Case Teaching Research Articles

Sava Transformation Chronicle (A)

This case study is part of a sequel of cases (from A to D) prepared to be used together in a course on Strategic Management (more in particular on topics related to Mergers and Acquisitions, Business Portfolio Management and Corporate Transformation). Due to the article length restrictions, parts B – D, as well as the case Teaching Note, will be published in a separate article. Please refer to the Teaching Note for more precise suggestions related to classroom use.

Sava Transformation Chronicle (C)

This case study is part of a sequel of cases (from A to D) prepared to be used together in a course on Strategic Management (more in particular on topics related to Mergers and Acquisitions, Business Portfolio Management and Corporate Transformation). Due to the article length restrictions, parts B – D, as well as the case Teaching Note, will be published in a separate article. Please refer to the Teaching Note for more precise suggestions related to classroom use.

Teaching Ethics Without Confusing Questions

Like many other philosophical disciplines, ethics is sometimes highly abstract. And many key notions of the discipline are vague, ambiguous or both. Abstractness, vagueness, and ambiguity invite confusion. My objective in this paper is to draw attention to a serious problem that, despite being widespread, has so far remained largely unrecognized: the confusion of different questions in teaching ethics. This confusion occurs, for example, when a philosopher’s viewpoint is presented as an answer to one question, but in fact, the philosopher is addressing a different question with that viewpoint. In the first part of this paper, I will present and clarify several ethical questions that are often confused, and point out damaging consequences that the confusion of such questions entails. In the second part, I will demonstrate the confusion of ethical questions by drawing attention to cases of confused teaching of Schopenhauer’s ethics. Finally, for those interested, I outline how Schopenhauer’s ethics could be taught without confusion.

Evaluating the utility and challenges associated with "anonymous" patients in the electronic medical record

Abstract Electronic medical records (EMRs) allow for the creation of "test" patients that can be used for training new users, testing changes before they go "live", simulating the placement of orders, or for a range of similar applications. Test patients are commonly utilized in EMR validation, support, or “playground” environments that might use a copy of the production EMR database but do not connect to the official medical record to prevent billing errors or patient harm. However, there are a variety of cases where it is useful to have test or anonymous patients within the EMR production environment as well. One example of this is infectious disease testing for employee blood-borne pathogen exposure (e.g., needlestick injury) that may need to be stored in a de-identified or restricted manner to comply with workplace privacy regulations. There are also instances, generally in emergency situations, where a medical record is created for a patient about whom little identifying information is known. In this example, these so-called "anonymous" patients are assigned random or arbitrarily pre-determined birthdates (e.g., 1/1/1900) and on occasion have no sex assigned in their chart. This poses a variety of challenges from a laboratory standpoint as it can be difficult to provide accurate normal ranges for laboratory results that are age and/or gender specific. Additionally, this has on occasion resulted in an inability to identify appropriate blood products as these recommendations are similarly based on age and gender. Another layer of complexity comes as additional information regarding the patient is made available, and health care information services merges data from a previously anonymous account to a specific patient record. Such mergers can result in cancellation of pending orders, errors in reporting laboratory results, or other complications depending on the specific process utilized. Surprisingly, there is little to no literature regarding the use cases for these “test” and “anonymous” patients or the challenges associated with their existence in the EMR. To explore this topic, we identified three classes of patients in our institutional EMR: true virtual “test” patients, “anonymous” patients that were subsequently identified, and “anonymous” patients that were never identified. Basic characteristics of these patients (sex and date of birth) and available laboratory results were compiled. Along with this, we present a series of instructional cases adapted from actual patient safety events at our institution involving anonymous patient records. These illustrative cases highlight the utility of these “test” and “anonymous” patients, as well as the challenges these pose on an institutional and individual level. Lastly, we provide recommendations on how best to manage similar scenarios that may arise.

Discussion on Collaborative Teaching of Econometrics in the Field of Environmental Economics

To capitalize on the synergies between the Econometrics course and the Environmental Economics major, this paper aims to enhance students’ability to conduct empirical analysis and practical application using econometric models. It also seeks to promote collaborative teaching through case studies and model research. The primary focus is on the hot research issues within the field of environmental economics, utilizing the econometric model as a vehicle for instruction. To achieve this, the paper proposes the development of a comprehensive case library specific to environmental economics. This resource will serve to optimize the case teaching approach, incorporating the use of econometric software, and fostering interactive teaching models between educators and students. By implementing these strategies, the paper outlines a path and mode for collaborative teaching that effectively bridges the gap between conometrics and environmental economics.

Minimally Anterior Medial Maxillary Approach (MAMMA): a novel technique for a wide access to the maxillary sinus.

