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2012 PROCEEDINGS - Public Relations Society of America

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Table 3<br />

Participant Details <strong>of</strong> all Focus Groups and Pilot Tests<br />

Focus group Number <strong>of</strong><br />

participants<br />

Average<br />

years industry<br />

experience<br />

All areas <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>ession represented<br />

Theme finding (T groups)<br />

T1 5 18 Corporate, nonpr<strong>of</strong>it, agency,<br />

consultation, sports/entertainment<br />

government, other<br />

T2 5 6 Corporate, nonpr<strong>of</strong>it, agency,<br />

sports/entertainment, government<br />

T3 3 10 Corporate, nonpr<strong>of</strong>it, government<br />

Question refining (Q groups)<br />

Q1 5 11 Corporate, nonpr<strong>of</strong>it, agency,<br />

consultation, sports/entertainment<br />

government, other<br />

Q2 2 8 Nonpr<strong>of</strong>it, other<br />

Q3 5 3 Corporate, nonpr<strong>of</strong>it, agency,<br />

sports/entertainment government, other<br />

Q4 6 4 Corporate, nonpr<strong>of</strong>it, agency,<br />

sports/entertainment government<br />

Q5 4 13 Corporate, nonpr<strong>of</strong>it, agency<br />

Instrument refining (I groups)<br />

I1 6 4 Corporate, nonpr<strong>of</strong>it, agency,<br />

sports/entertainment government<br />

I2 3 10 Corporate, nonpr<strong>of</strong>it, agency,<br />

consultation, government<br />

Pilot test Details--program Length <strong>of</strong> Type <strong>of</strong> project<br />

number serving client client service<br />

Pilot testing (P groups)<br />

P1<br />

Small, private,<br />

Indiana institution<br />

One semester Full strategic services; PRSSA<br />

affiliated firm<br />

P2<br />

Large, public, Indiana<br />

institution<br />

Six semesters Full strategic services; PRSSA<br />

affiliated firm<br />

P3<br />

Large, public, Ohio Five Task-oriented services; student firm<br />

P4<br />

institution<br />

Medium, public,<br />

Kentucky institution<br />

semesters<br />

Half <strong>of</strong> a<br />

semester<br />

Program planning (presenting a plan for<br />

the client to implement); class project<br />

16

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