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Mastering Case Studies: Effective Strategies for Analysis and Response

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In this case studies we will discuss about effective strategies and below are the summaries point:-

  • Case studies require students to analyze and respond to professional scenarios with specific questions.

  • Steps for writing a case study answer include carefully reading the case and questions, identifying the issues, linking theory to practice, and planning the answer.

  • The answer should include an introduction, body sections addressing the questions, and a conclusion.

Mastering Case Studies: Effective Strategies for Analysis and Response

   

Flinders University

   Added on 2023-05-22

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CASE STUDIES
© Student Learning Support Service, 2022
slss@flinders.edu.au students.flinders.edu.au/slss
A case study is a scenario in a particular professional context which students are
expected to analyse and respond to, guided by specific questions posed
concerning the situation. In many cases, the scenario or case study involves a
number of issues or problems that must be dealt with in a professional workplace.
Case study assignments usually require students to identify problems and issues
in a scenario, to demonstrate their developing knowledge of theories and
professional policies and to make decisions and recommendations based on these
to either prevent or solve some of the issues in that scenario.
There are several steps to writing an answer to a case study assignment:
STEP 1: READ THE CASE STUDY AND QUESTIONS CAREFULLY
• Read the case and associated questions carefully.
• Highlight the main points of the case and any issues that you can identify.
• Read the questions closely and analyse what they are requiring you to do.
• Read the case again, linking the information that is relevant to each question you
have been asked.
STEP 2: IDENTIFY THE ISSUES IN THE CASE STUDY
Case studies describe a situation which may arise in a particular profession or social
context. They often involve a number of people in a complex situation. They will often
describe a situation which is problematic, possibly in how it is dealt with, or in its complexity.
An important part of your answer is to analyse the situation and to identify the
issues/actions described in the case which may be problematic.
The following questions may help you to do this:
• What actions were taken in the case?
• Were these actions the most appropriate and why?
• Were there any consequences of the actions taken?
• Was anything omitted or not considered?
• Were actions/procedures in line with existing
codes of practice, policy or theories?
STEP 3: LINK THEORY TO PRACTICE
Use your knowledge of existing codes of practice, theories and/or other professional
documents and behaviours to decide what was done appropriately and what was not.
e.g. If someone was interviewed in your case study, were proper interviewing techniques
used? Find theory on interviews in your professional context in your readings and make
links as to what was done well and what was not done well. This can be expanded upon in
your answer, with references to your readings.
STEP 4: PLAN YOUR ANSWER
It can be useful to use the questions you have been set as headings and to answer each
part in turn, reducing the chance of omitting set questions. You can always take out the
headings before you submit if you wish. Lecturers usually set questions in a logical order,
so answer in the order they are written in your question
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