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Austin, J., 1993. Teaching Notes: Communicating the Teacher's Wisdom, Harvard Business School Publishing. Publisher's Version
"Provides guidance for the preparation of teaching notes. Sets forth the rationale for teaching notes, what they should contain and why, and how they can be prepared. Based on the experiences of Harvard Business School faculty."
Ellet, W., 2018. The Case Study Handbook, Revised Edition: A Student's Guide, Harvard Business School Publishing. Publisher's Version
"If you're like many people, you may find interpreting and writing about cases mystifying and time-consuming. In The Case Study Handbook, Revised Edition, William Ellet presents a potent new approach for efficiently analyzing, discussing, and writing about cases."
Roberts, M.J., 2001. Developing a teaching case (abridged), Harvard Business School Publishing. Publisher's Version
A straightforward and comprehensive overview of how to write a teaching case, including sections on what makes a good case; sources for and types of cases; and steps in writing a case.
Herreid, C.F., 2001. Don't! What not to do when teaching cases. Journal of College Science Teaching , 30 (5) , pp. 292. Read online
"Be warned, I am about to unleash a baker’s dozen of 'don’ts' for aspiring case teachers willing to try running a classroom discussion armed with only a couple of pages of a story and a lot of chutzpah."
Kane, N.M., 2018. Designing a course that facilitates student learning.
September 2018 workshop slides

Guidance on designing a course to facilitate student learning, from Professor Nancy Kane, covering topics including:

  • Is your course description clear and engaging?
  • Does your syllabus provide a framework for the course that is logical and supported by theory?
  • Does your course build appropriate skills and competencies geared to the cohort you are teaching?
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