Case Studies
| Case StudiesAudience: technical/professional | ||
| Exemplars | ||
| Link | Description | |
| https://www.technologyrecord.com/Case-study | Written. Microsoft solutions for various industries, e.g. enterprise resource planning solution for environmentally-friendly textile manufacturer. Technical, yet “popular/journalistic” feel | |
| https://www.cognizant.com/us/en/case-studies | Written. Cognizant IT solutions for various industries, e.g., APIs to help an insurance company integrate its platform with its B2B customers. Technical | |
| https://corebts.com/our-work/ | Written. Core BTS IT solutions for various industries, e.g., IT infrastructure to help Kroger pharmacies schedule Covid tests. Technical. | |
| Scaffolding | ||
| Link | Description | |
| https://www.ringcentral.com/us/en/blog/writing-a-case-study/ | Written. General guide to writing case studies. Includes different formats, e.g., full text, infographic | |
| Case StudiesAudience: popular | ||
| Exemplars | ||
| Link | Description | |
| https://technology.tki.org.nz/Resources/Case-studies/Technologists-practice-case-studies | Written/video. Five case tech case studies produced by the NZ Ministry of Education for educational purposes, e.g., food processing. Short and very accessible. | |
| https://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/meme/research/case-studies/footballs/ | Written. Loughborough University solutions from different engineering disciplines for various industries, e.g., redesigning of a soccer ball for Adidas. Short and accessible | |
| https://www.dropbox.com/business/customers | Video. Dropbox solutions from different industries, such as a file management solution for Lonely Planet. | |
| Case Studies“Tasks” for working with case studies |
| Generally describe the market/businessIdentify and then state the problem / need of the market or business?Highlight which tools / methods were used until now.Describe the new tech solution.Break down the process of the development of the tech.Explain how the new tech solves / addresses the need / problem. Predict what might be the next step in the development or application of the tech. |
| Case StudiesSample real world tasks | |
| 1 | You are a member of one of your company’s product development teams. Your product was very successful with your first customer and now the Marketing Department would like to market the product to a potential customer. Prepare a written case study for the Marketing Department to send to the potential customer. |
| 2 | You are a member of one of your company’s product development teams. Your product was very successful with your first customer and now the Marketing Department would like to market the product to a potential customer. Prepare and deliver a slideshow of the case study. |
| 3 | You are a member of a product team that would like to improve on an existing product. You are going to discuss the product at a team meeting. In preparation, prepare a slide presentation of a case study to present to get everyone up-to-date. [This can then be extended into an interaction activity.] |
| 4 | You are a member of a product team that would like to improve on an existing product. You are going to discuss the product improvement over Teams. Prepare a short case study to remind everyone so that you all are all informed for the discussion. [This can then be extended into an interaction activity.] |
| 5 | Your Marketing Department would like to select the best case study to feature in a special place on its website. Watch three different case studies and decide which one should be featured. Before you watch, decide on criteria for evaluating the case studies. |