the case method: art and skill
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The Case Method: Art and Skill. Narrative storytelling for interactive learning. Why cases?. Beyond reporting and writing Build skills of critical thinking and judgment Encourage students to think for themselves Vicarious workplace experience. What a “teaching ” case does. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Case Method:Art and Skill
Narrative storytelling for interactive learning
Why cases?
Beyond reporting and writing
Build skills of critical thinking and judgment
Encourage students to think for themselves
Vicarious workplace experience
What a “teaching” case does
Vehicle for discussion
Tells story, stops at a decision point
Presents at least two equally compelling potential courses of action
Leaves to students hard work of deciding what to do next
Describes, does not prescribe
What a case class is
Participatory, interactive
Faculty as “guide”
3 levels of learning: content, skills, self-knowledge
“Less is more” from faculty
Vicarious experience
Case Method thought processanalysis
diagnosis
anticipate consequences
prescription
defend position
= Critical Thinking, Judgment
Our case focus: leadership, management, ethics
Sample questions:
Should an obit identify an Army officer as gay?Washington Post
Does crowdsourcing makes sense for community news?Fort Myers (FL) News-Press
What price press freedom? Far Eastern Economic Review (Dow Jones)
Case questions cont.In science reporting, what does “balanced”
mean?Milwaukee Journal SentinelYork Daily Record
How should a news organization react if attacked by the government of the day?BBC
How do you balance responsible reporting and competitive pressures?New England Cable News
Case topic areas(broadcast, print, digital)
International
Investigative reporting
Beat reporting (science, education etc.)
Crisis management
Ethics
Media business
Strategic management
Topic areas cont.Editorial decisionmaking
Newsroom management
Blogging
Crisis reporting
News graphics
Gender, race & ethnicity
Privacy
Celebrity reporting
We live onlinehttp://casestudies.jrn.columbia.edu
Or straight to library:http://casestudies.jrn.columbia.edu/collection
Or individual caseChristian Science Monitor