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  1. Do Your Students Know How to Analyze a Case—Really?

    Give students an opportunity to practice the case analysis methodology via an ungraded sample case study. Designate groups of five to seven students to discuss the case and the six steps in breakout sessions (in class or via Zoom). Ensure case analyses are weighted heavily as a grading component. We suggest 30-50 percent of the overall course ...

  2. Case Study Methodology of Qualitative Research: Key Attributes and

    A case study is one of the most commonly used methodologies of social research. This article attempts to look into the various dimensions of a case study research strategy, the different epistemological strands which determine the particular case study type and approach adopted in the field, discusses the factors which can enhance the effectiveness of a case study research, and the debate ...

  3. PDF How to Analyze a Case Study

    How to Analyze a Case Study Adapted from Ellet, W. (2007). The case study handbook. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School. A business case simulates a real situation and has three characteristics: 1. a significant issue, 2. enough information to reach a reasonable conclusion, 3. no stated conclusion. A case may include 1. irrelevant information 2.

  4. Case Study Method: A Step-by-Step Guide for Business Researchers

    Case study protocol is a formal document capturing the entire set of procedures involved in the collection of empirical material . It extends direction to researchers for gathering evidences, empirical material analysis, and case study reporting . This section includes a step-by-step guide that is used for the execution of the actual study.

  5. An intelligent methodology for the use of multi-criteria decision

    In the running case study, it is plausible to group criteria AC1, AC2 and AC4 under a "marine" banner; AC3 and AC6 under an "energy" banner; and AC3 and AC7 under a "comfort" banner.

  6. Multi-hazard assessment modeling via multi-criteria analysis and GIS: a

    Multi-hazard assessment modeling comprises an essential tool in any plan that aims to mitigate the impact of future natural disasters. For a particular area they can be generated by combining assessment maps for different types of natural hazards. In the present study, the analytical hierarchy process (AHP) supported by a Geographical Information System (GIS) was utilized to initially produce ...

  7. Writing a Case Analysis Paper

    Case study is unbounded and relies on gathering external information; case analysis is a self-contained subject of analysis. The scope of a case study chosen as a method of research is bounded. However, the researcher is free to gather whatever information and data is necessary to investigate its relevance to understanding the research problem.

  8. 4. Understanding the six criteria: Definitions, elements for analysis

    This chapter considers each of the six criteria in greater detail. It explores what their definition means in practice, different elements of analysis and how the criteria can be applied in ways that critically reflect inclusion and equality. ... 10 country case studies and analysis of existing survey data (energy and household surveys for 12 ...

  9. What Is a Case Study?

    Revised on November 20, 2023. A case study is a detailed study of a specific subject, such as a person, group, place, event, organization, or phenomenon. Case studies are commonly used in social, educational, clinical, and business research. A case study research design usually involves qualitative methods, but quantitative methods are ...

  10. Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis: Case Studies in Disaster Management

    Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) includes methods and tools for modeling and solving complex problems. MCDM has become popular in the production and service sectors to improve the quality of service, reduce costs, and make people more prosperous. This book illustrates applications through case studies focused on disaster management. With a presentation of both Multi-Attribute Decision ...

  11. Flood risk assessment using multi-criteria analysis: a case study from

    In the present study, we have used the multi-criteria analysis (MCA) to classify the villages falling in KRB into various flood risk zones namely high, moderate and low by taking the product of flood hazard zonation layer derived from the spatio multi-temporal analysis of satellite data and different vulnerability indicators (social ...

  12. Flood-Prone Area Assessment Using GIS-Based Multi-Criteria Analysis: A

    Flooding is one of the major destructive natural disasters in Davao Oriental, Philippines, and results primarily from a high incidence of typhoons and heavy rainfalls. The main objective of this study was to identify flood-prone risk areas by mapping them based on the integration of multiple indicators, including rainfall, slope, elevation, drainage density, soil type, distance to the main ...

  13. Earthquake vulnerability assessment through spatial multi-criteria

    Vulnerability assessment of an urban area to earthquake hazards is the requirement to attaining sustainable urban resilience. Quetta city is the capital of the province of Balochistan surrounded by mountains with the existence of many active faults. The main objective of the current study was to assess the earthquake vulnerability in Quetta valley. A total of 400 households were selected for ...

  14. Case Selection Criteria, Methods, and Data Treatment

    This chapter examines the criteria for selecting the cases analysed in this study. It explains the application of critical discourse analysis (CDA) as its principal empirical method. It discusses CDA methods and data treatment as well as the empirical analysis of CDA results. Finally, it compares and summarises the case selection criteria.

  15. Methodology or method? A critical review of qualitative case study

    The second list, "high relevance to qualitative case study research," was the criteria that we decided had higher relevance to case study research. This second list was the main criteria used to assess the methodological descriptions of the case studies reviewed. ... Case selection is a precursor to case analysis, which needs to be ...

  16. Writing a Case Study Analysis

    Identify the key problems and issues in the case study. Formulate and include a thesis statement, summarizing the outcome of your analysis in 1-2 sentences. Background. Set the scene: background information, relevant facts, and the most important issues. Demonstrate that you have researched the problems in this case study. Evaluation of the Case

  17. Water

    The industrial reuse of existing municipal wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluent can play a major role in improving water security in urbanized regions facing scarcity. As the complexity of engineered direct water reuse is related to various economic, technical, legal, social, environmental, and public health aspects, multi-criteria analysis (MCA) is a feasible decision-making tool in ...

  18. Case Study Evaluation Criteria

    Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Case Study Evaluation Criteria."National Research Council. 1995. Finding the Forest in the Trees: The Challenge of Combining Diverse Environmental Data.Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/4896.

  19. What are the criteria of a good "case study"?

    Case study research: Design and methods (4th ed.) Washington DC: Sage Publications. 3. For the start, a case-study design needs to fulfill two conditions: one, the problem/phenomenon you are ...

  20. PDF Case Analysis Grading Rubric

    Case Analysis Grading Rubric (100 Points) CRITERIA Outstanding Above Average Satisfactory Insufficient Analysis 35 pts • the analysis examines, summarizes, and integrates issue(s) to reveal insight • evidence is well organized with smooth transitions Throughout the whole work 29-35 pts Throughout most of the work 22-28 pts Throughout much

  21. 100 Examples of Decision Criteria

    Business. Decision criteria that are used by businesses to make decisions such as which projects to invest in at a point in time. Brand. Budget. Business strategy. Capital. Company culture. Competitive advantage. Competitive landscape.

  22. Use of the International IFOMPT Cervical Framework to inform clinical

    Case studies offer opportunity to generate situationally dependent understandings of accounts of clinical practice, highlighting the action and interaction that underscore the complexity of clinical decision-making in practice . This study was informed by an interpretive description methodological approach with thematic analysis [18, 19].

  23. Criteria Analysis Case Study

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  24. The Effect of HIV on the Association of Hyperglycaemia and ...

    The findings differed for each study depending on the analysis strategy and the method used to measure glycaemia. Global guidelines exist for the care and control of co-existing diabetes mellitus and tuberculosis, but these were developed using evidence from studies largely based in low HIV prevalence settings [2, 10, 11]. If HIV does modify ...