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Teaching Guide

PREPARING A TEACHING NOTE

What makes a good case?

To some extent we have already seen what makes a good

case. At its heart it has to be ‘sexy’, it has to grab the
imagination, sink its hook in and hold your attention.

It forces difficult choices to be

made based on open-ended
situations with multiple

interpretations and possible

solutions. To this mix is added a
basis for fundamental value

conflict exploration which reflects

learning goals and pedagogy of

the course the case was designed for.

For the lecturer the case is like marriage, allowing instruction

to be embedded in it encouraging users to learn by doing and