You will write a paper
responding to the discussion questions related to
ONE of the following Case studies found in the course textbook
. The discussion questions are found near the end of the Case Study. You should not write the discussion questions word for word in the paper. Instead, you should just incorporate abbreviated versions of the questions in the paper. For example, Discussion Question 6c on page 163 (the Professor on Wheels case study) asks “[a]s dean, what are your specific options regarding the sport management position?” Rather than writing the question as stated in your paper and then responding to the question, you might write something like “If I were the dean, my primary options for filling the position would be …
The Culture of the U.S. Air Force and Its Impact on a Mobile Training Team Case (pp. 222 – 227)
The case study must be a minimum of full 4 pages in length and no longer than 5 pages in length and must be single-spaced (not 1.15 or 1.08, which are the default settings for recent versions of Word) and printed using Times New Roman, size 12 font, with 1.25 inch margins on the side and 1 inch margins on the top and bottom (Office 2003 default in Margin settings in Page Layout on the Word header). Also, please do not use any space saving techniques such as adding extra space between paragraphs (the first sentence of each paragraph should be indented and the After setting in Paragraph should be set at ‘0 pt’), using bulleted or numbered items, using sub-titles or footnotes, including diagrams or tables, or including your name/paper title at the top of any of the pages. You will not receive full credit for a case study that has more than a few grammatical errors. Your grade on the case study will be reduced if you do not follow these technical requirements. In addition, you must attach a cover page that includes the title of the case study you are writing about and your name. Please see the note regarding plagiarism in the class policies section of this syllabus.
If you don’t have much experience in writing case analyses, the following University of Massachusetts site may be helpful. In particular, the section on Framework for Case Analysis (Part II – Writing About Your Case Analysis) may be helpful. Option E, at the end of the UM link, is the option that will be most useful to you in writing your case study and I encourage you to read them before beginning your case study paper. One thing to keep in mind while reading Option E is that even though it is recommended that you label your answers by number, you should not do that for this class. Instead, you should use the method discussed in the first paragraph of the Case Study section of this syllabus.
While it is not necessary to use sources other than articles in the textbook in writing your case study, I will check the case study for plagiarism so please properly cite outside references if you choose to use them. The deadline for submitting the case study is October 31 .
