...Cash Flow Forecasting Essential Capital Markets Books in the series: Cash Flow Forecasting Corporate Valuation Credit Risk Management Finance of International Trade Mergers and Acquisitions Portfolio Management in Practice Introduction to Project Finance Syndicated Lending Cash Flow Forecasting Edited by Andrew Fight A MSTERDAM • BOSTON • HEIDELBERG • LONDON • NEW YORK • OXFORD P ARIS • SAN DIEGO • SAN FRANCISCO • SINGAPORE • SYDNEY • TOKYO Butterworth-Heinemann is an imprint of Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann is an imprint of Elsevier Linacre House, Jordan Hill, Oxford OX2 8DP 30 Corporate Drive, Suite 400, Burlington, MA 01803 First published 2006 Copyright © 2006, Andrew Fight. All rights reserved. Note The materials contained in this book remain the copyrighted intellectual property of Andrew Fight, are destined for use in his consulting activities, and are to be clearly identified as copyrighted to him. Andrew Fight has asserted his right under the Copyrights, Designs, and Patents Act 1988, to be identified as author of this work, and confirms that he retains ownership of the intellectual property and rights to use these materials in his training courses and consulting activities. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any material form (including photocopying or storing in any medium by electronic means and whether or not transiently or incidentally to some other use of this publication) without the written permission...
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...Learning with Cases INTRODUCTION The case study method of teaching used in management education is quite different from most of the methods of teaching used at the school and undergraduate course levels. Unlike traditional lecture-based teaching where student participation in the classroom is minimal, the case method is an active learning method, which requires participation and involvement from the student in the classroom. For students who have been exposed only to the traditional teaching methods, this calls for a major change in their approach to learning. This introduction is intended to provide students with some basic information about the case method, and guidelines about what they must do to gain the maximum benefit from the method. We begin by taking a brief look at what case studies are, and how they are used in the classroom. Then we discuss what the student needs to do to prepare for a class, and what she can expect during the case discussion. We also explain how student performance is evaluated in a case study based course. Finally, we describe the benefits a student of management can expect to gain through the use of the case method. WHAT IS A CASE STUDY? There is no universally accepted definition for a case study, and the case method means different things to different people. Consequently, all case studies are not structured similarly, and variations abound in terms of style, structure and approach. Case material ranges from small caselets (a few paragraphs...
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