How to Solve a Case Study?

A rigorous, systematic assessment of a single person, group, community, or another unit in which the researcher looks at in-depth data relating to multiple factors has also been referred to as a case study.

Case studies are frequently used in professional education programs, especially in business school, to expose students to real-world scenarios and judge their aptitude for sorting out the salient features of a given problem.

A case study should typically include the following information in the next order: background information on the business environment, a description of the given business, identification of a significant problem or issue, steps taken to address the problem, your evaluation of those steps, and recommendations for a better business strategy.

There are the 7 steps that have to be followed in order to solve a case study:

1. Examine the Case Study Questions
2. Name the Problems in the Case Study
3. Link theory to practice.
4. Prepare your response
5. Begin composing your case study response
6. Edit and Proofread
7. Finalize and Submit

 

1. Examine the Case Study Questions 

The very first step of solving a case study is to carefully read, analyze and examine the questions that it is bringing forward. A deep study of what it demands from you will solve half the case study and will further set the tone for the upcoming case study.

This step also includes highlighting the main points of the case and putting them forward so that they can come to your eye can be further discussed in detail. This will particularly also help in identifying the main issue of the case study.

While attempting to solve a case study, it is extremely important to read the questions carefully and closely and then analyze what they are pointing towards. Linking all of this information is the key. Connecting the dots that are relevant to each question of the case study will help you a great deal and bring you one step closer to solving the case study.

2. Name the Problems in the Case Study 

Case studies describe a scenario that might occur in a specific industry or social setting. They frequently put many people in difficult situations. They frequently characterize a scenario that is challenging, maybe because of how it is handled or because of its complexity.

Analyzing the situation and identifying the possible problematic issues or activities outlined in the case is a crucial component of your response.This can be accomplished by answering a few questions that might lead to brainstorming.

Some of the questions can be like the steps that were taken to reach to the given situation

• What were the courses of action and why were they chosen?
• What were the negative impacts that were caused by these actions?
• Was anything missed or not taken into account?
• Were actions/procedures in accordance with current standards of conduct, laws, or theories?

Asking these questions might just be one step closer to solving a case study.

3. Link theory to practice

Determine what was done correctly and what wasn't by using your understanding of current codes of practice, theories, and/or other professional publications and behaviors.

For instance, were the right interviewing methods employed when someone was interviewed for your case study?

In your readings, look for theory on interviews in your professional environment and draw connections between what was done successfully and what was not.

You can go into further detail about this in your response by citing your readings.

4. Prepare your response

In order to decrease the likelihood of leaving out any required questions, it can be helpful to utilize the questions as headings and respond to each section separately. Before submitting, you may always remove the headings if you'd like.

Answers should be given in the order they are listed in your question because lecturers typically structure their questions logically.

5. Begin composing your case study response

We generally follow the same rule in solving case studies as we do in writing log-format articles, blogs, or essay-type questions. The case study response must have an introduction, body paragraphs in which you respond to the case study-related questions, and a conclusion.

• • Introduction:

Always make it obvious in your introduction to the reader what subject you will be discussing and how you will do so in your assignment.

You should have a clear sense of what you are going to write if you have taken the time to properly read your questions, do your reading, and plan your replies.

In order to introduce your topic, introductions go from general to more detailed information. A thesis statement that makes it obvious to the reader what to expect should be the last sentence.

• • Body:

The body of the written piece is where you start talking about the case study. You must choose the number of paragraphs needed to answer each question based on how many questions you were given and how much elaboration each one requires.

Depending on how hard the question is, you might answer one with four paragraphs and another with just one.

Each paragraph should include a single primary idea. Using headings can help make your responses more understandable and frequently prevents duplication and rambling. Remember how many words are in your assignment in total.

• • Conclusion:

Without adding anything that has not already been covered in the body of your assignment, your conclusion should summarise all of the key issues you have raised there.

Spend some time on it because it will be read by the supervisors. It ought to cause people to reflect that all the issues in the case study have been answered appropriately and nothing has been left behind to be pondered.

6. Edit and Proofread 

Use the spell-checking feature on your computer, as you should with every assignment, and then read your document carefully to find and fix any more mistakes or omissions.

Verify that you have addressed every query and provided appropriate research to support your position. Verify that you have adhered to your tutor's directions, accurately cited all information sources, and included all references in your reference list.

7. Finalize and Submit 

In this step, you have probably exhausted every resource at your hand and now if it feels complete in every sense and you're aware of the policies and procedures to follow or the steps to take to deal with it professionally? If so, it is prepared for submission.