Mentor Exit Interviews

Research Date:

• Final Week of Internship
• Week after Internship

• Research Year: 2022
• Participant Type: Mentor
  • Participant Type Abbreviation: M
  • For more naming convention info, please see issue #347 and the naming convention sheet
• Interview Type: Exit

Research Roadmap (this research is a subset of this roadmap)

• Wiki page: Mentor
• Roadmap document: TWE22: Research Roadmap: Mentor

Summary of Research

Question

This study seeks to answer the following questions:

• What motivated mentors to participate in Hack for LA's mentorship program?
• What is the perceived impact of the Hack for LA mentorship program on mentors and interns?
• What are best practices related to mentorship of interns?
• What barriers and facilitators to the success of the program?
• How satisfied were mentors with the program?
• What recommendations do mentors have for program improvement?

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to gather feedback from Hack for LA mentors about their mentorship experience so as to inform Hack for LA program improvement, planning, fundraising, and marketing.

Participant Type

• Mentors

Methods

• Semi-structured qualitative interviews will be conducted with Hack for LA mentors.
• Rapid qualitative methods will be used to analyze collected interview data.

Current Status

• All interviews have been conducted and recorded.

All Issues

• Label: Research: RP014

Outstanding task items

• Use Otter.ai to transcribe interviews
• Decide on an analysis plan
• Analyze interviews
• Write up results and recommendations

Assets

Google Drive folders

• Type folder: Mentor
• RP Folder: RP14

Research Plan (including Audience Identification documentation)

• RP14: Mentor Exit Interviews Research Plan Goals & Questions

Interview Recruitment and Scheduling

• UXR Interest Google Form
• Mentor Exit Interview Schedule
• Mentor Roster Spreadsheet
• Exit Interview Instructions (same as Intern Exit Interview Instructions)
• TWE: IS22: RP014: Mentor Exit Interview Roll Call and Session Table
• TWE: IS22: RP014: Mentor Exit Interview Recording Upload Form

Scripts

• TWE: RP14: UXR Mentor Exit Interview Script/Form

Interview recordings & Transcripts

• General Folder for mentor recordings

• TWE: IS22: RP014: Mentor Exit Interview Roll Call and Session Table

Synthesis (Miro or Figjam)

Presentation of Findings

Action Items Spreadsheet

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Related Wiki Pages

• Research Home page