tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120445675003001381.post6045045115756662761..comments2024-03-20T11:58:45.251-04:00Comments on Walden University Writing Center: Transcribing Audio Files From Interviews and Focus GroupsWalden Writing Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15436616060065528527noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120445675003001381.post-30653010758597567242020-01-14T19:10:33.654-05:002020-01-14T19:10:33.654-05:00Thanks, eRMA! :)Thanks, eRMA! :)Walden Writing Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15436616060065528527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120445675003001381.post-16758806043360416402020-01-14T19:10:17.575-05:002020-01-14T19:10:17.575-05:00Thanks, Mark!Thanks, Mark!Walden Writing Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15436616060065528527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120445675003001381.post-8436812292865384822020-01-14T18:40:53.051-05:002020-01-14T18:40:53.051-05:00This is a great question! I think a big part of th...This is a great question! I think a big part of this would be the questions you ask and how you follow up. If you are developing questions for an in-person interview you can prompt your interviewee directly. If you are working on an asyncrhonously completed survey, you might consider doing a practice in-person trial run to see what additional questions arise. Walden Writing Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15436616060065528527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120445675003001381.post-51163644950213304912020-01-06T22:53:09.618-05:002020-01-06T22:53:09.618-05:00Thank you for this information. Any information fo...Thank you for this information. Any information for prompting to get more substance from the interviewee?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09294573709933724100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120445675003001381.post-74747012595557187802019-07-01T07:38:36.341-04:002019-07-01T07:38:36.341-04:00Using pseudonyms isn't always the best choice....Using pseudonyms isn't always the best choice. Instead, you might number participants and simply refer to them as "participant.” Example: "Participant 1". For more on maintaining the confidentiality of participants, you might refer to our blog: http://bit.ly/2IvXKMU which offers additional Walden sources on this topic. <br />We hope this helps!Walden Writing Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15436616060065528527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120445675003001381.post-62621075990232773312019-06-28T18:04:51.511-04:002019-06-28T18:04:51.511-04:00When you write your results in your study, how sho...When you write your results in your study, how should you refer to the interviewees? can you use pseudonyms?Michelle McCraneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03620440170155174998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120445675003001381.post-67900886465158059942019-03-12T15:58:19.643-04:002019-03-12T15:58:19.643-04:00We're glad you found our post helpful, Adan Ma...We're glad you found our post helpful, Adan Makina! Walden Writing Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15436616060065528527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120445675003001381.post-40115988865538167152019-03-12T13:35:12.906-04:002019-03-12T13:35:12.906-04:00This is an eye-opener and hopefully it will be the...This is an eye-opener and hopefully it will be the guide that will leap me to greater heights. Thanks for being there when we need you most. Makinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00142293464521255561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120445675003001381.post-87683071574113559282016-04-14T09:10:20.647-04:002016-04-14T09:10:20.647-04:00So glad that our readers continue to find this adv...So glad that our readers continue to find this advice helpful. Do any readers out there have any transcribing strategies that they would like to share? Walden Writing Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15436616060065528527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120445675003001381.post-19089208881475926862015-12-15T08:53:49.020-05:002015-12-15T08:53:49.020-05:00nICE OONE.nICE OONE.Nickole Dinardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05435675622017105709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120445675003001381.post-40312439743987157832015-10-21T08:05:33.850-04:002015-10-21T08:05:33.850-04:00Very informative article. Very informative article. Sharda Hinkelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03049412878821578827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120445675003001381.post-53978061450822810712012-07-25T10:27:13.322-04:002012-07-25T10:27:13.322-04:00Marsha,
The Internet is fairly quiet on the issue...Marsha,<br /><br />The Internet is fairly quiet on the issue of transcribing profanity, but from what I read (on oral history and medical transcription sites), the profanity needs to be indicated as an important sign of the speaker’s attitude and tone. However, if the language is so strong that readers might be offended, then it could be indicated with the first letter of the offensive word followed by a double-dash (——) to represent the missing letters: d—— or f—— . The context would make the meaning clear. (The counterexample--the one to avoid--is the Nixon White House tapes, which made famous the phrase “expletive deleted.”)<br /><br />TimWalden Writing Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00546291208180283061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2120445675003001381.post-77170273324097300932012-07-22T17:57:49.796-04:002012-07-22T17:57:49.796-04:00Thank you for the informative post! I will be con...Thank you for the informative post! I will be conducting a qualitative study soon, and your discussion about when it is acceptable to edit the words of study participants will be very helpful. I noticed that you did not address the issue of participants who might use expletives in responses to interview questions. I do not foresee that this will be a problem in my study, but I would like your opinion on the topic. I would not want to include an expletive in my project study, but, at the same time, I would not want to minimize the intensity of the participant's response.Marshanoreply@blogger.com