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Case study assessment is more complex. A case study has embedded
in it multiple issues any of which can be the focus for an individual
question. The lecturer using the case study will be influenced when

setting his assessment questions by a variety of elements such as:

a: what theory he or she has been focussing on in lectures/

b: what diagnostic tools have students been introduced to?

c: what analytical techniques have been stressed?

d: is the assessment individual or group based?

e: is it essay or report format?

Moreover, the case study is by its nature a complex, unstructured body
of work with no definitive solution. Questions set on this body of work are
embedded in an interlinked matrix where any single action will impact
upon multiple elements and result in multiple interpretations of the result
from this single action. In addition, exploration of the impact on other

players and an appreciation of their motivation is a pre-requisite to good
case answer development.

6: Diagnostics

Diagnostic tools help explain the significance of the issued identified in
the case and the inter-relatedness of the factors within the case.
However, not all tools of analysis are appropriate to every case.
Consequently, choosing the right diagnostic tools to help explain what is
going on in the case is fundamental to achieving clear analysis.

7: Case Analysis

The primary problem that confronts everyone who reads a case is that
they don't know what to look for in that case. Overcoming this dilemma

can be achieved by a adopting a step by step process.