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The Case Method: Art and Skill

The Case Method: Art and Skill. Narrative storytelling for interactive learning. Why cases? . Beyond reporting and writing Build skills of critical thinking and judgment Encourage students to think for themselves Vicarious workplace experience. What a “teaching ” case does.

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The Case Method: Art and Skill

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  1. The Case Method:Art and Skill Narrative storytelling for interactive learning

  2. Why cases? • Beyond reporting and writing • Build skills of critical thinking and judgment • Encourage students to think for themselves • Vicarious workplace experience

  3. What a “teaching” case does • Vehicle for discussion • Tells story, stops at a decision point • Presents at least two equally compelling potential courses of action • Leaves to students hard work of deciding what to do next • Describes, does not prescribe

  4. What a case class is • Participatory, interactive • Faculty as “guide” • 3 levels of learning: content, skills, self-knowledge • “Less is more” from faculty • Vicarious experience

  5. Case Method thought process • analysis • diagnosis • anticipate consequences • prescription • defend position = Critical Thinking, Judgment

  6. Our case focus: leadership, management, ethics Sample questions: • Should an obit identify an Army officer as gay? • Washington Post • Does crowdsourcing makes sense for community news? • Fort Myers (FL) News-Press • What price press freedom? • Far Eastern Economic Review (Dow Jones)

  7. Case questions cont. • In science reporting, what does “balanced” mean? • Milwaukee Journal Sentinel • York Daily Record • How should a news organization react if attacked by the government of the day? • BBC • How do you balance responsible reporting and competitive pressures? • New England Cable News

  8. Case topic areas(broadcast, print, digital) • International • Investigative reporting • Beat reporting (science, education etc.) • Crisis management • Ethics • Media business • Strategic management

  9. Topic areas cont. • Editorial decisionmaking • Newsroom management • Blogging • Crisis reporting • News graphics • Gender, race & ethnicity • Privacy • Celebrity reporting

  10. We live online • http://casestudies.jrn.columbia.edu • Or straight to library: • http://casestudies.jrn.columbia.edu/collection • Or individual case • Christian Science Monitor

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