Post-Graduate Diploma in Management

(PGDM)

Foundation Module – Case Learning Pedagogy

Faculty

Prof Abhishek (abhishek@[Link])

Prof. Imran Khan (ikhan@[Link])
Prof. Mrinalini Shah (mrinalini@[Link])
Prof. Nidheesh Joseph (njoseph@[Link])
Prof. Richa Saxena (rsaxena@[Link])
Prof. Sapna Popli (spopli@[Link])
Prof. Shalini Rahul Tiwari (stiwari@[Link])

Student Meeting Hours

Faculty members can meet with participants, as per requirement, with prior appointments
Course Description:
The case method of learning goes beyond the lecture method and helps you to take on roles, respond
and learn. The case method is a student-oriented teaching strategy to impart participants with critical
thinking, communication, and interpersonal skills. The case method gives emphasis to learning from
decision-making situations in various businesses. This method encourages participants to work
through complex, ambiguous, and real world problems. It helps participants to “see it from an action
perspective, rather than analyze it from a distance.”1 Case studies help participants to apply the
theoretical concepts and assist in bridging the gap between theory and practice. According to Professor
S. Sreenivas Rao, ex faculty of IIM Ahmedabad, “The case method reverses the order of learning from
concept to application to from application to concept.”2

Learning Objectives:
Subject learning outcomes of Case Learning Pedagogy course:

a) To help participants to develop an understanding of effective case analysis

b) To develop good organizational, time management and teamwork skills among participants
in solving the various cases.
c) To impart participants with critical thinking, communication, and interpersonal skills for case
analysis

Pedagogy
1. Class Room Lectures
2. Case Discussions
3. Working in Groups by participants on topics discussed in the class and their presentations
4. Guest session by alumni

Recommended Text Book

No text book is recommended for this course. However, reading materials and cases prescribed for
various classes are provided in the course pack.

1
Angelo, T and Boehrer, J. (2002). Case learning: How does it work? Why is it effective? Case Method Website: How to Teach with
Cases, University of California, Santa Barbara. [Link]
2
S. Sreenivas Rao, The Case Method – An Overview, IIM Ahmedabad, Product number- IIMA/BP0205
 Session Plan/Reading Materials
Session Topic Articles and Cases Instruction for Participants
No
1 Introduction Pre-read  Read the Pre-read and
to Case  Learning with Cases by Thomas V. Bonoma newspaper articles
Method of  Thinking Through a Management Situation by S before the class.
Learning Sreenivas Rao
 Concept In-class video viewing
of a case Newspaper Articles
 Types of  Intense competition drives prices of wearables to
cases all-time lows
 How to  Global wearables market grows 8.8% in Q1 2024
prepare  BoAt to scale down wearables biz, focus on high-
for cases end audio products
2 How to Case  Read the assigned case
Prepare for  Homesake: Homerun in Homedecor before the class.
the Case – 1
3 How to Case  All participants need to
Prepare for  Homesake: Homerun in Homedecor write their proposed
the Case – 1 action plans (Individual
Decision Sheet) for the
problems identified in
session no 2. This
handwritten submission
will have to be made as
per guidelines of
instructor before session
no 3 starts.
4 How to In-class video viewing  Read the assigned case
Prepare for Case before the class.
the Case – 2  By-the-Sea Biscuit Company: A Decision in New  Develop an
Venture Analysis understanding of the
context and main
decisions in case
5 How to Case  All participants need to
Prepare for  By-the-Sea Biscuit Company: A Decision in New work in groups and
the Case – 2 Venture Analysis prepare their
recommendations
(Group Decision Sheet)
for the main decision
identified in session no
4. This submission
(either in MS Word or
MS Excel and not in MS
PowerPoint) will have to
be made as per
guidelines of instructor
before session no 5
starts. Any group can be
 asked to make
presentations on their
recommendations.
6 Learning Pre-read  Read the Pre-reads
from the  Learning Through Case Method by M N Vora before the class.
Case Method  Handout for Case Analysis
In-class video viewing
7 Case Case  All participants need to
Discussion  Kanpur Confectioneries Private Limited (A) work in groups and write
main decision areas in
the case and their
proposed action plans
(Group Decision Sheet).
This submission (either
in MS Word or Excel and
not in MS PowerPoint)
will have to be made as
per guidelines of
instructor before session
no 7 starts. Any group
can be asked to make
presentations on their
recommendations
8 Exposure to Suggested Reading for Multi-media Case  Participants are
Multi-media  Terror at the Taj Bombay: Customer-Centric recommended to read
Case Leadership the case “Terror at the
 The Ordinary Heroes of the Taj by Rohit Taj Bombay: Customer-
Deshpande and Anjali Raina Centric Leadership” and
article “The Ordinary
Heroes of the Taj”
before the class which
will help them during
multi-media case
discussion.
9 Preparing for Video to watch before the session  Participants are
case [Link] expected to watch the
competitions Pre-read video shared for the
-I What to expect from a case study competition and session and read the
how to win at it; LinkedIn post by Unstop article “What to expect
from a case study
competition and how to
win at it” before the
guest session by alumni.
10 Preparing for Pre-read  Participants are
case Six Strategies for Winning Case Competitions by expected to read the
competitions Lauren Meyer and Sarah Consagra article “Six Strategies for
- II Video to watch after the session Winning Case
[Link] Competitions” before
the class and watch the
video after the class.
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