>Western Casewriters Association (WCA)
>2000 Call for Cases for Hawaii
>Submission deadline: Jan. 1, 2000
>
>2000 WCA meeting will be held at the Royal Waikoloan on the Island of
>Hawaii on Thursday, April 6, 2000.
>
>Cases should deal with issues important to their disciplines. They are
>generally framed around problems facing some decision maker in the
>organization. The cases may be based on field research or secondary
>sources but must be entirely factual.
>
>Instructions:
>1. Submission: Deadline - Jan. 1, 2000. Submit four copies of both the
>case and the instructor's manual to V. Seshan, Pepperdine University,
>Seaver College, Business Administration, 24255 PCH, Malibu, CA 91360
>(phone: 310.456.4240; e-mail:
vseshan@pepperdine.edu ; fax: (310)456-4696)
>
>2. Ordinarily cases should be no longer than 30 double-spaced pages.
>Figures and tables essential to understanding the case content should be
>embedded in the text and numbered separately. Exhibits should be grouped
>at the end of the case. All exhibits should state their sources in detail.
>
>3. Authors' full names and positions, addresses, telephone, fax, and
>e-mail should be listed on a separate title page. No author identification
>should appear on either the case or the instructor's manual.
>
>4. Cases must be accompanied by a comprehensive instructor's manual, which
>includes at least the following elements:
>4.1. Case Overview: A brief (one page maximum) synopsis of the case.
>4.2. Specific Teaching Objectives.
>4.3. Intended Courses and Levels : Include audience, positioning within
>the course (i.e., early, middle or late in the term), and the topics it
>covers.
>4.4. Discussion Questions and Answers: Include a full answer to each
>question.
>4.5. Teaching Plan: Describe the expected flow of discussion and key
>questions, role plays, use of audiovisuals or in-class handouts, etc.
>4.6. Analysis: Authors should provide any conceptual analysis that could
>aid in understanding and teaching the case.
>4.7. Research Methodology: A disclosure of the research basis for
>gathering the case information, including any disguises imposed and their
>extent.
>4.8. References (if needed): Any bibliographic material used.
>4.9. Epilogue (if appropriate): Follow-up information.
>4.10. Recommended Outline (optional): Provide an outline of how student
>papers should be presented.
>
>5. Cases and papers submitted must not have been published previously or
>accepted for publication elsewhere, either in a journal or a book. Cases
>presented in other workshops may be submitted, provided that they have
>undergone substantial revision since that presentation. Such prior
>presentation should be noted on the cover page.
>
>
Asbjorn Osland
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Business & Economics
George Fox University
414 N. Meridian St.
Newberg, OR 97132-2697
Phone: 503.554.2817
Fax: 503.554.2829