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Instant
Case Studies How
to Design, Adapt and Use Case Studies in Training by
Jean Barbazette |
Table
of Contents
Introduction
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Why
is this topic important? |
Trainers
know that learners understand concepts and acquire skills faster when
they participate in their own learning.
Case studies are a great training method to increase
participation, make learning more enjoyable and enhance retention of
knowledge and skills as well as influence learners’ attitudes.
So why aren’t case studies used more often in training?
One reason is that many trainers find it difficult to write a
realistic case study that meets a clearly defined learning objective
without identifying the “guilty” parties in one’s own
organization
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What
can you achieve with this book? |
This
book is written for the trainer who wants to increase participation,
make learning more enjoyable and enhance retention of knowledge and
skills without having to struggle with the development of an original
case study. You will
quickly and easily learn how to adapt a case study for your situation
and how to create an original case study.
To get the most out of each case study, facilitator notes are
provided with a learning objective, answers to each case study and
facilitator processing or debriefing questions and suggested answers.
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How
is this book organized |
The
first part of this book defines the five types of case studies and
their different purposes. The
benefits of using case studies along with cautions are included. Suggestions
are provided for how to write an original case study or customize an
existing case study. Steps
for facilitating case studies for the greatest learning are outlined
along with suggested processing or debriefing questions.
Each
chapter in the second half of the book contains case studies for a
different training program and contains five types of case studies for
that topic: 1.) Identification, 2.) Problem Solving, 3.) Practice, 4.)
Application and 5.) Serial.
All
of the case studies in the second half of this book are on the
enclosed CD and can be used as is, or modified to meet specific
learning objectives.
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Purpose |
Instant
Case Studies will help learners discover the concepts you are trying
to teach. When key
concepts are discovered as part of a training program, learners more
readily embrace them. The
end result of using case studies is to provide a note of reality,
speed the rate of learning, and make learning more enjoyable.
The 71 case studies in this book can be used instantly or
adapted to meet your situation.
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Product
description
Instant
Case Studies is divided into two parts and includes a CD.
The first part of the book contains three chapters
describing:
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The purpose and types of case studies
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How to write and customize a case study
3.
How to facilitate a case study
The
second part of Instant Case Studies contains twelve chapters on a
variety of training topics. Each
chapter contains up to five different types of case studies with
participant discussion questions.
Following each case study, “Facilitator Notes” provide a
learning objective for the case study, suggested answers to
participant discussion questions, facilitator processing questions
to debrief the case study discussion along with suggested answers to
the facilitator processing questions.
The
CD contains 71 case studies and participant discussion questions
that may be reprinted and or customized using the permission
guidelines in the front of this book.
Each case study is numbered and provided in a WORD file.
A list of case studies by number and title follow toward the
end of the introduction. |
PART
1: Develop, adapt and use case studies
Chapter
1: Case study uses and benefits
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What
is a case study? |
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Why
use case studies? |
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What
are the benefits of case studies? |
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Cautions |
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Examples
of the five types of case studies |
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Identification
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Problem
Solving
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Practice
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Application
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Serial
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Summary |
Chapter
2: How to write a case study
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Where
do case studies fit in workshop design? |
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How
do you develop a case study? |
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How
to overcome problems in developing case studies |
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Templates: |
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Case
Study Checklist
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Case
Study Critique Sheet
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Customize
a Case Study Worksheet
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Sample
questions for the five types of case studies |
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Facilitator
processing questions to promote learning |
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Summary |
Chapter
3: How to facilitate a case study
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Five
steps of adult learning |
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Facilitator
processing questions |
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Using
basic facilitation techniques |
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Summary |
PART
2: Case study exercises
Each chapter in Part 2 offers five types of case studies for twelve
workshops available on CD. Suggestions to use each case study are
given, including discussion questions and suggested answers to case study
questions. Facilitator processing questions and suggested answers to
facilitator processing questions help you use these 71 cases instantly.
Case
Study Topics by Chapter Number
Bibliography, Index
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| Other
books in the Skilled Trainer Series (otherwise known as the Barbazette
Set): |
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