Case Method of Learning - 24 June 2009

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The case method

of

Learning


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What does the manger do?


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What does the manager do?

Diagnoses the situation and

Defines Problems

Generates suitable Options Sets up Criteria to evaluate options

Evaluates the options

Chooses the best option to resolve the problem

Designs an Implementation plan

Implements, gets feedback, and reviews


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Is that all?


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Basic and Additional Tasks

Comprehends the situation

Analyses the situation and the options

Assesses the risk and makes up the mind Accepts responsibility and stands accountable

for consequences

Builds his repertoire of managerialcompetence by learning and unlearning


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Learning and Unlearning?


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Accumulation of KASH

Knowledge

Attitudes Skills

Habits


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If that is what the manager doeswhat.


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What do we do in ManagementEducation Programmes?


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Design of Management

Programmes Define the purposes of the programme

Gen Mgmt, Sectoral Mgmt, Functional Mgmt,etc

Delineate KASH Requirements

Create KASH accumulating opportunities

Infrastructure, pedagogy, external interfaces,

etc Monitor and Review performance against

purpose


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What are the options of pedagogy

for building KASH inGeneral Management Education

programmes?


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Adult learning is best when the

participant is actively involved in therelevant context. So what do we do?


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Options for Management Education

Class goes to the field Field comes to the class


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Class goes to the field?

What are the issues?

FeasibilityConsistency

Time

Implementation Issues: Sustenance


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Field Goes to the Class.Can it happen?


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Field comes to the Class

How does it happen?

An Executive comes to the class andnarrates

A third person documents and makes it

availableas a case


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What is a Case?

A description of a real life situation faced by a

manager

The manager needs to do something:An actionorientation


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How to learn through cases?


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Learning through cases

Class Discussion: the key process Self study before the class

Discussion in small group before the class

Post-Class Reflections in group andindividual


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The ClassD

iscussion Free Market

Court Martial Organised Discussion

Presentation/ Role Plays

Analysis and Synthesis Conclusion


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What roles do you play in theclass?


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Indicative Roles for Learning

in the class and outside:

Initiator

Builder Challenger

Integrator

Listener

Each role has its own contribution to KASH


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What role do you play in the case?


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Facilitators for roles and

Learning Case

Readings about (managerial practices and

concepts) Briefs on knowledge, attitudes, skills relevant for

the case situation

Your own experience

Your small group

Infrastructure

Design of residential, discussion, and class room spaces


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Home Work Before the class


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Set the Personal Learning Agenda

Understand own aspirations and assess

KASH requirements

Introspect about your current KASH

Bench mark against role models

Set the learning agenda


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Individual Preparation for the Class

Comprehend and Analyse the case

Understand the reading (s)

Prepare a tentative decision sheet Prepare the participation plan (role (s) to

be played in the group and in the class)

Move towards a decision diary


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Decision Diary

A set of Decision Sheets

A decision sheet: the culmination of your

preparation The problems you have identified and the decisionyou have taken

The analysis and the rationale

The positive and negative rewards and consequences

of the decision taken Ways of dealing with negative consequences, if any

Revise the sheet after the class, if needed


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Group Work

Share each others learning agenda

Plan to use others abilities to realize your

agenda and provide support to others torealize their agenda

Discuss your decision sheets and the

rationale in preparing it

Revise your decision sheet if needed


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I

nvolve in the class as per yourparticipation plan and improvise if

needed


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Can there be an inconclusiveclass?


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Yes.What does it mean?


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What does the Inconclusive class

mean?

Assess the semi conclusion, direction andconfusion emerging from the class

Check what went right and what did not

Introspect about the likely initiatives thatcould have avoided the inconclusiveness

Take responsibility for building forward

Determine steps to take in future vis a visyour learning agenda

Act


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After the class

Reflect in groups and as individuals

Prepare your learning diary

Move to the next days learning agendaand preparation


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Success Factors

Total Concentration

Total Involvement

Aim for the highest

KASH

Work consistently to

realize your earning

potential


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Any Short Cuts?


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Any Short Cuts?

There are!

If you find one, smile and go back

If you choose one, you become poorer Who makes the choice? succumbs to

temptations?


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Norms

No Preparation No class

Before class preparation is Critical

In class involvement critical

Post class reflection and integration critical

- Maintain a Decision Diary

- Build a Learning Diary

Lesson: No involvement no KASH


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Updating the Learning Diary

What was your learning agenda? KASH

Roles

What did you learn from the class and outsideclass experiences? Update your KASH

Update the contribution of the roles played

Where are you vis a vis your learning agenda?

What went right? What did not? What is your next learning agenda?

KASH, Roles to be played


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Any Questions?


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All the best


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Thanks

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Case Method of Learning - 24 June 2009