We discover more when we ask questions. Hypothesis or proving something through questioning and finding answers. We discover more when we ask questions.

Aims and objectives To find and enhance your interviewing and questioning/inquiring/investigative techniques. To identify the reasons why questioning helps our practise. To question our practise and find out more about our medium and our theme.

Why do we ask questions? Comedians are sociologists. We're pointing out stuff that the general public doesn't even stop to think about, looking at life in slow-motion and questioning everything we see. Steven Wright

What is a hypothesis? a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation. A scientific hypothesis is the initial building block in the scientific method. Many describe it as an "educated guess," based on prior knowledge and observation. While this is true, the definition can be expanded

How do I write a hypothesis. The question comes first. ... A hypothesis is a statement, not a question. ... Make it clear. ... Keep the variables in mind. ... Make sure your hypothesis is "testable." ... Do your research. ... Don't bite off more than you can chew!

For the first part of this unit I simply want you to think about the questions you would like to ask: what question will allow you to explore your chosen area of media? What makes a great poem? What do journalist do? How do documentaries explore intolerance? What would drive someone to commit a hate crime? Why and how does music affect our mood and emotions? At what point does gaming become an addiction? Why would a female writer in the 1940’s and 50’s keep her dream of becoming a writer a secret? Why do we stay silent on sexual abuse in the film industry when we know it happens so often?

Unit 12: Are you ready. then I’ll begin Unit 12: Are you ready? then I’ll begin! QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS AND MORE QUESTIONS? Interview another student about ideas for the FMP. Get into groups and ask each other a series of questions that will help develop ideas. Listen and be inspired. Share! Your initial ideas: begin a research diary (on the blog and in a notebook) - this can be very good evidence for this task

Unit 12: Your RESEARCH REPORT IS LIKE AN ESSAY; AN ESSAY IS LIKE AN ARGUMENT. Think of a question concerning your research ideas and open to class debate. How to formulate a question? E.g. why and how? Record the findings of the debate (USE YPOU MOBILE PHONE). Group discussion and presentation. SHARE! How to carry out an interview

Doing Interviews Zoran Tesic

Preparation: Find out as much as possible about your interviewee Know your main research question Prepare your questions in advance Prepare what you are going to do

Planning your interview The key questions when planning your interview are: WHY: what is the purpose of what I want to find out? WHAT: what I want to investigate? HOW: what question I am going to ask to obtain the intended information?

We conduct interviews to: Understand the world from the other person’s view. We want to know what he/she knows the way he/she knows it. You want to understand the meaning of another person’s experience, to walk in his/her shoes, feel things as the person you are interviewing feels; to explain things as the other person explain them. (How they see the world?) Treat the person you are interviewing as your teacher who is helping you understand things you want to know.

Scripting the interview The preparation for the interview contain some topics to be covered and carefully worded questions. The topics to be covered relate to ‘what’ I want to find out. When preparing your questions ask open questions. Open questions are any questions that give more than a yes - or – no answers.

Open questions A question that begins with on of the six W words is an open question: Who What When Where Why How

For example: When did you first ….. When you look back………………. Where were you …… Why did you choose …. What was it like ……….. What where the advantages of …………. How did you feel ………….

Types of questions Introductory questions: Can you tell me about you…?; DO you remember on occasion when…?; What happened when…?; Could you describe in as much detail as possible a situation…? Direct questions: Have you ever…?; Did you experience…?; Do you like…? Probing questions: Could you say something more about that?; Can you give more detailed description of what happened?; Do you have further examples of this? Specifying questions: What did you actually do when…?; How did you react…?; What was your experience of …?

Types of questions Interpreting questions: Is it correct that you feel that…?; Does it mean that…?; Does the event you described express your…?

It is Important to: Prepare questions but be ready to adapt and move the story forward by asking supplementary questions, which arise from the interview. Be a good listener: It will help you concentrate on listening to answers if you look at the contributor all the time, and nod or smile occasionally

Video example Semi structured in depth interviewing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGQz8hZQ8fU

TASK: You interview a colleague from the class and try to find out about his/her life, interests, view point and what they would like to make for their FMP. You will work in pairs, prepare interviews and interview questions, record them and upload on your blogs. Once you uploaded your recordings you will analyse your interview and produce the findings to your peer. Don’t forget to keep your questions open, but within the subject matter.

Research Questions (topics) Example Research Questions (topics) Interview questions What are you passionate about most in media? When were you first interested? Where did it happen and why? What in particular caught your attention? Who was the writer/performer or artist?