Historical Information

Case Study Title

Date

Course

Instructor

Introduction

An introduction is used to let the reader know:

• The main entity or entities involved

• The major question or issue being analyzed

Introductions for case studies in this course should be one paragraph in length.

Background

This is a brief overview of the main problems or questions involved. Historical information can be used as long as it has a direct bearing on the items being analyzed. Provide enough description that a reader that is unfamiliar with the case will understand the context of your analysis. For this course, background information should be two to three paragraphs in length, maximum.

Discussion

The discussion includes an analysis of each problem or question. The analysis can include:

• The problem or question and its impact on the main entities involved.

• How the problem or question is linked to the topics we have discussed or read to this point.

• How the problem or question is linked to best practices in industry.

• A solution or multiple solutions and an evaluation of those solutions.

In this course the case studies will have at least one major problem or question. There may be secondary problems or questions but there will be, at most, one or two secondary

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