Recent research has demonstrated that knowledge about specific instances may be of more relevance to reasoning than has previously been assumed. Students can rely on principles they have learned, or they can recall something similar previously experienced, and base the new prediction on it in an instance-based approach. Instance-based (or…

In business classes, 75 graduate students used traditional case studies and 75 used case studies with a grounded learning approach. The latter resulted in higher levels of involvement, motivation, and learning; higher grades; and more professional written products. (SK)

Asserts that case studies are an important component of international business courses, and that computer-mediated communication (e-mail, chat rooms, threaded computer conferences, etc.) offers new possibilities to overcome temporal and spatial constraints on discussion. Presents a framework to classify the different strategies for improving case…

Case-based in-basket exercises require students to master content as well as communicate knowledge to professional audiences. The combination of specialized content knowledge and analysis of communication contexts helps develop expertise. (Contains 23 references and an in-basket example.) (SK)

Describes the Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning's publishing of "Opening Lines: Approaches to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning" (Hutchings, 2000), a set of case studies illustrating what is entailed in the scholarship of teaching and learning in different fields and instructional contexts. (SG)

Discusses reasons for the differing use of case methodology in teaching business courses in Central and Eastern Europe and the United States. Presents a framework for developing and delivering case-based business courses with the objective of maximizing teaching effectiveness. (EV)

Describes the authors' experiences in organizing bilingual evaluation case competitions for the National Capital Chapter of the Canadian Evaluation Society for three years. Competition structure, eligibility, judging, contestant recruiting, and preparing cases are outlined. (SLD)

In a joint exercise between required finance and organizational behavior courses, graduate students applied material for both classes to a single case study on acquisition and merger. Students conducted financial analyses, role played negotiations, and created an implementation plan. (SK)

Describes a caseplay, which combines case study and role play, about a business merger. Management and finance issues addressed and ways to use it in single and multidisciplinary courses are discussed. (SK)

Using reflective thinking to develop a professional philosophy helps nursing students view themselves as future professionals. In introductory courses, discussions and case studies relating theory to practice provide opportunities for reflective thinking. (SK)

Discusses a research project aimed at designing a computer-based system to help students learn to summarize French texts by using a method called Case-Based Reasoning (CBR). Such a system uses previous, similar situations to make a new summary by reusing and adapting the same summarization rules. The rationale underlying the learning of text…

Describes a method for using case studies in which student groups alternately present and discuss cases. Discusses balance in team selection, the benefits of exposure to varied perspectives, and the adaptability of the technique as well as the potential for both group and individual assessment. (SK)

Presents and discusses a case used in a business communication class that centers on an interstate highway extension in southern Indiana. Describes the rationale for teaching the case, and student responses. Notes that, in confronting these issues, students learn to see that facts yield to different interpretations based on differing perspectives…

Explains Edward De Bono's six thinking hats, different perspectives on a problem. Shows how to apply the technique to case studies in management classes. (SK)

Discusses the difficulties of student evaluation and explains several possibilities for assessment using the case study teaching method. (YDS)