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Article: Instant Case Studies.(Book review)
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- Training Media Review
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- September 1, 2006
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Instant Case Studies, by Jean Barbazette, Book, 2003, Pfeiffer & Company, $50.
Case studies--the name elicits images of Harvard's ivy-bedecked buildings and frozen students sitting before even frostier professors in the grand arenas of learning, being pounded by the "case method" of professional analysis. If ever there was a learning methodology that evoked strong opinion, the case method is surely one.
Valuable method of learning
In spite of their reputation, case studies are an excellent way for students consider business situations, apply relevant concepts and methods, and come up with pragmatic actions that meet the needs of the situation. ...