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IMTA Case Writing Module

The Case Writing Module is structured in three parts:

  • 3 days of preparatory seminar: 31 May-2 June 2010, IEDC-Bled School of Management, Slovenia
  • 4 months of field work with individual distance coaching: June 2010 - February 2011
  • 2 days of concluding workshop: 3-4 February 2011, IEDC-Bled School of Management, Slovenia

The 3-day preparatory seminar includes: guidelines for writing good cases and teaching notes; a critique of poor and excellent case drafts and teaching notes; guidelines for coimta_case_modulenducting field, internet, and library case research; use of multi-media in case teaching; getting approval for case release; small group critiques of participants' cases and teaching note proposals or initial drafts; and individual mentoring from faculty advisors.

During the four-month field work period, participants carry out field and related research, draft the case and teaching notes, and submit these to their faculty coach for review and feedback. Based on faculty feedback, participants carry out additional research as necessary to improve their cases and teaching notes, which should be in near-final condition prior to the final classroom sub-module.

The 2-day concluding workshop includes: detailed peer and faculty critique of participants' cases and teaching notes; individual mentoring, and practice teaching of a few of the participants' final cases.

Post-program activities include publication of the best cases and their teaching notes. The case collection will be published by CEEMAN and/or in collaboration with its publishing partners. Participants are also strongly encouraged to submit their finished cases and teaching notes to the Annual CEEMAN Case Writing Competition - the winners of which are announced at the CEEMAN Annual Conference each September.

Program faculty

 derek_abell Derek Abell
Academic Director of IMTA Case Writing Module 
Professor Emeritus, ESMT - European School of Management and Technology, Germany 
 
 jim_ellert Jim Ellert
Academic Director IMTA, Emeritus Professor and Former Dean of Faculty, IMD, Switzerland, visiting professor, IEDC-Bled School of Management, Slovenia
 

Mentors to individual case writers will be selected based on the case focus and issues.

Admission and fees 

Candidates interested in the Case Writing Module are invited to submit their applications, which should include:

  • a brief description of the case research proposal
  • a letter confirming the company's willingness to engage in the proposed case research if this requires in-company field work
  • a CV, including a list of any prior publications and cases

Case-writing project proposals with the potential to go beyond single-case writing and involve further multi-case research work and applied theory-building are particularly encouraged.

The fees per module are:

  • € 1,500 for CEEMAN institutional members
  • € 2,700 for exchange and individual members
  • € 3,000 for non-members

 

Case Module application form (IMTA alumni)

Case Module spplication form (general)

Case Module leaflet

 

Contacts

milenko_gudic Milenko Gudić
Managing Director IMTA
milenko.gudic@iedc.si
Tel: +386 4 57 92 521 
klara_pegan Klara Pegan
Program Manager
klara.pegan@iedc.si
Tel: +386 4 57 92 570