Course overview and learning value proposition -

All NUCB graduate school (GS) students in the Global Leader Program are required to submit a business case with insight note, which is a part of the requirement to acquire the MBA degree. The goal of this Case Writing course is to help them successfully satisfy this requirement.

This will be a second term follow-on course for some students (those graduating in March 2021), although most students will be joining new in September 2020. The course is focused around a step-by-step process of giving the course participants the understandings and skill required to complete this written requirement. The course will be less structured than typical MBA/GLP classes and will give the students a lot of opportunities to ask questions and get a lot of individual feedback on their written outputs. 


The course will begin with gaining an understanding (or reminder) of what makes a good (and bad) case study (just a reminder for those starting their second term in case writing), and skill building to write a case study. The course then moves to selecting a topic to focus the case study on and building up the framework required for the case, plus developing the insight note on that case study - The "Insight note" is an explanation of the case study from the point-of-view of teaching the case and considers the various issues and outcomes and how the case study can add focused value to management learning (it is like a consulting note on a business issue)

During the term, classes are held mostly once every two weeks (Tuesdays) starting September 29, and each student will (generally) make a presentation related to their case writing progress in every class, starting in Day 1 – When participants will be required to outline/present the case topic that they are focusing on and explain all related information about that. But the actual in class activities/homework assignments will depend on whether students are graduating in March 2021 or later. It means that there will be a two-track schedule inside the class.

But this two-track learning process is really helpful as those just starting in September 2020 can learn a lot from the others that have already been through one term of the case writing process. On the other hand, those graduating in March 2021 can get some great "fresh" feedback on their case projects from those just joining the course in September 2020. It's "win-win" definitely!

Overall, It is a really fun and a very personal management course, and you will learn a lot about many useful things:
-how to analyse a business case study from different viewpoints and priorities
-how to decide what a case should be focused on for a clear learning value
-how to do a good business analysis of the key management issues
-how to use the correct management frameworks in business
-how to write effectively in business and focus on the audience need
-how to persuasively present and develop your business ideas/analyses

And these things will also greatly support your careers in the real world of business after graduation.

*本学の教育ミッションを具現化する形で設定されています。

Capstone course to display overall GLP graduate business school learning -

This is a required "capstone course" for the GLP and DPP programs and is intended to display not just learnings from this required course, but to demonstrate the level of learning acquired during the GLP and DPP study period. It doesn't mean that students need to be top level in the subjects they studied, but it requires a certain level of competence synergistically and laterally over various business disciplines. Basically, a high level generally of academic competency in business school learning is required to display professional skill development and global leadership capability acquired.

Of course, the case and insight note project itself requires good communication competence in business English, especially written and analytical writing. But it also requires much more in the sense that NUCB GLP graduates are expected to be able to contribute much to the global business situations that they will be in after completing the NUCB business school program. This is the essence of the "Pass/Fail" holistic grading system for the course, but (for those graduating in March 2021) the specific output grade is graded on motivation, and academic quality of the final written outputs (Case Study and Insight Note).

教育手法 Teaching Method		% of Course Time
インプット型 Traditional		0 %
参加者中心型 Participant-Centered Learning	ケースメソッド Case Method	100 %
	フィールドメソッド Field Method	0 %
合計 Total		100 %

No case written reports or final exam are required.


Case Study/Insight Note project –

Instead, the course all require an ongoing "case study and insight note project". 
These items will be gradually built up and expanded class-by-class, and progress reports will be filed. 
Therefore, written work will be required to be outputted/upgraded for every class. 

The final/completed case study and insight note will be the final written output for the course. 

But there will "mini individual outputs" throughout the course and group work on cases/related projects

Case/Insight Note presentation –
Shortly after the final Day 7 class, March 2021 graduating students will be required to make a presentation about their case/insight note (August/September 2021 for those expecting to graduate in September 2021). 





*成績は下記該当項目を基に決定されます。
*クラス貢献度合計はコールドコールと授業内での挙手発言の合算値です。

講師用内規準拠 Method of Assessment	Weights
コールドコール Cold Call	0 %
授業内での挙手発言 Class Contribution	20 %
クラス貢献度合計 Class Contribution Total	20 %
予習レポート Preparation Report	0 %
小テスト Quizzes / Tests	0 %
シミュレーション成績 Simulation	0 %
ケース試験 Case Exam	0 %
最終レポート Final Report	80 %
期末試験 Final Exam	0 %
参加者による相互評価 Peer Assessment	0 %
合計 Total	100 %

評価の留意事項　Notes on Evaluation Criteria

GRADING CRITERIA -

The course will have two different grades:
One grade will be for the course overall, which will be based on either "Pass/Fail" 

One for the Case study/Insight Note, which will be "A/B/C/D/F" or incomplete 


1. GRADE 1: Overall Course Learning/Outcomes 


This will be Pass/Fail and will be assessed on various holistic categories from academic contribution/outcomes general to motivation and class participation/etc.


2. GRADE 2: Evaluation of Case/Insight Note

Case Study/Insight Note "Evaluation Criteria" *May be updated/changed later –


CASE STUDY:

1. The value and purpose of the case is clear

2. The material draws of multiple sources of information

3. The position of the key decision­maker is clear

INSIGHT NOTE

4. The underlying theory is properly referenced.

5. References are accurately recorded and included with the note


6. The note is original work with a unique perspective

Each of the above six categories case/insight note categories will receive a maximum of 5 points each, for a total maximum score possible of 30: 

A=30-27, 
B=26-24
, C=23-21, D=20-18, 
F=17 or less








PS -
To complete the course, students must attend a minimum number of class sessions under NUCB guidelines, and must also submit "finished" case study and insight note. If either of these conditions are not let, the course grade will automatically be given as "F"

• William Ellet「"The Case Study Handbook, Revised Edition: A Student's Guide" Optional reference」Harvard Business Review Press（2018）978-1633696150

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