Teaching with Cases Workshop
Initial Publication Date: November 17, 2008
A growing literature documents the effectiveness of active learning in the classroom. Case studies represent one way we can encourage student engagement. Whether an elaborate set of documents tied to a highly-structured series of questions or a modest collection of facts which lead to an open-ended prompt, cases encourage active problem solving.
Workshop Goals
- To introduce participants to the wide variation in what constitutes a "case"
- To share tips on designing effective cases
- To provide effective strategies for teaching with cases
- To help faculty develop a plan for a case module in a course of their own
References
- Cusimano,Maryann K., "Why Do You DoWhat You Do the Way You Do It? Examining Teaching Goals and Teaching Methods" Institute for the Study of Diplomacy,Georgetown University
- John Foran, "The Case Method and the Interactive Classroom" in Thought and Action (the journal of the National Education Association). 2001.(pp. 41-51)
- Golich, Vicky, Mark Boyer, Patrice Franko, and SteveLamy. The ABCs of Case Teaching. Institute for the Study of Diplomacy,Georgetown University
- The Journalon Excellence in College Teaching (Volume 13, No. 2) 2002. (Special focuson issues in case method teaching.)
David's more complete bibliography (Microsoft Word 36kB Dec15 08)
Collections of Prepared Cases
General
- North American Case Research Association
- UC Santa Barbara's Case Method Website
Ethics
- Ethics Matters (Archive)
History
- World History Sources
Math and Science
- The National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science Case Collection
- UCLA Statistics Case Studies
Government
- Harvard's Kennedy School of Government
- Georgetown's Institute for the Study of Diplomacy
- Evans School of Public Affairs' Electronic Hallway
- University of York Department of Politics
Business
- Harvard's Business for Educator's Publishing
- Richard Ivey School of Business
- Nanyang Business School's Asian Business Case Centre
- Stanford Graduate School of Business
- UVA Darden School of Business
Workshop Conveners
David Schodt, Department of Economics and Director of Center for Innovation in the Liberal Arts, St. Olaf College
Mike Hemesath, Department of Economics and Director of the EthIC program, Carleton College
Carol Rutz, Department of English and Director of the Writing Program, Carleton College
Nathan Grawe, Department of Economics and Director of the QuIRK initiative, Carleton College