Thursday, January 15, 2009

EDU 580 Yin's Ch. 6 Discussion Post

Explain the procedures in doing a case study report and "what makes an exemplary case study."

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  4. Procedures in Doing a Case study Report
    Researchers have to have a well-developed set of procedures!
    They must be ready and willing to write and rewrite.. Oh and rewrite.
    Composing: It's never too early to start writing. After the literature review and the case study have been designed do the bibliography and the methodological sections. The third section is the preliminary literature review. Next, is writing the descriptive data about the cases being studied. This will include quan. and qual. information. Just get started. That is the only way it will get done!
    An exemplary case study is not just a case study that has the parts. It has to have or be several things.
    1. It must be significant: It needs to deal with a real-life situation.
    2. It must be "complete": The boundaries are given explicit attention. The evidence that is collected is given attention. The needed time and effort was given to the research.
    3. The case study must consider alternative perspectives. The researcher cannot be one-sided.
    4. The case study must be composed in an engaging manner. Make the research look and sound clear. Engage the readers!

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  5. Annie,

    Good points here!

    See you Tues.!

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  6. I was Approved by IRB!!!! Wow I feel like I am moving right along.... Until I hit the next wall!

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  7. There are three important procedures to follow when doing a case study report: composing, case identities, and reviewing the draft.
    Composing- start early in the analytic process. Drafting should proceed even before data collection and analysis have been completed.. After reading the literature you can start on the bibliography and methodological sections. You can also do a preliminary literature review.
    Case identities- Decide if you should disclose the identities of both the case and the individuals, within the constraints for protecting human subjects. There are many ways to go about this and the researcher must decide which would be best for their study.
    Reviewing the draft case study- the overall quality of the case study. Have the draft report reviewed not just by peers but by the participants and informants. This will corroborate the essential facts and evidence reported in the case validating the case as a whole.
    What makes an exemplary case study:
    There are 5 general characteristics of exemplary case studies-
    1. It must be significant
    2. It must be complete
    3. It must consider alternative perspectives
    4. It must display sufficient evidence
    5. It must be composed in an engaging manner

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  8. The first step in doing a case study report is to start writing. Start with the bibliography, which will cover the major citations of the literature review. Then you should write the methodological section about the procedures you plan to use. The preliminary literature review should be drafted next, followed by descriptive data about the cases being studied. The next step is to decide whether the identities of your case and participants will be disclosed or kept anonymous. A third step is to have your draft report reviewed not only by peers but also by participants and informants of the case to corroborate essential facts and evidence of the case.

    An exemplary case study has several characteristics. First of all the case must be significant, meaning that the study has national or general public interest. An exemplary case is also “complete.” This means that all boundaries of the case have been given attention, exhaustive effort has been taken in collecting relevant evidence, and the case is free of artifactual evidence. An exemplary case study also cites rival claims or alternative perspectives to eliminate suspicion that certain viewpoints weren’t explored. The best case studies present only the most relevant data. Lastly, the case study must be written in an engaging matter. This means that creative writers like myself who hate technical writing have somewhat of a place in this field! Yes!

    QUESTION: Since the book said that a case study is only considered exemplary if it has significant resources available, does that mean that my topic that has very literature on it is not a good topic? I thought it was a good thing b/c it was a "hole" in the literature if there was little out there on the topic.

    Quote: "A good manuscript is one that 'seduces' the eye." Anything with the word SEDUCE is going to get my attention.

    Fact: You need to target your specific audience in your case study. Umm... is our audience just college professors?

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  9. Jill,

    You have significant resources in your review so far, and you are filling a "hole" in the field which is good. If you did not do an extensive review of the literature and research on your topic, then that is not good. You have looked deeply at what is out there on your area. Right? Then, no worries here! Good questions!!!

    See you Tues.,
    Dr. Hendrix

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  10. Good job here Kristin!

    See you Tues.,
    Dr. Hendrix

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  11. I had to do a test first.

    Well, since Chapter 6 has been discussed by Annie, Kristin, and Jill already, I'll not expand on what they said.

    Yes, the first step is writing!

    My IRB was approved and I'm okay to start gathering data.

    I think that it would be great if I could come in and meet with you sometime Dr. Hendrix. I think my group and I are going to email you and get something arranged soon.

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  12. Procedures in doing a case study report
    1. When and how to start composing
    Compose early in the analytical process. Including the bibliography,
    methodology, preliminary literature review, and descriptive data about the
    case being studied.
    2. Case identities: Real or Anonymous
    Do you want to identify the participants in the study of not?
    3. Review the draft case study
    Have the participants of the study review the case as well. This is helps to validify the case even further. Whereas exemplary studies must be significant, complete, consider alternative perspectives, display sufficient evidence, and composed in an engaging manner.

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