The Case Writing: A Guide for Faculty and Students

Description

This case writing workbook offers something unique in the world of case writing manuals. The third edition of The Case Writing Workbook: A Guide for Faculty and Students provides 11 standalone chapters that focus specifically on challenges related to the case writing process. The book is meant for day-to-day use as a model of the case writing process, with exercises, worksheets, and training activities that will guide you through the entire course of writing both a traditional case and Instructor’s Manual or a concise/short case and its associated Teaching Note. Brief explanatory notes will lead you step-by-step through all the developmental exercises, including readying the case for publication and teaching it in the classroom or online. Designed as an individualized workshop to assist case authors to structure their writing, this book combines the easy-to-understand, student-focused language with new material covering the latest developments and challenges in the world of case writing. These include: • A fresh focus on writing and teaching concise cases, which are particularly suited to the world of blended learning. • Emphasis on secondary research methodology, particularly using digital technologies and social media. • A new case study running throughout the book, with restructured worksheets and notes to support it. • Enhanced online case teaching information and discussion of the development of multi-media cases, particularly using video. Complete instructor’s materials to support the text are available online, including PowerPoint presentations, guidance on embedding cases within the curriculum, a sample syllabus that incorporates cases within it, and selected student assignments and handouts. Finishing all the book’s assignments will result in a complete case and Instructor’s Manual that can be tested in the classroom and submitted to a conference or journal. The Case Writing Workbook is a must for the shelf of any academic or student conducting qualitative research and looking to enhance their skill set, and any instructor working with cases in their teaching. Cover Endorsements Half Title Title Copyright Dedication Contents List of Illustrations Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction: How to Use This Workbook Who Needs This Workbook? How the Workbook Is Constructed Major Changes from the Second Edition A Road Map through the Workbook Chapter Descriptions Chapter 1 Getting Started What Is a Case? Two Main Kinds of Cases: Teaching Cases and Research Cases Frequently Used Case Models Reality v. Fiction How to Use Cases Why Write Cases? References and Readings Worksheets Chapter 2 The Research Process What Is a Teaching Case? Where to Find Your Case Subject How to Approach Potential Sources Getting Approval to Research and to Publish Your Interviewee as Coresearcher A Refresher on the Basics of Qualitative Research: Observation Real Conversation: The Art of the Interview Getting Out of Your Own Way Handling Data: Data Are Perishable, So Transcribe and Upload Quickly References and Readings Worksheets Chapter 3 Writing Short Cases Creating Cases? Suggested Formats Distilling a Full-Length Case into a Short Version The Teaching Note On Teaching the Short Case Worksheets Chapter 4 Writing the Case Selecting an Appropriate Writing Style Examples of Three Writing Styles The Past Tense—Always The Four Cs of Case Writing Key Elements of Cases Writing a Traditional Case and IM or Short Case and TN in a Condensed Timeframe References and Readings Worksheets Chapter 5 Building the Instructor's Manual or Teaching Note The IM: Where the Rubber Meets the Road Who Will Use My IM/TN? Contents of a Typical Instructor's Manual References and Readings Worksheets Chapter 6 Working with Coauthors Creativity and Productivity: Working Alone Together Benefits and Challenges of Working with Partners Interviewing in Teams Knowledge Management Protocols: The Beauty of Schedules Developing an Institutional Case Writing Mindset References and Readings Worksheets Chapter 7 Special Formats and Delivery Systems Back to Basics Some Alternative Case Formats: Paper-Based Alternative Case Formats: Technology-Based Getting Started with Technology: Advantages and Drawbacks The Value of Technology: Making the Substance Clearer Guidelines for Incorporating Links into Cases Some Caveats References and Readings Worksheets Chapter 8 Transforming Research Cases into Teaching Cases Why Consider Transforming Your Published Research into a Teaching Case? The Differences between Academic Research a Teaching Case? How to Get from the Academic Research Case to the Teaching Wrapping It Up References and Readings Worksheets Chapter 9 Getting Your Case Published and Reviewing Cases for Others You've Written Your Case. Now What? Steps for Success: Aiming at Journal Acceptance Five Easy Steps to Guarantee Rejection Three Possible Outcomes What Does "Revise and Resubmit" Really Mean? Responding to the Reviews of Your Case Roles of the "Journal Gatekeepers" Joining the Society of Reviewers How to Write a Valuable Review Steps in Writing a Review References and Readings Worksheets Chapter 10 Teaching with Cases A Look Back at the IM/TN . . . A Look Ahead to the Classroom The Five Ps Student Preparation Case Teaching Methods: How to Teach a Case—Let Me Count the Ways The Best Way to Teach a Case Written Assignments as Teaching Tools Evaluation and Grading Designing Rubrics References and Readings Worksheets Chapter 11 Student Case Writing: The Case Research Study Model for Undergraduates and the Graduate Student Model Why Teach Students How to Write Cases? What the Case Research Study Model Is All About Elements of the Case Research Study Elements of the Graduate Student Case Study Helping Students Get Started: An Introduction to Project Management The Importance of Relationships Shifting Voice: A Powerful Means of Expression (Used in the Case Research Study) Building Blocks of the Case Research Study Sense-Making and Expression in the R-voice How to Write Up the Student Research as a Case Research Study Grading the Assignment Conclusion Note References and Readings Worksheets Index