Workshop: Case study analysis (course content)

This is that space in the semester where you get to do your case study analysis. I can’t tell you what cases to examine. That’s up to you — and dependent on your research question(s). This said, you can email me if you are wondering where to start, tell me what kinds of information, or what kinds of comparing and contrasting, for example, you think you could use, and then I will try to help.

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As a series of steps, your research for this module should look more or less like the following:

Step 1:

Choose what cases you want to study. (I suggest 2–3, though you can use more or less as you see fit.).

Step 2:

Examine each case independently (using whatever (ethical) methods you prefer).

Step 3:

Collect your findings and look for patterns. Are there similarities or differences in your cases? Look for content relevant to your research.

Step 4:

In 1 to 5 sentences, tell us what you found that can be of use to you.*

*If you aren’t finding anything useful, try changing the cases you are studying. If you still cannot find anything useful, name the cases you studied, followed by the word “nothing” as your answer to step 4, and I will reach out to you with other ideas.