Abstract
Case studies have been used as a pedagogical method for nearly a century. The case-study method provides numerous benefits for students, encouraging problem-solving, perspective taking, reflecting, and strategizing. After a semester of reading and discussing published case studies, the purpose of this assignment is to have students write and analyze their own case studies based on their organizational experiences. This assignment blends theory and application, helps students engage in important sensemaking about their experiences, and calls on them to contribute knowledge and content to the course. Variations, debriefing prompts, and an assignment appraisal are included.
Recommended Citation
Arendt, Colleen
(2016)
"Blending Theory and Application: Student-Authored Organizational Case Studies,"
Discourse: The Journal of the SCASD: Vol. 3, Article 8.
Available at:
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/discoursejournal/vol3/iss1/8