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- ENGR 100W Interview with an Engineer or Technical Professional
- Due: October 31
- Interviewee: The interview will be with a professional engineer, or technical professional, whom you admire. Do not interview an SJSU professor or instructor.
- Pages: 4+ pages
- Percentage of course grade: 10%
- Markel Technical Writing text, 10th edition, may be helpful for your Interview with an Engineer or Technical Professional
- Interviews: 140
- Guidelines: 140-142
- Format:
- • You will provide a specific title.
- • The introduction will “set the stage” by explaining the
- o Who?
- o Why?
- o Where?
- o When?
- o What? (purpose of interview)?
- This will be at least a half a page.
- • You need to tell the reader if the interview was
- o in-person
- o on the phone (no email)
- o tape recorded [If not recorded, explain the write-up is from your notes.]
- • Use a Question/Answer format for the body of the interview (perhaps use last names).
- • End with your words in a conclusion.
- • Proofread: Polish (edit) the writing before submission (editorial courtesy).
- Purposes: You will have both an oral and written communication from your interview, as well as the opportunity to learn some powerful content. Interviews can be an excellent research method.
- Sample Questions—you may want to:
- • Begin with career questions about the interviewee’s job title, duties, responsibilities, typical day
- • Ask for a brief description of his/her career path
- • Inquire about the communication skills necessary on the job
- • Ask for advice about your degree program
- • Ask about professional organizations related to the job (member? journals? meetings?)
- • Ask technical questions, if interested, that relate to your major
- • Ask for personal advice, if appropriate (courses, internships, coops)
- • Ask what he or she sees as the most important aspect of being a good engineer
- • Be sure to ask at least three environmental questions, e.g., does the company have environmental policies? Does the interviewee’s job deal with environmental issues? What are the environmental concerns within that industry?
- • Does the company have a code of ethics? Has the interviewee dealt with an ethical dilemma in the workplace that he or she is willing to share?
- • Perhaps end with questions about the future, e.g., the future of the company, or technology, or industry in 5 years
- Specific Title
- By: Your Name
- Introduction [approx. half a page/ double space the introduction]
- Your Last Name: What is xxxxxx? [single space your questions, with a blank like separating your question from the response]
- Interviewee Last Name: My xxxxxx.... [single space the response, with a blank line separating the response from the next question/multiple paragraph responses may be separated with a single blank line between paragraphs]
- Your Last Name: What are xxxxxx?
- Interviewee Last Name: I xxxxxx....
- Your Last Name: How xxxxxx?
- Interviewee Last Name: My xxxxxx....
- Conclusion
- [If you choose to interview two professionals, introduce both in your opening paragraph. For those questions where they both responded, continue in the same pattern, placing last names on the left margin so it is easy to tell who is speaking. You can get extra points if you have two.]
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