Case Study Assignments Guidelines
- Guidelines for case study assignments
- The first purpose of the case study assignments is to expose the student to situations that may be encountered by government and non-profit administrators.
- The second purpose of the assignments is to provide the student with the opportunity to practice preparing a brief memo. The brief memo is commonly used in public administration.
- Directions for case study assignments
- All cases studies are located in the Kahn and Hildreth text of case studies.
- Students should select one from each of the following sections and list of cases:
Week 1 Part I, Section A Cases 1- 5
Week 2 Part I, Section B Cases 6- 20
Week 3 Part I, Section C Cases 21- 25
Week 5 Part II, Section A Cases 26- 30
Week 6 Part II, Section B Cases 31- 45
Week 7 Part II, Section C Cases 46-50
- Organize your review in the following manner:
- Provide a title page identifying the case title, case author and case number.
- Introduce the subject of your review in a paragraph of 50-75 words.
- Prepare a 500-750 word review of the case study.
- Conclude your review with a statement of 50-75 words summarizing what you learned from the case.
- Prepare a 50-75 word response to each of four questions found at the end of the case study.
- Include a reference or bibliography page with citations in APA style. You are expected to cite the case being reviewed at least twice when explaining it. The use of other references is welcomed but not required.
- The following Rubric detail will be utilized as grading criteria for case studies:
