A lifetime of experience with case teaching is now translated into a practical handbook for students to improve there understanding of the case method and its value for learning. Scott Andrews has again produced a highly useful text, this time presenting a comprehensive and practical introduction of the case method for both undergraduate and postgraduate business and management students. The volume addresses the relevance of case teaching for their individual learning, presents practical tips for preparing cases, and highlights what students can expect to learn when they actively engage with various types of case studies.
This will definitely be a helpful book for those learning with cases in management programs to prepare students for working with case material, clarifying to students the key contributions case studies can make in their academic development and their individual learning, whilst also guiding them in effective preparation for class, increasing the value, effectiveness and fun of case teaching for both students and educators. Dr Bas Koene - Academic Director RSM MScBA Master in Management, Senior Lecturer in Management, Director RSM Case Development Centre, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
Introduction Section A: My Learning with Cases 1. What are case studies and why are they used for learning? 2. How do I prepare for a case discussion? 3. What types of case study are used in classes? 4. How do I analyse and evaluate my case? 5. So What? How has the case helped me to learn? 6. How can I learn through multi-media cases? 7. What is a live case? Section B: Using Cases for My Online Classes 8. Using cases for synchronous online learning 9. Remote distance learning with cases Section C: Using Cases for My Assessments 10. How do I use cases in assignments and exams? 11. How do I construct my own case for a class assignment? Section D: Using Cases for My Research 12. What types of qualitative case research approach should I adopt? 13. How do I gather my own case data? 14. How do I analyse and draw conclusions from my own case data? Section E: Case Resources 15. Further Resources to Support Case development
Scott Andrews is a Principal Lecturer in Leadership and Business at the University of Worcester, UK. He is an experienced case study teacher and writer, having delivered more than 150 case development programmes across more than 30 countries. He is also a regular case user with undergraduates and postgraduates in his classes. Scott’s cases have been adopted by business schools from across the world. He was appointed a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in recognition of his contribution to the global development of the case method.