MPRS® ResearchSkills™ Course

MPRS® ResearchSkills™: In-Depth Interview (IDI) Schedule

This specialised course provides participants with practical and conceptual training in designing, structuring, and implementing In-Depth Interview (IDI) Schedules for qualitative research. IDIs are a cornerstone of data collection in psychology, economics, public health, gender studies, and development research. The course equips learners with the skills to frame effective, ethically sound interview questions, build rapport with respondents, and capture meaningful insights. Emphasis is placed on understanding the structure and flow of an IDI schedule, ensuring alignment with research objectives and ethics protocols.

Key Learning Outcomes

  • Understand the purpose, structure, and stages of an In-Depth Interview

  • Design open-ended, non-leading, and ethically responsible interview questions

  • Build thematic and chronological logic into interview schedules

  • Identify probing techniques and strategies to elicit rich data

  • Align IDI schedules with research questions and conceptual frameworks

  • Adapt IDI guides for diverse populations and sensitive topics

Who It’s For

Early-career researchers and research assistants

Postgraduate students in social sciences and humanities

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) professionals

NGO programme teams and field researchers

Health and development sector professionals conducting qualitative studies

CSR and academic researchers using qualitative methods

“MPRS workshops and training programs go beyond theory and are more practical than others. The resources are experienced, approachable and make the topics interesting and useful.”

Student, Mumbai

MPRS Research Workshop, 2023

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