To describe a novel endoscopic technique to approach the maxillary sinus (MS), the Modified Anterior Medial Maxillary Approach (MAMMA), preserving the inferior turbinate (IT) and the nasolacrimal duct (NLD). To perform radiological measurements and describe a case series to study the feasibility and limits of MAMMA. Computed tomography (CT) scans (n = 150 nasal cavities) were used to calculate areas of the MAMMA to define surgical limits and extensions. Measurement of distances to critical anatomy landmarks and total area for the MAMMA were calculated. An instructional case illustrating the surgical technique and outcome was also included. Radiological analysis showed a mean distance from the Piriform Aperture (PA) to the anterior limit of the NLD of 1.03 ± 0.18cm (range 0.59-1.48) and a mean distance from de PA to the posterior limit of the NLD of 1.57 ± 0.22cm (range 1.02-2.11). The mean distance from the nasal floor to the Hasner's valve was 1.61 ± 0.27cm (range 1.06-2.52) and the distance from the nasal floor to the insertion of the IT was 2.20 ± 0.36cm (range 1.70-3.69). Finally, the mean total area for the MAMMA was 4.04 ± 0.52 cm2 (range 3.17-5.53). No complications or recurrence of the pathology were observed in operated patients. The MAMMA provides a wide surgical field of the MS walls comparable to more aggressive techniques, with preservation of the sinonasal and lacrimal function. MAMMA is an effective alternative to treat different MS pathologies including benign recurrent maxillary sinus tumors.

Design of Project-based Teaching Case for Maritime English based on Curriculum Ideology and Politics

Curriculum ideological and political education is a comprehensive educational concept that constructs a pattern of education for all student, the entire process, and the entire curriculum. It aligns various courses with ideological and political theory courses, forming a synergistic effect, and regards "cultivating morality and talent" as the fundamental task of education. The teaching of maritime English courses also requires exploring the ideological and political elements in professional knowledge and cleverly integrating them into practical teaching. The current implementation of ideological and political education in maritime English courses should follow the following principles: based on teaching content, refining ideological and political elements; Cleverly integrating into teaching and avoiding rote imitation; Combining "explicit" and "implicit"; Combining in class and out of class. This article attempts to deeply understand the connotation and implementation principles of ideological and political courses, and apply them in project-based teaching of maritime English, in order to provide experience for frontline teaching.

Application of Case Teaching Method in Corporate Governance Course Teaching

Corporate governance is a mandatory subject for students specializing in business administration. This paper explores the advantages of applying the case teaching method in corporate governance course Teaching, benefits that include enhancing practical application skills, strengthening problem-solving abilities, improving comprehensive capabilities, stimulating cooperation and discussion, and fostering decision-making skills. It analyzes the application and effects of the case teaching method in corporate governance courses. The paper concludes by envisioning the future outlook of the case teaching method in corporate governance Teaching, projecting a deeper industry analysis, international perspectives, a focus on sustainable development, and diversified case resources.

Research on Projects Case Teaching Mode for Artificial Intelligence

Research on Projects Case Teaching Mode for Artificial Intelligence

A Quick Guide to Writing a Teaching Case Study.

Case studies published in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology are brief chronologic or logical descriptions of a clinical experience that aim to share a technical outcome associated with an instrumentation or patient care scenario or demonstrate a unique finding associated with a nuclear medicine procedure. Although brief by necessity, case studies provide enough relevant detail to educate the reader about a clinical condition coupled with a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure. Case studies do not have to be about bizarre clinical conditions. Case studies can be about quality issues that directly impact the imaging or therapeutic procedure, protocol modifications when a clinical scenario requires out-of-the-box decisions, new techniques developed to address unique or difficult situations, or something as simple as an artifact that resulted in an unusual image finding. The sections of a case study, including the introduction, case report, discussion, and conclusion, are explained. The goal of this article is to teach new authors how to write a teaching case study.

基于元认知理论的研究生课程思政案例教学创新与实践

Metacognition is the cognition of cognition, and the advantage of its combination with case teaching is reflected in that students can strengthen the effect of case teaching by re-recognizing the process and learning behavior of case teaching. This study is to carry out metacognition-based case teaching in the course of Medical Health Laws and Regulations for postgraduate students in order to innovate the teaching methods of ideological and political education. The practice of case teaching based on metacognition is divided into four parts: formulating teaching objectives, forming the micro-class library of curriculum ideological and political cases, carrying out case teaching and teaching evaluation. The evaluation results of students show that the course case teaching based on metacognitive theory can significantly improve the learning effect, and planning, monitoring and adjustment are the three strategies to improve the metacognitive ability.

Justice in Educational Content: A Guide to Racial and Cultural Representation in Academic and Clinical Teaching and Assessment.

