Hi Deborah - and anyone else who is interested -
To me, the best tool for getting students to use cases effectively is
"Learning with Cases," out of the Ivey School at Western Ontario, by Louise
Mauffette-Leenders, Jim Erskine, & Michiel Leenders. I specify it for use
in all the courses I teach, and suggest tht studetns keep it and use the
tools in other case courses. Actually, I think it also useful in actual
managerial problems of many kinds as well. My students agree.
Moreover, it is inexpensive. When I first heard of it, I bought a copy for
myself to examine it, and delivered including duty it was about US$20. UWO
understands about student use, and our students get it from our bookstore
including the bookstore markup for US$15. Without duty it must be even
less for your students in Canada.
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Tim Edlund, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD 21251
Voice: 410-337-9143 Cell: 443-414-1067 Campus: 443-885-1687
FAX: 410-337-5253 e-mail:
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Quoting Deborah Nixon <
deborahnixon@sympatico.ca>:
> I'm hoping to glean some good ideas from those of you who have taught
> students how to analyze cases. I have been teaching Change Management
> to 3rd and 4th year business students at Ryerson University. I have
> tried to teach and explain to them how to analyze a case and write an
> analysis. I have given them resources from the net which take you
> through the case analysis process, have tried to explain the difference
> between a tactical and strategic view, how to do a problem diagnosis
> etc
> etc. For some reason, the students never seem to be able to look at a
> case from a strategic perspective.
>
> Does anybody have any advice regarding something they have done,
> material they have used that has been effective? It appears that they
> don't do much in the way of case studies by the time they get to my
> course.
>
> Also, has anybody used any interesting experiential exercises to teach
> some of the general issues and principles in change management?
>
> Thank you. Happy to share the results with the list.
>
> Deborah Nixon
> OISE/University of Toronto
>
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