In the last two weeks of class, we've been learning with a different approach: case studies. Case studies are a great way to approach a topic, and with how class has been these past two weeks, I think most agree that these have been great. Case studies are meant for many levels of learning, and some institutions, like Harvard, use them almost exclusively. These can give us an interesting idea of how real-world business works.
The nature of our case studies and why class discussion was so interesting is that they pull together more concepts than just the foundations of IS - they require us to think about many soft concepts. An analysis of how people work, ethics, and our world's current problems gives many more people the ability to make a contribution with so much to talk about. When more specialized fields become topics is when people often have less to say.
One idea I thought might help is to introduce case studies earlier in the course. Maybe establishing a consistent frequency of case studies would help - it might give everyone a day to look forward to. What do you think about case studies?
I think the case study help us to deeply understand what we learn in the class. The case combine some different concepts with the real situation we know. It is very interesting that we can discuss in the class.
ReplyDeleteCase studies are definitely a good way of engaging the class in discussion. Lectures are fine for a lot of topics, but context in the form of case studies really foments the topics we discuss.
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