Because we will be working as a group, it is essential that everyone attend regularly, prepare thoroughly, and participate effectively and enthusiastically. Preparation involves careful and comprehensive analysis of the cases. Many of the cases in this course are complex, subtle, and demanding. Some may require more than one class period of discussion and analysis. You may wish to look at some of these cases to help you decide whether you wish to take the course.
Participation involves both quality and quantity of comments.
While the primary emphasis should be on quality, one cannot make quality contributions without some quantity. Students who do not participate in discussions tend to do poorly in case-oriented classes. The case method is a way of learning by doing. The participant is confronted with an actual management problem, halted at a point where decisions must be made and is forced to decide upon an appropriate course of action. The cases are descriptions of actual situations, reported as faithfully as possible and presented in as much detail as necessary given the role the cases are to play in the course.