TESU BSBA Capstone - Case Study

[Merlin]

I'm glad you all are doing well but I am panicking because I don't know what's being asked for by this instructor I have. She has given specific questions to answer, says to make it an analysis with supporting facts and research. I do not have the time to write a 4 page research paper every week for 7 weeks. The first one due at the end of this week. I have zero confidence I can do well in this course. I think you all are far smarter and faster.

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And by the looks of things more than half the class has already dropped it, which I should have done before day one. I had no idea TESU put the courses up the friday before.

You sound like I did last month. First off, take a breath and relax. It isn't as challenging as it sounds.

Yes, there are 7 case studies but they are spread out across 12 weeks, with one case study per module (except module 5 for some reason). This averages out to nearly one case study per two weeks. It seems daunting, but they're actually not that bad since they don't take that long to complete. The 4 pages is an average, some people do them in 3 pages, I tend toward 5 pages.

The "trick" to completing the case studies is to read through the cases with the questions in mind. Print them out or have them on your screen while you read through the case. That will help you narrow down the information needed. Supplement that with online research, which usually means, at the least, pulling their latest financial reports (10-K for example) to grab details from to see how the company has changed since the case study was published. You might also check the company website and/or competitors websites (and financial reports) if you're contrasting the company against others.

One other tip is that the case study analysis doesn't have to be in essay format. A Q&A format is perfectly fine, just make sure you're using APA citation format and references and grammar & spell check everything. The structure of the paper itself doesn't have to use APA formatting, but you can do so if you like.

Once you get the hang of it, they go pretty fast. I recommend working ahead as much as possible, so you will have extra time at the end to work on your final project.