Writing a case study

Writing a case study

1. Elements

   • Consists
     • in one scenario or several
   • Forms
     • Traditional paper documenets
     • Videos, films
     • audio recordings
   • Case study document
     • short as two pages or as long as thirty
   • Teaching notes
     • Teaching notes outline the educational objectives of the case study.
       • useful
         • to understands author's purpose of the case study
           • Elements
             • synopsis
               • brief overview of case
             • Educational objectives
               • Learning points of the case
             • Question set
               • Provides instructor guidelines to teach the case
             • Tips for resolving
               • points addressed in arriving at a ‘solution’
             • Appendices
               • bibliography or glossary
                 • activities or exercises
   • Introduction
     • Defines the problem
     • explains parameters or limitations
   • Analisis
     • scenario situation
       • people involved
         • professional, technical issues
   • Status report
     • describes
       • organisation's actions
   • case problem
     • Three forms
       • Give a situation
       • set a task
       • Illustrate a scenario
   • Appendices
     • Many as necessary
       • to solve problem

2. CONSTRUCTING

   • the elements are constructed
     • for application to the development of a case study
   • Intention
     • complete a finished case study
   • provides boundaries of the situation

3. Overview/analysis

   • provides a scenario
     • organization
       • people involved
     • also
       • technical issues
       • visual aids
       • charts
       • technical specifications
   • Provides
     • detailed narrative of the situation
       • in chronologycal order

4. Status report

   • describes
     • actions on the matter
       • include statements from managers
         • for resolving the issue
   • presents the situation
     • but not the solution