On an average an IIM student studies 300+ cases during the 18 month MBA course.
‘Case-study oriented pedagogy’ is something every IIM student remembers from his/her orientation programme. The idea is to have a class discussion on the case with the faculty acting as a moderator (this explains why we have ‘participants’ and not ‘students’ in an IIM). It is a well established rule that all participants should have read and analysed/researched the case before entering any class.
The Process:
Discussion based on 50 man-hours of research (assuming 50 participants researching an hour each), moderated by an industry expert (faculty), results in an exchange of ideas leaving every participant a little more enlightened after the discussion.
Carefully curated cirriculum: handpicked cases for
- Industry knowledge
- Practical application of theory
- Talking points for future discussions
- Inspiration
Love-hate relation with case-studies: Despite all the goodness, many a times we end up unprepared in classes due to time constraints.
By doing so stake holders lose out on:
- Self: learning opportunity
- Peers: idea exchange
- Faculty: new point of view
It is said “your life is as good as you make it”; in an IIM, “your learning is as good as you + your peers make it”.
Happy learning!