" I deleted the teacher´s name at the bottom" Dear Students,
I was delighted to see the encouraging anticipation initiated by some of you toward your group project. Although I usually wait to discuss group projects until after the midterm, your willingness to push ahead with group work prompts me to engage in an early conversation with you on this subject. Because this week's lab has been cancelled, I hope you can use our regular class time next Wednesday for your group meeting and to get an early start on this project.
I would like to focus on three important elements that should help you to put your group project in perspective and set up attainable goals.
The first element is about the nature of a case study. The greatest strength of the case method is that it provides an opportunity to develop and practice analytical and decision-making skills that will be helpful in difficult situations throughout your career. To be successful in our class project, you will need to prove your ability to reason effectively when dealing with specific problems, as well as to apply OB theories to real world situations.
The case contains background information on the subject organization, including its main activity, its size and locations, and the people involved. The case also holds important clues and information about one or more problems the organization is experiencing. The organization's problem(s) may not be clearly defined, and you can expect the description to be surrounded by non-related issues and noise - just as in life. An adequate diagnosis goes beyond retelling the story or pointing to specific events that might have led to the current problem(s). You will need to identify the underlying causes of the problem(s) in terms of OB concepts, such as communication, motivation, leadership, group dynamics and so on. Your diagnosis will help you recommend solutions that address the roots of the problem(s), as opposed to suggesting mere Band-Aids that will just result in the problem's resurfacing in a different form further down the line. (Imagine if you had a disease and your physician were to treat each of your various symptoms with a different medication instead of identifying the underlying disease that causes the symptoms and prescribing the correct treatment for that.
to plants, holds the opinion that there is both decency and infamy in man. His
Throughout the play, it is clearly shown that fate has a huge role in the “star-crossed lovers” dire downfall. This is written in the prologue to foreshadow the ending. The prologue provides the audience with Romeos thought provoking promotion further warming the reader of the omnipresent force of fate which is looking over him, “Some consequence, yet hanging in the stars.” Here Shakespeare use literary techniques such as a metaphor to demonstrates that there is a deathly consequence written in fate for Romeo. Overall this provides the reader with the knowledge of what Romeo is thinking and foreshadows the end of the story. Shakespeare uses clever diction to imply that Juliet’s death is inevitable, "If all else fail, myself have power to die.” This clearly illustrates that fate is involved in the upcoming disaster. Not only have the lovers realized that there is a greater fore involved, but Friar Lawrence has too realized, “a greater power than we can contradict, hath thwarted our intents.” This shows that fate is a subjugate factor in the lover’s untimely
Shakespeare plays have fascinated audiences with their ability to seemingly portray the depth of the meanings and descriptions of each scene. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet was for many years the world’s best love story and influenced readers and writers from around the world. Understanding the contrasting natures is one of the most important themes in this play and underpins the plot. Love and hate, life and death, lastly, missions and reality will only increase every reader’s sense of curiosity.
A timeless topic--fate and free will--still captivates society today. Fortune cookies, physics, and horoscopes all contribute to the obsession people have with this controversial debate over who manipulates life; fate or free will. No one is sure who really pulls the strings, but everyone has an opinion on the matter. Many famous plays center on this topic, and one such play that features characters’ views on fate and free will is Romeo and Juliet. This legendary play, written by William Shakespeare, has been beloved by people for centuries, as they contemplate who is the guiding force in life? The play discusses just this, while depicting the lives of Romeo and Juliet: two desperate teenagers each trapped in their own worlds, seeking love and freedom. The two “star-crossed lovers” are from feuding households, and each has their own distinct problems. Romeo jumps from girl to girl, never finding anyone to reciprocate his feelings until he meets Juliet. She is hidden from the world, and with every decision being made for her, she wants to control her own life, which she does with marrying Romeo. Although fate and free will are both undeniably found in the lives of Juliet and Romeo, it is ultimately fate and the way it manipulates the events, time, and the characters that brings about the untimely death of the two iconic teen lovers.
Nevertheless, the case study researches mentioned above emphasize different features. Robert Stake (1998) points out that crucial to case study is a case: “as a form of research, case study
In the prologue, Shakespeare uses phrases such as “death-marked love” and “star-cross’d lovers” to show that fortune and fate are responsible for the tragedy. Shakespeare also describes Romeo and Juliet’s defiance of their parents as “misadventured piteous overthrows.” This description suggests that the lovers’ efforts to be together will be hopeless against what fate has in store for
a) The purpose of a case study is to review a case that took place and determine the successes and errors of the case. From the successes and errors of the case, an individual can learn from them as well as teach others how to avoid them, or what to do differently (Rogers
An advantage to using a case study is the information they are able to provide concerning rare or unusual conditions in specific individuals. By studying these individuals, psychologists are able to gather data about unique phenomenon in psychology and formulate hypotheses that can be tested in the future (Cozby & Bates, 2012). Another advantage to using case studies is the fact that they can provide such detailed results. Rather than just conducting an experiment and having the participants leave after a short period of time, case studies involve being with the participants for an extended period of
As a leader it is critical to ask yourself a few questions before a project goes to a team. First clear defined lines, goals, and limitations need to be set forth. This will let the team know the boundaries and limitations and what the team members are expected to achieve. Another question...
The purpose of this case study is to investigate and bring new insight to situations and behaviors within an organization. Case studies are learning tools which utilize social science research to identify and resolve individual and organizational challenges (K. Mariama-Arthur Esq., 2015).
2. Christine should understand that the blend of individual personalities and how people related to one another in groups based on their needs to express and receive feelings of inclusion, control and affection are important to the success of the team. By understanding the needs of her team members, she can build group processes to address those needs. For example, since Mike initially revealed himself as a class clown, she could allow him the opportunity to be creative with his contribution to the project and present part of the case in class to let his humor shine through in a manner that compliments the case. For Steve, she could let him draw up an agenda and project plan. Janet could be the one who researches the materials needed for the project. As a result of understanding the needs of the team members, Christine would be able to draw on the strengths of each team member by building group processes that compliment those strengths and as a result, would support positive and, hopefully, successful workgroup performance.
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare is a love story that has been read for hundreds of years and is still studied today. The story is about a young boy and a young girl who are in love with each other but both of their lives end in tragedy. Many of the play’s character’s actions affect the outcome of the play, but no character can be put to blame of the outcome. The one thing that these events can be credited to is fate. Fate did many things in the play, such as caused Romeo and Juliet to meet and it caused Romeo to believe Juliet was dead.
Case studies are a collection of data obtained using various methods gathered on an individual or group to record areas of interest in order to assist with analysis and provide recommendations. The study should include the name of the person, although this should be protected to provide anonymity where appropriate, and a brief description of the subject. The setting where the study is to be performed should be included. The aim of the observation must be presented along with a report of the findings. The type of method used will depend upon the subject and the area of interest. Data is gathered on the subject in this case observations were used to provide the data. An interpretation of the study will be made in order to provide a conclusion and recommendations made if applicable. Freud famously used the case studies that he carried out on his patients to develop his Psychoanalytic Theory.
In this paper I try to describe the scope and actual experience of case work ...
This paper’s point is to discuss many aspects related to case studies. The idea is to give the reader knowledge on what a case study actually is. Along with this topic, some other aspects to this discussion will pertain to explaining the reason for utilizing case studies, the pros and cons of a case study, and what type of sources should a researcher use when conducting a case study.