Choose a relevant situation on which to build a case: Choose an example demonstrates the problem you want to highlight or the solution you want to promote. You can either base your case on a real-world example OR you can draft a fictional case. If it's a real-world case, you will need to go in the field and conduct interviews.
Define the objectives: Determine the objectives and goals of the case study. This will help you focus and structure your writing.
Conduct research: Gather all relevant information about the case. This can include interviews, surveys, and other data sources.
Organize the information: Determine what information is essential to the case and organize it in a logical and coherent manner.
Write the introduction: Provide a brief overview of the case and the objectives.
Describe the problem: Present the problem that the case study is addressing, including any background information.
The Teaching Note must include:
Discussion of possible solutions with EVIDENCE
Describe the solution used to address the problem and its impact.
Provide evidence from your OLRC courses AND your own academic research to support your claims and highlight the impact of the solution.
Conclude: Summarize the key findings and conclusions of the case study.
Teaching Outline: Provide a rough outline for ways to present and teach the case to the class.
Edit and refine: Review, edit and refine the case study to ensure clarity and coherence. Consider having a colleague read the case to ensure it's clear. The UA's Writing Center also provides free feedback services to students.
Case Study Examples: If you’ve taken LDRV 302, The Leadership Function, or LDRV 400, Managing Teams, you should be familiar with case studies and how they’re formatted. For the purposes of this class, the case study should document the leadership, management or other issues that need addressing in a REAL-WORLD company or a FICTIONAL company that you create. If you're basing your case on a real-world company/situation, you must conduct interviews with both management and employees and possibly survey data. If you're writing a fictional case, ensure that you provide enough detail and context to clearly illustrate the problem at the center of the case. (Below is an example of a Case Study and Teaching note completed by a 498 student)
If you need examples of cases and teaching notes, please email Prof. Wittman at rwittman@arizona.edu
A past 498 student wrote a fictional case study along with teaching note for their Capstone Project.