Exercises

  1. Design a focus group discussion guide relevant to your study topic. Review whether the questions included are suitable to promote discussion.
  2. Consider the composition of the focus groups in your study. How will you achieve group homogeneity? What level of familiarity between participants is appropriate for your study?
  3. Consider who will moderate the discussion groups for your project. What skills do they need?
  4. Conduct a mock focus group discussion to practice managing group dynamics. What would you change in your moderation style?
  5. Transcribe the group discussion and review whether you learnt anything new in the focus group that you may use in the next group discussion.