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Format For Written Case Analysis Required Sections Guidelines

This document outlines the required sections and guidelines for a written case analysis. It includes 7 sections: 1) Situation Analysis, 2) Statement of the Problem, 3) Objectives, 4) Decision Criteria and Alternative Solutions, 5) Recommended Solution, Implementation and Justification, 6) External Sourcing, and 7) Spelling Grammar and Presentation. Each section has specific guidelines to follow, such as identifying problems, causes, solutions, criteria for solutions, and recommendations with justifications and contingencies. Proper spelling, grammar, and presentation are also required.

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Format For Written Case Analysis Required Sections Guidelines

This document outlines the required sections and guidelines for a written case analysis. It includes 7 sections: 1) Situation Analysis, 2) Statement of the Problem, 3) Objectives, 4) Decision Criteria and Alternative Solutions, 5) Recommended Solution, Implementation and Justification, 6) External Sourcing, and 7) Spelling Grammar and Presentation. Each section has specific guidelines to follow, such as identifying problems, causes, solutions, criteria for solutions, and recommendations with justifications and contingencies. Proper spelling, grammar, and presentation are also required.

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FORMAT FOR WRITTEN CASE ANALYSIS

Required Sections Guidelines


I. Situation Analysis ● State the problems facing the manager/key person
● Identify and link the symptoms and root causes of the problems
● Differentiate short term from long term problems
● Provide a detailed analysis of the problems identified.
● In the analysis, apply theories and models from the text and/or readings
● Support conclusions and /or assumptions with specific references to the case and/or the readings
II. Statement of the Problem ● Conclude with the decision facing the manager/key person
III. Objectives ● Your objectives should be stated using action verbs that are specific enough to be measured, for example: to
compare, to calculate, to assess, to determine, to verify, to calculate, to describe, to explain, etc. Avoid the use
of vague non-active verbs such as: to appreciate, to understand, to believe, to study, etc., because it is difficult
to evaluate whether they have been achieved.
IV. Decision Criteria and ● Identify criteria against which you evaluate alternative solutions (i.e. time for implementation, tangible costs,
Alternative Solutions acceptability to management)
● Include two or three possible alternative solutions
● Evaluate the pros and cons of each alternative against the criteria listed
● Suggest additional pros/cons if appropriate
V. Recommended Solution, ● Identify who, what, when, and how in your recommended plan of action
Implementation and ● Solution and implementation should address the problems and causes identified in the previous section
Justification ● The recommended plan should include a contingency plan(s) to back up the ‘ideal’ course of action
● Using models and theories, identify why you chose the recommended plan of action – why it’s the best and
why it would work
VI. External Sourcing ● To back up reccomendations, in case you wan to mention a theory, or an excerpt from a book/journal you
would have read, or any useful information from any other literature, you may feel free to do so, provided
you are able to mention the source details.
VII. Spelling Grammar and ● Your case analysis should :
Presentation ● Include the 6 sections listed in the outline
● Be written in legible handwriting
● Be free of spelling and grammar errors

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