Case-based instruction is broadly used in health professions education, including physical therapy education. Case-based instruction can support achievement of higher-order, applied, learning objectives and clinical reasoning. Instructors strive to represent the diversity of the clinical population in case studies and may have explicit intercultural competency objectives. The inclusion of cultural, racial, and ethnic characteristics in cases or assessments can potentially reinforce stereotypes or inaccurately emphasize these characteristics as direct predictors of health profile. Furthermore, as most physical therapy faculty creating cases are from a White majority stance, there is a risk that inclusion of cultural elements risks inappropriate and biased representation. Well-intentioned instructors risk substituting cultural, racial, and ethnic characteristics for social and structural determinants of health. Race is a social, not biologic construction and should not be confused. Informed instructors guided by evidence-based strategies can achieve rich case depictions that do not convey inaccurate risk or alienate learners. A curriculum design strategy is offered for case development that brings explicit attention to representation of race and culture. This tool serves as a self-reflective and improvement tool. Continued community and student engagement is necessary to achieve high-quality and instructive case studies.

Organizing Dots and Lines: Eastern Hui and the Adaptation of the CCP's Nationalities Work in the Revolutionary Era

AbstractAlthough ethnic governance in the People's Republic of China is often portrayed as a matter of controlling “minority nationalities” in the country's frontier regions, the ethnic affairs bureaucracy operates in every province. The origins of “nationalities work” as a discrete domain of governance can be traced to the Chinese Communist Party's efforts to mobilize scattered Hui communities in the eastern provinces of Shandong and Hebei in the 1930s–1940s. Thanks to the initiative of Hui Communists, local Party leaders came to understand that Hui were not simply scattered but interconnected. They adapted and replicated organizational methods to exploit Hui networks for gathering intelligence, smuggling goods and penetrating enemy-controlled cities. This history offers an instructive case of adaptive governance in the revolutionary period and the role of ethnic minority cadres in policy entrepreneurship. It also underscores the importance of the Party's experience in eastern China in the study of Chinese ethnic policy.

基于“双四维”协同育人模式的数据结构与算法课程思政教学实践

Under the requirement of collaborative education between professional education and ideological and political education, based on the “Ke-Cheng Si-Zheng” teaching practice of Data Structure and Algorithm course, the “three-level advanced” ideological and political education goal based on personal quality, professional quality, ideal and belief is extracted, and the four-dimensional curriculum ideological and political teaching design is embedded in the “point, line and surface”. Construct the student-centered “double and four-dimensional” curriculum ideological and political teaching mode, and introduce professional knowledge teaching cases into the implementation process of ideological and political education and explain the teaching effect.

The Application of Case Teaching Method in the Ideological and Political Construction of College Courses

Curriculum ideological and political construction is a major practice to enhance the comprehensive quality of students in ordinary colleges and universities. The integration of ideological, political and moral education elements into professional courses embodies the teaching goal of "cultivating morality and cultivating people". The tax law course is the core compulsory course for economic management majors. It contains many ideological and political elements. Through the case teaching method, the content of ideological and political education and professional knowledge points are organically integrated to cultivate and enhance students' awareness of the rule of law, public awareness and social responsibility. As an important method for the ideological and political construction of tax law courses, the case teaching method is also expected to play an exemplary role in other economic management courses.

Building Digital Capabilities with DigitalEd.ie: Learnings from the Digital Transformation Journey at ATU

In 2019, the Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Ireland (previously known as GMIT, IT Sligo and LYIT) were awarded a HEA Innovation and Transformation award to build digital capabilities across 8 campuses. The project is called iNOTE and it provides opportunities to transform the higher education experience in the CUA institutes (2019-2022). The Teaching and Learning Centre (Galway-Mayo) is leading the development of DigitalEd.ie Knowledge Platform and digital teaching and learning development initiatives (i.e., Work Package 2 of the iNOTE project).
 
 DigitalEd.ie, is a digital teaching and learning knowledge platform, which provides access to professional development pathways and a suite of digital resources, to build digital capabilities and pedagogic expertise, so that educators can design, deliver and support flexible and online learning programmes effectively.
 
 This paper will discuss: the development journey of DigitalEd.ie; building a digital education community; designing digital learning pathways; creating a digital resources directory; insights and impact of building digital teaching and learning capabilities during the pandemic; and the creation of a suite of digital education services and resources, that is transforming the higher education learning experience.
 
 The development journey of DigitalEd.ie knowledge platform uncovered several resources and learnings, including a discovery tool, digital tools to support online student engagement, meaningful and robust assessment strategies, digital badges and learning pathways, and teaching and learning techniques moving from online to hybrid delivery. In addition, 20 digital teaching and learning impact case studies were developed across eight themes (https://DigitalEd.ie/book), outlining how and why educators transformed their teaching and learning practice and the impact on student engagement. 
 
