The Case Study Approach

 

 

 

 

 

 

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“ ... And clutching the market research reports, that had been the subject of discussions for over four hours now, John left the meeting, headed for his room to ponder over the matter and decide as to what best he could do.” 

       

First used as a teaching aid at Harvard Business School, case studies are today recognized the world over as a very effective learning aid.  A case usually describes a managerial situation or dilemma that calls for a plan of action based on the available information. By allowing each student an opportunity to get into the shoes of the protagonist, the case method brings to the classroom the complex realities of problem solving and decision making in a real life  business environment. 
 
Case discussions encourage group learning and exchange of ideas and promote lateral thinking. More importantly they effectively demonstrate that there can be several possible solutions, to a problem.. 

       

ISM strongly believes in the case method of teaching. It has access to hundreds of world class cases developed by Harvard Business School, Transworld University and Icfaian foundation. These cases provide updated information on world class companies. Faculty members are encouraged to make extensive use of these cases to enrich the learning process of the students.
 
ISM uses a variety of cases. Some of them are Strategic Management cases where students learn about the functioning of an organization as a whole. Then, there are functional cases, which typically depict a problem situation, where the student is expected to come up with solutions. ISM has also recently introduced E-Business cases in the curriculum, keeping in view the growing importance of the Internet. During the MBA program, students will be exposed to a total of about 200 cases. Most of these cases will be discussed in the class room while for the remaining, students are expected to submit a written analysis.

 

 

 

This page was last updated on May 18, 2001