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1. HLTH 110: Wellness for Life
HLTH 110: Wellness for LifeHLTH 110: Wellness for LifeHealth professional interview
instructionsDUE Monday 11.5.18 @ 2:30pm via BlackboardPurpose: The purpose of the
health professional interview is to help you, and your classmates,gain knowledge about
careers in personal and community health. In addition, you will gainexperience
communicating health information. You can conduct an interview in-person, byphone,
remotely via Skype or similar technology, or through email (note: email will require
someback and forth communication, thus added time). Recall that wellness is
multidimensional andmany professions impact “health,” so “health professional” is a broad
term. Obvious examplesinclude physicians, chiropractors, nutrition professionals, fitness
professionals, massagetherapists, public and community health educators, nurses, etc. We
will develop a list ofacceptable careers in class and then randomly select one career per
student. There cansometimes be overlap. For example, an orthopedic surgeon is a
“physician” and a psychiatrist isa “physician,” but the careers differ
substantially.Requirements:1. Select an appropriate health profession . We will do this in
class. If you are not in attendance HLTH 110: Wellness for Lifethen I will assign you a health
profession.2. Conduct research on the career . Prior to scheduling the interview and
developing a set ofinterview questions, you should search reputable internet sites to learn
about the profession.Search professional organizations such as the American Medical
Association, relevantcertifying agencies, labor unions, and/or other profession-specific
organizations. Thoseorganizations will have information about the profession that will
educate you about theprofession and help you decide what to ask during your interview.
Keep notes thatdocuments your progress and what you learned from each website. One
paragraph in yourwrite-up should discuss the sources your found and how those sources
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PAPERS3. Develop an interview schedule . This involves generating a pre-determined
number ofquestions that you will ask. The interview schedule should be considered “semi-
structured.”That means you prepare some pre-determined questions but also ask new
questions as theinterview unfolds (e.g., follow-ups). For example, your interviewee might
say somethinginteresting and you want to learn more about the statement (i.e., a “follow-
up” question).Ask! Do not feel stuck to your pre-determined questions. In fact, to exceed
expectations youmust ask follow-up questions. Minimally, achieve the goals of the interview
portion of theassignment by addressing the points listed in a-e.a. Tell us about who you
interviewed but use a pseudonym (i.e., fake name). HLTH 110: Wellness for

2. LifeAssignments that exceed expectations will provide details about how and why
theperson entered the profession.b. Educate the class about how one becomes involved in
the career, including but notlimited to education requirements, certifications, continuing
education, etc.Assignments that exceed expectations will detail the interviewee’s thoughts
aboutany relevant professional requirements.HLTH 110 | Souza | Fall 2018 1c. Inform the
class about expectations and advice for people entering the profession,including but not
limited to, typical daily activities, rewards, and challenges of theprofession, etc.
Assignments that exceed expectations will clearly demonstrate athoughtful line of
questioning and provide unique details about the profession andthe interviewee’s
professional experiences.d. Answer questions from your classmates. Everyone will be
required to ask onequestion to two different classmates. Only I will know who is asking a
question after aparticular interview so you will need to pay attention to each presentation.
Insightfulquestions that demonstrate you were paying full attention are required to
exceedexpectations.e. Send a “thank you” email to the interviewee and cc me on the email.4.
Complete an assignment summary that highlights your findings.a. Provide the data from
part 2 above. This includes the list of resources you used toresearch the profession and
descriptions of how the resources informed yourinterview. Assignments that exceed
expectations will provide plenty of detail, clarity,and insightfulness. If a resource did not
help you, explain that situation, too.b. Provide your interview schedule from part 3 above.
Be clear as to the questions thatwere pre-determined and the questions arose during the
interview (i.e., the “follow-ups”).c. Summarize the interviewee’s responses. You can
transcribe responses verbatim,which is especially easy if you interview via email, or you can
simply summarize themain findings for each question. Assignments that exceed
expectations will includeyour own thoughts and experiences related to the interview. For
example, ifsomething surprised you or wish you asked something different, include that in
thesummary. Furthermore, assignments that exceed expectations will connect
severaldetails from the interview with relevant course material (e.g., material we
havecovered up to the due date).d. Conclude by completing the following sentence: “For
someone looking to enter [theprofession] my three recommendations/warnings are…” you
do not need to includethree recommendations and three warnings. Just three points which
can be allrecommendations, all warning, or a mix of recommendations and warnings.
Morethan three points is acceptable.5. Give an informal presentation (at your seat) to the
class regarding your work. In 4 minutes(plus or minus 30 seconds), not more nor less,
summarize the most important informationyou gathered from the interview. Presentations
that exceed expectations will be rehearsed(e.g., you will not need to look at notes) and make
links to relevant course material.ORDER NOW FOR ORIGINAL, PLAGIARISM-FREE PAPERS