case study
Teaching through example
A case study is a detailed examination of a single subject—a person, organization, event, or situation—used to draw broader conclusions or illustrate principles.
Common in business, medicine, psychology, and law: The professor assigned a case study on corporate restructuring.
As an adjective, it describes something worth such analysis: a case study in mismanagement.
Picture explaining something
- instanceSingle occurrence of something
- scenarioPostulated event sequence
- real-worldExisting in physical reality
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
exemplar · model · precedent · prototype · benchmark · representative · typical · classic
Relating to characteristics, not quantities
- quantitativeConcerning measurable amounts
- ethnographySystematic study of peoples
- fieldworkResearch conducted on location
- interviewsFormal evaluative conversations
observation · data collection · triangulation · longitudinal · empirical · phenomenology · thick description · focus groups
Formal procedural framework
- findingsConclusions from investigation
- conclusionsJudgments reached through reasoning
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
investigation · interpretation · results · framework · evidence · examination · synthesis · critique
Academic management journal
- MBAGraduate degree in commerce
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
- organizationalRelating to structured arrangement
corporate · company · startup · industry · market · competitive · decision-making · leadership
Educational program's content plan
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- seminarGroup discussion for learning
- courseworkStudent academic tasks
classroom · discussion · instructor · workshop · tutorial · assignment · teaching tool · Socratic
illustration
Picture explaining something
- instanceSingle occurrence of something
- scenarioPostulated event sequence
- real-worldExisting in physical reality
demonstration · exemplar · model · precedent · prototype · benchmark · representative · typical · classic · landmark
qualitative
Relating to characteristics, not quantities
- quantitativeConcerning measurable amounts
- ethnographySystematic study of peoples
- fieldworkResearch conducted on location
interviews · observation · data collection · triangulation · longitudinal · empirical · phenomenology · thick description · focus groups · reflexivity
methodology
Formal procedural framework
- findingsConclusions from investigation
- conclusionsJudgments reached through reasoning
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
assessment · investigation · interpretation · results · framework · evidence · examination · synthesis · critique · insights
Harvard Business Review
Academic management journal
- MBAGraduate degree in commerce
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
organizational · corporate · company · startup · industry · market · competitive · decision-making · leadership · implementation
curriculum
Educational program's content plan
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- seminarGroup discussion for learning
coursework · classroom · discussion · instructor · workshop · tutorial · assignment · teaching tool · Socratic · business school
- business reportsannual report, quarterly report, financial report, sales report, expense report
- Counseling Trainingactive listening, supervision, practicum, internship, licensure
- life researchlife history, life story, biography, autobiography, personal narrative
- learninglearning, learn, classes, instruction, studying
- nonfictionbiography, autobiography, biographies, history, memoir
- analysisanalyze, analysis, evaluate, data analysis, examine
case studysurvey research
Data collection via questionnaires
meta-analysis · statistical analysis · census · controlled experiment · comparative study
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