 This paper will conclude with feedback from participants who undertook digital learning opportunities through the DigitalEd.ie monthly training programme, the Discovery Tool, Digital Badge pathways, and an accredited postgraduate Certificate in Digital Teaching and Learning. The feedback gathered through the action research study provides insights on the value of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and considerations for the digital learning environment in higher education, post Covid-19.

Data Analytics for Undergraduate Tax Students: An Alteryx Case Study for MACRS Depreciation

ABSTRACT The increasing use of data analytics in the accounting profession necessitates development of instructional cases that teach students how to use data analytics tools to solve common accounting problems. While there has been an emphasis on data analytics cases for graduate education, we recognized a need for such cases at the undergraduate level to prepare students for internships, careers, and graduate education. This case meets this important need by introducing Alteryx in a typical tax setting—the calculation of Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS) depreciation. The learning objectives are to: (1) extend knowledge of data analytics; (2) develop skills using Alteryx to extract, transform, and load data; (3) demonstrate understanding of tax rules for computing depreciation; and (4) develop effective written communication skills.

Application of Physical Animation and Simulation Technology Based on Multimedia Technology in the Interpretation of Physical Complex Concepts

This paper discusses the application effect and value of physical animation and simulation technology based on multimedia technology in the interpretation of complex physical concepts from the perspectives of theory and teaching practice. First of all, through analysis, understand the application status, advantages and limitations of physical animation and simulation technology in teaching; Secondly, through specific teaching cases and practical experience, this paper discusses how to use multimedia technology reasonably to improve teaching effect and students' understanding ability. Finally, according to the research results and teaching practice experience, some targeted teaching suggestions and application strategies are put forward to provide useful reference for physics education. Its research significance and value lie in: on the one hand, through in-depth discussion and analysis of the application of multimedia technology in physics education, it reveals its mechanism in improving teaching effect and students' understanding ability; On the other hand, it provides effective teaching methods and means for physics teachers to help them better explain the complex concepts of physics and improve the teaching quality and effect; Finally, it provides new ideas and methods for the future research of physics education and promotes the continuous innovation and development of physics education.

What the eyes don't see, the heart doesn't buy: the Premium Motors case

PurposeThis teaching case aims to encourage reflection on the formulation of the strategic repositioning of an automotive dealership.Design/methodology/approachBuilt on the teaching case method, it portrays the situation of the Premium Motors automotive dealership in the face of a strategic repositioning. Management and the board discuss ways to minimize the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on sales figures. The situation presents the possibility of entering a new product segment.FindingsHow to make consumers correctly understand the new positioning? The case is structured to enable reflection and teaching of marketing strategies, with each student having the possibility of putting themselves in the role of company managers. The environment and trajectory are also portrayed, broadening the perception of the studied company and providing devices for solving the emerging problems of the case.Originality/valueThe case becomes a tool to promote knowledge, from the implementation to the management of strategic repositioning. Thus, the teaching notes offer directions on how professors can use the teaching case with their undergraduate and graduate students in disciplines related to strategy and marketing.

Developing Naughty Primary School Students’ Innovative Curiosities in the Prevention of Their Teachers’ Unconscious Repressive Prejudice

As indicated in an overall review of what has been epitomized in the harm primary teachers’ repressive comments are inclined to do to the overall protection and promotion of primary school students’ learning interest, learning enthusiasm, learning curiosity and as such in their learning processes and learning practices, it has reminded a good many experienced school teachers or students’ parents of the rather great concern to be shown for the unfavorable outcome that those repressive prejudices are killing students’ learning curiosities despite their having knowing that the sufficient development of students’ learning curiosities is the development of their innovative curiosity at an earlier age to enable them to make a good preparation for them to make a very good exploration in the unknown fields in the future. What worries most of those experienced teachers or students’ parents most is that it has turned out to be true in most teaching cases at primary schools that almost all primary school teachers prefer natty students to naughty students in their teaching practices and teaching processes because the former are better at making them happy while the latter not. Due to the failure to improve the happy mood of those primary school teachers, those naughty students have to face the music by being punished by their teachers in a graceful fashion, by neglected by their teachers due to their inability to cater to their teachers’ personal likes or dislikes or being isolated by their peers owing to the misleading instigation of their teachers. To a great extent, the learning activities of those naughty students have been minimized at school due to their perceptive and cognitive failure to pretend to be compatible with their teachers in a sycophantic fashion. Based on the practical traumas of those students, it is of rather great practical significance for the researcher of this paper to place a great analytical emphasis on the great danger into which those students have been thrown and the appropriate actions to be taken to improve those teachers’ educational tolerance and educational conscience, to put a full stop to the unconscious educational persecution happening at primary schools, and, to give a strong perceptive and cognitive impetus to those naughty students in the stimulation and promotion of their strong innovative curiosities after the evident and essential investigation, exploration, identification and inspiration of those innovative curiosities.