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Writing Cases

7-9 July 2008, Monaco

Please note that this event is fully booked. Please contact Gemma Bluck if you wish to be placed on a reserve list.

Background to workshop
Participants
Programme
Workshop objectives
Tutor
Fees
Venue

Please contact Gemma Bluck, ecch Events Co-ordinator for any information relating to workshops and events.
e g.bluck@ecch.com
t +44 (0)1234 756423

Background to workshop

This intensive workshop, presented in association with the Richard Ivey School of Business, will be led by one of the world's most experienced case method tutors. The workshop aims to help participants write effective cases quickly and develop skills to create a more enriching classroom environment for their students.

Participants

Writing Cases will be of benefit to a wide audience, including:

Experienced and less experienced case writers and teachers
Case writers and teachers keen to improve their performance
Junior and senior faculty
Those from any sector or discipline
Supervisors of case teachers
Business based case writers.

Programme

Before the workshop
Each participant will be required to complete a pre-workshop assignment. This will involve conducting a field interview with a case contact person and writing the opening paragraph (up to 60 words) for a potential case. During the workshop, each participant will complete a short case based on this interview.

At the workshop

What is a case and why use cases?
The case difficulty cube
The case writing process, including the case origin, establishing leads, data collection etc
The case plan
Actual field experience
Rough drafting of the case
Preliminary teaching note preparation
Editing the case

Workshop objectives

Case writers will become more effective and will:

Learn to write effective cases quickly
Develop the confidence to write their own cases
Be able to offer their organisations a better use of resources
Learn case writing techniques
Develop their own short field-based case
Develop their own preliminary teaching note

Tutor

Professor James A Erskine

Fees

EUR1365/GBP895 residential
EUR910/GBP595 non-residential
Fees include course materials, lunches and a workshop dinner on 8 July. Residential fee also includes accommodation (6, 7, 8 July) and all other meals. If you have chosen the non-residential option, we strongly recommend that you book accommodation early. If you require some assistance, please contact ecch who will be able to advise you about local hotels. ecch member organisations receive 10% discount.

Venue

Riviera Marriot Hotel, La Porte de Monaco
www.marriot.com/mcmcd

This workshop is held in association with the International University of Monaco. Founded in 1986, it offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in business.