After the three-hour workshop, you can book an Individual Case Clinic coaching session to help you refine your drafts into final products that can be used in classes, or submitted for publication. This coaching session includes 2 rounds of written feedback and 1 face-to-face meeting of 30 minutes, and is hosted by the RSM Case Community. It’s an opportunity for sharing experiences and exploring ideas for case writing and teaching.
Facilitator for the workshop is CDC’s Managing Editor Tao Yue and Case Writer Solange Hai.
Over the last decade, the CDC has produced around 200 teaching cases covering business management and other social science disciplines, and has won awards in international case writing competition prizes. Some of its cases have been adapted for publications such as the Harvard Business Review and the Financial Times. The CDC has held case writing workshops for academics and students at RSM and in other business schools in Europe and Asia. www.rsm.nl/cdc/
Time and Location
Workshop: 13:00-16:00, Thursday 21 November 2024
Location: Mandeville Building , Room 7-67, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, Burgemeester Oudlaan 50, 3062 PA Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
The Individual Case Clinic is optional and it can be scheduled by appointment after the Workshop.
Register
Please email your full name and work affiliation to cdc@rsm.nl before 11 November 2024 and indicate whether you want to sign up for only the Workshop on 21 November, or the Workshop plus a scheduled Individual Case Clinic.
Fee
The Workshop is free of charge for RSM employees, and discounted by 40 per cent for other employees of Erasmus University Rotterdam, Leiden University, and Delft University of Technology.
For participants from other institutions, the fee is €400 p.p (VAT included). for the Workshop and €500 p.p. for the Individual Case Clinic.
Programme
Before the Workshop
CDC will send you reading materials about writing cases so you can become familiar with the basics, and consider ideas for creating your case.
During the Workshop
The Workshop has two modules:
Module 1: The Essentials of Case Development
You will gain knowledge of:
• The differences between research cases, business cases, and teaching cases
• Various ways to present a case (traditional case, mini case, multimedia case, etc.)
• The market for cases and trends in using cases, and
• The essentials of a case and its teaching notes.
You will also:
• Develop the focus of your own cases, and
• Create the learning objectives for your cases.
Module 2: The Structure and Content of a Case
You will gain knowledge of:
• Data collection and selection
• Collaborating with the case company
• Interview and desk research techniques
• Case and teaching note structures
• Case writing style and conventions, and
• Case usage and release.
You will also actively develop your own:
• Case synopsis, and
• Case and teaching note outlines.
In both modules, you will have the opportunity to:
• Receive practical tips on the case writing process, and
• Discuss your case ideas and other questions with the tutors and fellow participants.
After the Workshop
You will further develop your cases and teaching notes independently. You can also sign up for a scheduled Individual Case Clinic for customised support from CDC.
Optional: Individual Case Clinic
If you have completed the draft version of your case and teaching notes, you can send the draft to CDC for written feedback and book a one-to-one session with a tutor to talk about your work.
The tutor will provide two rounds of written feedback on the submitted drafts and a one-to-one feedback session of approximately 30 minutes.
Once your work is finalised, you can submit it to CDC to be included in the RSM case collection and published on other international case distribution platforms. CDC will take care of the language polishing, layout design, and publishing process.
Contact
For any questions, please email cdc@rsm.nl.
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