Are Business Cases R.I.P in B-School?

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  enomer09/11/08 Report as spam
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  RE: Are Business Cases R.I.P in B-School?

  We used cases during my MBA program. I think for the most part it was a great method. My professors asked us to extrapolate from the cases and come up with a real life situation. To me, this is the best of both worlds. If you have a problem that doesn't relate to any case, as many do, you stil have the ideas, the experiences and thought process to fall back on.

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  Venugopal Unni09/11/08 Report as spam
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  RE: Are Business Cases R.I.P in B-School?

  It depends on what is the objective of using a case. If it is intended to be used as a real life illustration/application of the business principles taught in the classroom, it still has a very long life.

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  jjudah09/11/08 Report as spam
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  RE: Are Business Cases R.I.P in B-School?

  During my MBA program I found the case studies relevant to the education and experience. I found the cases to be insightful into how the business paradigm was being impacted by the various outside influences such as geopolitical movements or internal economic influences. Careful analysis is critical in business and case studies provide a good exercise in judgment.

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  AOCenteno10/01/08 Report as spam
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  RE: Are Business Cases R.I.P in B-School?

  The Case method is not going anywhere. If done properly, it is an excellent way to educate. The key is to have a strong and knowledgeable leader who controls the direction, and a class with bright people who have all prepared. Every class is different, new insights are gleamed, and no matter the amount of prep you still have to think on your feet when the person next to you takes the case down a path you didn't expect.
  
  Antonio Centeno
  President, http://www.atailoredsuit.com/

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  RE: Are Business Cases R.I.P in B-School?

  Although there is less emphasis on case studies in my business program, it is still incorporated because it teaches the fundamentals of thinking critically about problems in the real world. It may not be perfect, but you have to start somewhere. In order to move on to discussing how to tackle more difficult problems, you must have a solid base from which to refer to. Case studies are a good method to develop a strong base of analytical thinking.