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What is the case method? How can the case method be used to engage learners? What are some strategies for getting started? This guide helps instructors answer these questions by providing an overview of the case method while highlighting learner-centered and digitally-enhanced approaches to teaching with the case method.
This note introduces you to the case method. It provides an overview of the steps used in case analysis and the types of case assignments you might encounter.
To assist both experienced and new case-method teachers, each case has its own teaching plan: a flexible road-map for the instructor that suggests specific questions, strategies for eliciting key insights, and ideas for organizing student responses visually on a blackboard.
Unlike lectures, case method classes unfold without a detailed script. Successful instructors simultaneously manage content and process, and they must prepare rigorously for both. Case method teachers learn to balance planning and spontaneity.
See inside a case classroom, hear why the case method is so effective, and get guidance from case teachers, writers and award-winners in our selection of case method videos. Click the links below to browse what's available.
The case method offers a variety of class participation methods such as discussion, role-play, presentation or examination. Decided which method best suits the case you want to write.
In this introductory guide to teaching with cases we'll ask why teach with cases, explore how to preparing for case teaching, and introduce some tools and techniques. Why teach with cases? The case method combines the power of storytelling with critical discussion, shared experiences, and rigorous academic practice and theory.
