TEACHING WITH CASE STUDIES 

Your students may already be using AI to prepare for class. The question isn’t how to stop them, it’s how to make sure the real thinking still happens.

What if less reading led to more learning? Short cases can give students more time to analyze, practise, and build the judgment they’ll need beyond the classroom.

AI can summarize the case, analyze the options, and recommend a decision. So what’s left for the instructor? More than ever.

Shorter doesn’t mean simpler. See how short cases can create room for sharper questions, creative teaching approaches, and deeper classroom discussion.

Students will enter workplaces where AI is part of everyday decision-making. Discover how case teaching can help them build the judgment, adaptability, and human capabilities they’ll need to lead.

Case studies featuring women leaders broaden the range of leadership situations students encounter and expand the scope of their experience. Read more.

Can AI strengthen rather than weaken case-based learning? This article explores how educators can thoughtfully integrate AI into case teaching while preserving critical thinking, judgment, and classroom engagement. Read the article.

Designed for business school faculty, this practical course model guides students from identifying a case opportunity to developing a teaching case and preliminary teaching note.

Field-based sustainability cases bring learning to life by connecting students with real organizations, real decisions, and real impact. Discover how experiential, place-based approaches are transforming classroom engagement. Read more.

AI is part of daily classroom life. Explore a selection of strategies for educators to integrate AI into case classrooms in ways that enrich learning and encourage critical thinking.

As scrutiny of DEIB grows, educators are rethinking how to teach it. Here are key strategies faculty are using to navigate difficult conversations in the classroom. Read more.

Neurodiverse students may face challenges with the case method, which can limit opportunities for meaningful participation. Learn how you can make case teaching more inclusive in your classroom.

While it can be tempting to teach cases on companies and events students are familiar with, an unexpected turn or a little-known company can create a much richer discussion and open students’ minds to new possibilities. Read more.

How can business school educators most effectively teach diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)? Discover essential strategies and expert insights from top academics on how to make DEI a meaningful part of your curriculum.

The case method is inarguably an effective tool to keep students engaged in practical learning, however, the world of education has had to adapt to newly developing distractions that are impacting students’ involvement in the classroom. Read more.

New to case teaching or looking for inspiration? These resources will help increase confidence in both instructors and students.

Identify how and why to use case studies.

Frame your case-based online course

Ivey Publishing recently reached out to Ivey professors Fraser Johnson and Glenn Rowe for their thoughts on case teaching, including topics such as student engagement and teaching unfamiliar cases. Read more.

Selecting the right case study is a key part of course design in business education. The best cases do more than present a business problem; they create a space for students to explore, debate, and build real-world decision-making skills. But what makes a case work well in the classroom? And how do instructors decide which ones to teach? Read more.

Looking for compelling learning materials to integrate Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the classroom? Here’s a relevant case list from notable authors. Click to explore it.

How can you stimulate participation and assess contributions in a case class? Ivey professor Jury Gualandris shares practical strategies for leading engaging, student-driven discussions using the case method. Read more.

Selecting the right case for an exam can be a high-stakes decision. The best cases challenge students to think critically, apply key concepts under pressure, and construct well-reasoned arguments, all within a limited timeframe. To help, we have compiled a selection of cases that educators have successfully used for final assessments over the years. Click to review the list.

Watch the webinar “Interactions between theory-building case research and teaching case research” offered by the Case Research Foundation, jointly sponsored by Ivey Publishing and the North American Case Research Association (NACRA). The discussion between speakers Dr. Gal Raz, Associate Professor of Operations Management and Sustainability at Ivey Business School, and Dr. Janis Gogan, Professor Emerita of Information and Process Management at Bentley University, was moderated by Dr. Anne Lawrence.

Exercises are structured activities designed to reinforce learning objectives, enhance understanding of key concepts, and develop practical skills through hands-on participation. These materials can take various forms, such as role-plays, problem-solving tasks, group discussions, and more. Learn more.

Ivey Business School professor emeritus Jeffrey Gandz – author of more than 120 business cases – offers advice for case authors who want to get their cases used more widely, based on his 37 years of case writing experience.

Let's talk about growth, whether it is growth via international expansion, growth via increased sales, growth via effective people leadership, or growth from having tough conversations. We’ve highlighted six cases from our Best Seller Awards 2022-2023 that demonstrate the topic of growth in unique ways across a variety of disciplines. Read on.

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Dr. Hubert Pun, PhD Program Director and Associate Professor at Ivey Business School, explains why students should learn about blockchain as part of business education and how this technology could hold the key for them to revolutionize industries and sectors on a global scale.

To gain a greater understanding of the importance of diversity and inclusion in not only business cases, but education in general, we sought three different perspectives on the subject to find out what diversity and inclusion in education means to them.

While the case method is a powerful tool for teaching key management concepts and refining leadership skills, cases can sometimes elicit negative emotional responses from students, especially those that address sensitive topics. Ivey Business School professor Shannon Rawski shares effective strategies to help both case authors and case instructors develop and maintain psychologically safe and inclusive learning environments.