial Bank Two (2) functions of the Human Resource Office are to: 1. Recruit new person for an available vacancy in a business 2. Ensure that the welfare of employees working condition not only meets legal requirements but are conductive to encouraging employees to work at best standard. Correspondence Burnside Hill Red Hills P...
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...On 23 November 2016, CRB was conducted and Danielle Figarelle (civilian ex-spouse of Activated Air National Guard member) was determined to have “met criteria” for child physical maltreatment and “did not meet” criteria for child emotional maltreatment. Once the determinations were made, Capt Gass (Family Advocacy Officer) contacted Ms. Figarelle, on 28 November 2016, to inform her of the determinations and of the ISDR process. Ms. Figarelle indicated interested in ISDR and written request was received on 21 December 2016. 2. Per FAP Standards M.9.1, request was made within 30 days of notification. The FAO and MDG/CC must review the request and the CRB Chairperson (MW/CV) must make the final decision as to whether the ISDR meets at least one of the two criteria: a. New information that could effect the determination that was not available to the CRB at the time of original determination. b. Concerns about the CRB’s compliance with published protocols. 3. Ms. Figarelle reported that since she was not granted the opportunity to complete a FAP intake outside of MTF business hours her information was not provided. However, at the CRB it was noted that Ms. Figarelle denied that the incidents of her hitting her son in the mouth or leaving him outside occurred. Ms. Figarelle also reference that Capt Gass should follow-up with the child’s mental health providers for collateral information. However, at the time it was not determined necessary to follow-up with providers, if they were...
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...B-Schools is totally objective, unbiased, transparent and helps benchmark the management institutes in addition to providing authentic information to all the stake-holders. In 2000, a high-powered committee, comprising academicians and professionals from business and industry, decided the parameters on which B-Schools were to be rated, and the weights that were to be assigned to each of these parameters for arriving at the final ratings. While deciding the weightages for each parameter, AICTE norms laid for the Management Schools were strictly followed. The parameters on which B Schools are rated mainly includes: Intellectual Capital Admissions and Placements Infrastructure Industry Interface Governance A structured questionnaire is designed keeping in view the above parameters. METHODOLOGY The survey is designed for Business Schools approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) / Universities. RESEARCH AGENCY The ratings have been conducted with the help of IMRB International, a leading Research Agency in India, and published in AIMA’s Indian Management in Association with Business Standard. SURVEY METHODOLOGY The questionnaires are sent to all approved B-Schools, who are requested to revert with the completed questionnaires to either IMRB or AIMA. Each completed questionnaire is thoroughly scrutinised for missing and misrepresented data, if any. The data is checked...
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...Title: “ Role of ultrasound in the treatment of osteoarthritis” Name: NIRUPAM CHANDRA MONDAL Batch: 12th batch Roll: 442 Session: 2005 -2006 Undergraduate, B.Sc. in physiotherapy, Faculty of medicine, Dhaka University. Centre:NITOR(National Institute Of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation) 1.2 Justification Of The Study: From the views of mine, the justification of the selective study is performed for the following reasons, which are described deliberately one after another as per their inevitably. To find out which part of the body is mostly involved to osteoarthritis . Finding out the best possible treatment procedure for osteoarthritis. Ultrasound should be applied together with stretching and strengthening exercise. To find out the reasons of recurrence in the conventional measures of treatment. Treatment with steroid injection and surgical treatment are costly and have a wide variety of side effects. To find out the methods to treat the patient sufficiently at home with ultrasound, 2. Objective: 2.1 General Objective: - To determine or identify the role of ultrasound in the treatment of osteoarthritis. 2.2 Specific Objective: - To describe the sign and symptom of osteoarthritis patient. - To estimate the prevalence of osteoarthritis among the outdoor patient. - To find out the ergonomics related factors associated with osteoarthritis - To compare the patients clinical conditions before and after receiving ultrasound therapy. 3...
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