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What Is A Case Study

A case study analyzes real or hypothetical situations that present complex problems similar to those encountered in the workplace. It requires applying knowledge and critical thinking skills to analyze a real situation. A good case study is based on a real scenario, includes sufficient details to discuss problems and issues, and is believable to the reader. There are different types of case studies, including historical analyses of past events, role-playing current problems to develop recommendations, and problem-oriented designs for new solutions.

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What Is A Case Study

A case study analyzes real or hypothetical situations that present complex problems similar to those encountered in the workplace. It requires applying knowledge and critical thinking skills to analyze a real situation. A good case study is based on a real scenario, includes sufficient details to discuss problems and issues, and is believable to the reader. There are different types of case studies, including historical analyses of past events, role-playing current problems to develop recommendations, and problem-oriented designs for new solutions.

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What is a Case Study?

A case study is an account of an activity, event or problem that contains a real or


hypothetical situation and includes the complexities you would encounter in the
workplace. Case studies are used to help you see how the complexities of real life
influence decisions.

Analysing a case study requires you to practice applying your knowledge and your
thinking skills to a real situation. To learn from a case study analysis you will be
"analysing, applying knowledge, reasoning and drawing conclusions" (Kardos &
Smith 1979).

According to Kardos and Smith (1979) a good case has the following features:

1. It is taken from real life (true identities may be concealed).


2. It consists of many parts and each part usually ends with problems and points
for discussion. There may not be a clear cut off point to the situation.
3. It includes sufficient information for the reader to treat problems and issues.
4. It is believable for the reader (the case contains the setting, personalities,
sequence of events, problems and conflicts)

Types of case study


Your course may include all the information you require for the case study and in this
case all students would be analysing the same case study. This may take the form of
an historical case study where you analyse the causes and consequences of a
situation and discuss the lessons learned. You are essentially outside the situation.

Other types of case studies require you to imagine or role play that you are in the
situation and to make plausible recommendations to senior management or
ministers. Some case studies require you to solve a problem by developing a new
design. These types of case studies are problem orientated.

Alternatively you may be able to choose a real situation, such as an event in your
workplace, to analyse as a case study, either as a problem orientated situation or an
historical case /situation. In this instance, you would need to locate the information
necessary to write a clear description of the case before you can analyse the
situation and make recommendations.

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