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NarrativeCaseStudyDirections
Anarrativecasestudyisastoryofareallifeproblemorsituationthatprovidessufficientbackgrounddatasothattheproblemcanbeanalyzedandsolved.
Ø Agoodcasestudyiswrittenintheformofastory.Ø Ithasaproblemforthereaderstosolve.Ø Ithascharacterswhohavenamesanduseauthenticdialogue.Ø Itisdescriptive,withrealisticdetails.Ø Theflowiseasytofollow.Ø Thereissufficientinformationsothatthereaderscanunderstandwhattheproblemis
and,afterthinkingaboutitandanalyzingtheinformation,comeupwithaproposedsolution.
Ø Ithaspertinentquestionsthatfocusthereadersonthekeypoints.Directions:
Ø Drawyourinformationfromrealsituationsthatwereeitherresolvedsuccessfullyorunsuccessfully.
Ø Yourcasestudyshouldinclude:
1. Adecisionmakerwhoisdealingwithsomequestionorproblemthatneedstoberesolved;
2. Adescriptionoftheproblem;3. Anexplanationofthecontextinwhichtheproblemoccurred;and4. Sufficientsupportingdata.
Ø Yourcasestudyshouldprovidetheanswerstothesequestions:
1. Whatistheissue?2. Whoisinvolved?3. Whendidthesituationoccur?4. Wheredidthesituationtakeplace?5. Whydidtheissue/problemarise?6. Whatkeyfactsshouldbeconsidered?7. Whatquestionsdothekeycharactersneedtoresolve?8. Whatalternativesareavailabletothedecision-maker?
Ø Yourcasestudyshouldhavefivesections:
1. Introduction2. Body3. Conclusion4. Questions5. AnswerstoQuestions[identifywhattheactualownerdidinthesituation]
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Title:___________________________________________________________I.Introduction:Setthegeneralsceneandtone:Summarize:Ø Whathappened?
Ø Whowasinvolved?
Ø Whendidithappen?
Ø Whydidithappen?
Ø Howdidithappen?
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II.Body:Tellthewholestoryinnarrativeformat:Ø Describethespecificsetting
Ø Providealistofactorswithnamesanddescriptionsofpersonalities
Ø Progressivelydisclosetheactionsthatweretaken
Ø Providethekeyfactsthatareinvolved
Ø Providetheproblemsorissuesthatevolvethecase
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III.Conclusion:Ø Reiteratethemainissuesorraisenewquestions.IV.CaseStudyQuestionsandV.Answers 1.2. 3. 4.
