Students' perspective on the case method

by Thiago Zottmann & Helena Costa 3 years ago 1 min read

Promoting changes in learning is strongly related to a careful look at students. Therefore, we often ask ourselves:

How do students perceive the experience with the case method? What feelings do they bring? What skills do they develop? Are these skills seen as valuable by them?

In order to bring greater clarity to these questions, in 2021, Thiago Zottmann did his final work under the guidance of Professor Helena Costa.

THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE TEACHING METHOD WITH CASES TO THE TRAINING OF ADMINISTRATORS: the perspective of the Business Administration student at the University of Brasília

In 2021, Zotmann conducted an online survey with 184 colleagues who are students in the Department of Administration at UnB. His research brings inputs that help to refine the performance of the ADM Casoteca itself, while allowing a better understanding of the impacts of the method for the training of administrators.

We highlight here some of its main findings about the students' perspective on their experiences with teaching cases in the classroom:

Positive outlook

The students' view is predominantly positive about experience with cases (86% of students satisfied)

Positive feelings

The majority of students (90%) declare that Positive feelings in relation to the use of cases in the classroom. The feeling of "excited" stands out, followed by "satisfied" and "autonomous".

Skills developed

The three competencies most developed by the method, according to the interviewees were: "Problem Solving", "Decision Making" and "Analytical Thinking and Innovation".

Extra-class application

For 94% of the interviewees, the skills acquired with the use of the case method have been important in their extra-class activities, such as internships, working in the junior company, among others.

Improvements to be sought

The research reveals evidence of the need to improve the development of skills related to communication and to make the use of the method more homogeneous among all the axes of the course.

To access the full paper, click here .

This post was a collaboration between

Thiago Zottmann

Business Administration student at UnB and member of the Casoteca ADM Team. Conducts his course completion research on the benefits perceived by students from the use of cases.

Helena Costa

Coordinator of the ADM Casoteca. Associate Professor III of the Department of Administration of the University of Brasília (UnB). Passionate about applied and collaborative learning.