Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for interviews and group sessions
- Topic and events in research are identified according to enterprise guidelines.
- People who may be able to provide information on topic and events (narrators) are identified according to enterprise procedures and cultural protocols.
- Process of individual and/or group sessions with narrators is developed according to enterprise requirements, cultural protocols and topic and events to be covered.
- Basic questions for interviews with narrators are developed and checked according to enterprise procedures, cultural protocols and best practice.
- Equipment, locations and other resources are obtained and checked according to enterprise guidelines.
- Selected narrators are invited according to enterprise procedures and prior arrangements.
- Conduct interviews
- Oral history process is explained to narrators to obtain their consent to record and use information provided.
- Recording equipment is set up and tested for operation.
- Recording media is uniquely identified for later reference according to enterprise procedures.
- Basic questions are used to initiate the interview.
- Notes are taken to identify supplementary questions and to support recording media.
- Interview process is managed to obtain expected and unexpected information, including memories of incidents.
- Narrator is supported to express memories and opinions in an uncritical and positive setting.
- Interviewer provides positive feedback on the narrator's assistance, in line with enterprise procedures and cultural protocols.
- Interviewer manages the environment and distractions to maintain a positive response from the narrator.
- Session lengths are managed to avoid tiring narrators and interviewer.
- Conduct group sessions
- Oral history process is explained to group of narrators to obtain their consent to record and use information provided.
- Recording equipment is set up and tested for operation to cover all group members.
- Recording media and members voices are uniquely identified for later reference according to enterprise procedures.
- Basic questions are used to initiate the group session.
- Interaction between narrators and interviewer is managed to maintain flow of information from all narrators.
- Notes are taken to identify supplementary questions and to support recording media.
- Group discussion process is managed to obtain expected and unexpected information, including memories of incidents.
- Narrators are supported to express memories and opinions in an uncritical and positive setting, including identification of different aspects of one incident.
- Interviewer manages the environment, group interactions and distractions to maintain a positive response from the group.
- Interviewer provides positive feedback on the narrators' assistance, in line with enterprise procedures and cultural protocols.
- Session lengths are managed to avoid tiring narrators and interviewer.
- Transcribe and edit information
- Recorded media and transcripts are handled to maintain recording quality and accuracy, and security and privacy requirements, according to enterprise procedures.
- Interviews and/or group sessions are transcribed to provide a draft transcription according to enterprise procedures and agreement(s) with narrator(s).
- Draft written and/or oral transcripts are provided to narrator(s) for editing according to enterprise procedures and agreement(s) with narrator(s).
- Editing is completed according to narrator(s) wishes.
- Information on narrator(s) doubts/hesitancy on certain facts, and conflicting information between interviews is recorded separately from transcripts and managed according to enterprise procedures and cultural protocols.
- Store records