Case Guideline Summary
Good Attitude:
Self-study is the best key for succession. Several successful methods are including:
1. Personal initiative, self-reliance: student needs to finish the project by their own under the guidance of professors. They need to sort thing out in a way that makes sense to them
2. Curiosity, a zest for exploration as an end in itself
3. A willingness to take risk: people learn more from failure, so do not hesitate to take since you can learn more afterward.
4. Patience and persistence: since the cases are messy, don’t be dragged to the mess by them. Instead, try to reach a solution because you may find other alternative options.
5. An orientation to community and discussion
6. Trust in the process
Good infrastructure:
Infrastructure is all resources case is giving to you. Steps that may help you further in utilizing all resources:
1. Find a quiet place to study: spend at least 90 minutes for each case
2. Get a business dictionary
3. Skim a business newspaper each day; read a business magazine; follow the markets.
4. Learn the basics of spreadsheet modeling on a computer
5. Form a study group
6. Get to know your professor
Good execution:
1. Reading the case: in the first time reading the case, try to get a big picture, not a detail information. The first few paragraph will talk about the problem; while the rest may provide you with information helping to solve the problem
2. Getting into the case situation. Develop your “awareness”: at the second and third time of reading, students may have a better connection to the case. At this point, you can take note.
Putting yourself into place of the decision maker is another good method.
At this point, being fully aware about the issue is important for the success of the case.
3. Defining the problem:
4. Analysis: run the number and go to the heart of the matter
5. Prepare