Using Interviews in a Research Project
• Summarise the advantages and disadvantages of face-to-face and telephone interviews, and of individual and group interviews. • Prepare for, and conduct an interview 1.1 Working Through this Pack The study time involved in this pack is approximately 10 hours. In addition to the written text, the pack includes exercises for completion.
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