Interviews | Design and technology | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

The person you are designing for is called the ...
- designer
- stakeholder
- client
- user ✓
One approach to investigate a context is to create a user journey map. A user journey map is ...
- visualising the user's needs and wants
- visualising the steps a user will take within a task ✓
- visualising the thinking of the user
- visualising the user using the end product
- visualising a future design in its context
Match the following term to its definition.
- user
  
  ⇔
  
  who you are designing for and who directly interacts with a product ✓
- client
  
  ⇔
  
  is a person, group or organisation that seeks expertise or solutions ✓
- stakeholder
  
  ⇔
  
  a person, group or organisation with an interest in a project ✓
- customer
  
  ⇔
  
  is a specific group of consumers identified the most likely audience ✓
- target market
  
  ⇔
  
  is the individual who purchases or pays ✓
All design and technological practice takes place within __________ that inform outcomes.
- projects
- environments
- contexts ✓
- places
- events
Producing a context mind map is a type of ______ research.
- 'Primary ' ✓
A high profile event is ...
- an event which involves publicly known people ✓
- an important work event
- a local community event
- an unplanned, spontaneous event

Exit quiz

An interview is ...
- a formal presentation
- an formal conversation
- a casual conversation
- a structured conversation ✓
For interview questions to be effective and relevant to the context, it is important to identify …
- the length of questions
- the topics of questions ✓
- the recording of questions
- the amount of questions
There are two types of questions that can be used in interviews. These are closed questions and ______ questions.
- 'open-ended' ✓
Open-ended questions are a type of question that encourages a ...
- detailed response ✓
- flexible response ✓
- rigid response
- concise response
- correct response
What type of interview question prompts a short, specific response?
- 'closed ' ✓
Put the interview structure in the correct order.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  introduction
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  question topics
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  ask questions
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  listen and record
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  recap and thank you

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

Designers will use open and closed questions in interviews.
Interviews are a useful tool when ascertaining clients wants and needs.

Common misconception

Using closed questions in an interview will provide enough effective information to support further developments.

Using open-ended questions in an interview will allow for more detailed and flexible reponses, providing oppotunites for effective outcomes to support further developments.

Keywords

Interview - a structured conversation to gather information from another person
Open-ended question - a type of question that encourages a detailed, thoughtful response
Closed question - a type of question that prompts a short, specific response
Relevant - closely connected to