...

You may be interested, however, in seeking IRB approval at your institution for your user interviews. This would allow you to do your own analysis of the data you have collected and publish the results. This project likely qualifies has qualified as an exempt IRB case, so IRB processing may be a far faster process than normal. More information on IRB processing coming soon ..at a number of institutions. The IRB application for exempt projects is usually faster than standard IRB applications. For more questions on IRB or to see sample exempt applications, please email us.

Interview Script

...

• Arrange a debriefing session as soon as possible after the interview
• Discuss and record your initial general impressions from the interview in the Debriefing Notes section at the end of the Interview Script
• Save a second file (Save as...) as the "clean" version of the notes
• Go through the notes removing any personally identifiable information (names, non-work related places, etc.)
  • Names/places should be substituted with anonymous titles:
    • Gaurav Bhatnagar helped me ... --> [a faculty colleague] helped me ...
• Go through the notes adding text to make the notes understandable by those outside of the interview
  • Complete fragmented sentences or thoughts
  • Expand abbreviations

After debriefing with your interview team:

• Upload your cleaned up, anonymized notes at the Interviewer Group Google Group.
• Email the Data Analysis Group with 1-hour times over the course of a week that your interview team will be available to have a phone conference to review the interview. Depending on the notes and the complexity of the interview, we may not need to meet for the full one hour.