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The ICFAI University extensively uses the case study method
as a very important teaching and evaluation tool.
The case study based learning is integrated as a dominant
tool in the education methodology which reinforces the students’ understanding
of the concepts and their ability to apply them in real practical situations. To
be an effective professional, the student has to think and act like one. Thus,
all the programs have a very strong case study orientation.
The programs use case studies of reputed Indian and
international companies. These cases will help the candidate understand the
complexities in various business, political, legal and social environments.
An Effective Learning Aid
A case study is usually a depiction of a managerial situation
or a dilemma that calls for the best possible plan of action given the available
information, by allowing each student an opportunity to get into the shoes of
the protagonist. The case study method brings out the complex realities of
problem solving and helps in developing the decision-making capabilities of the
students.
Advantages of case study based learning
The case study method of learning helps students:
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Develop skills
in problem-solving and decision-making in complex business situations
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Apply and test
management concepts in real-life and practical situations
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Gain confidence
in handling dynamic situations
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Acquire valuable
experiential learning through cases that simulate the business environment in a
classroom.
Through a blend of Indian and international cases, students
develop decision-making skills by applying concepts to specific situations.
Learning through case study is like learning by doing. What one learns by
doing, one remembers for a long time. The case study advantage offered by the
ICFAI University is a life-long advantage for the students.
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The Research and Publications activity centers of the ICFAI
University are members of the ECCH, a global depository of management case
studies. They are active members from India in ECCH and contribute cases to ECCH.
ICMR and other research centers of the University are among
the top 5 contributors of case studies to ECCH. ICMR cases are being widely used
in leading business schools all over the world including London Business School,
University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, University of Michigan, Stanford
University, Cornell University etc. and are also being included in reputed
management textbooks published in USA, Canada, UK and Europe.
ECCH is the single largest source of management case studies
in the world. They hold and distribute over 16,000 cases produced by some of the
world’s best-known management teaching establishments. These include Darden
Graduate School of Business Administration - University of Virginia; Harvard
Business School, IMD - Lausanne, Switzerland; INSEAD - Fountainebleau, France;
John F Kennedy School of Government - Harvard University; Richard Ivey School of
Business- University of Western Ontario. ECCH also distributes case studies in
many languages produced by individual authors from across the globe.
Established nearly 30 years ago, ECCH has grown significantly as the interest
in the case teaching method has increased. ECCH offices are based at Cranfield
University in England, UK and Babson College, Massachusetts, USA.
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