Electronic case studies: a problem-based learning approach

E-Cases is an innovative approach to management development. Traditional case studies typically describe a decision or a problem in a real-life setting. E-Cases encourage students to formulate the decision problem themselves, search for relevant information and evaluate it to develop a group analysis. The approach stimulates active participation and enhances collaboration among the participants who actively engage in the learning process. E-Cases exploit the capabilities of Internet technology and hypertext documents. The format of e-cases is different to a traditional case study because the information is organised in a network of links (hypertext document) that approximates to a hierarchical structure. Students are presented with a summary page with links to internal information resources and external commentary on a company or phenomenon from journals, newspapers, business press and industry commentators. The key differences centred on information content, search and retrieval are ...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2004
• Where: IADIS
• Authors: Philip M. Drinkwater, Christopher P. Holland, K. Nadia Papamichail
• Keywords: Hypertext Document, IADIS 2004, IADIS 2008, Learning Theory, Traditional Case