Learning and Researching with Case Studies

This companion takes the student through the different approaches to working with cases in the classroom, virtually and for research purposes.

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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.

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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