Faculty & Staff Guide: Major Case Study Providers: where the Library gets case studies

1. The Case Centre [formerly ECCH]
2. Emerald E-Cases
3. Marketing Business Case Studies Archive
4. CIPD Case Studies Xtra (access will cease from 4th November 2017)

NCI Library does not currently subscribe to Harvard Business School Case Studies  or Darden Case Studies however many of these case studies are available via The Case Centre.

Should lecturers need to use case studies from alternative suppliers, please contact Mary Buckley, Librarian or the Library. Tel 01 4498590

Please click on the file below for instructions on downloading & using online case studies, which have been requested via the Library.

Course Pack Creator: powered by The Case Centre, this is a powerful tool to help you quickly create professional and comprehensive CoursePacks.  Once you are a registered member/tutor, you can request the Library to select SchoolPay to maximise ease of use for your students by paying for all the materials in advance, once enrolment is confirmed. StudentPay is available to all educational customers.

 The Case Centre is a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting the case method of learning.   Its collection of management case studies and journal article reprints is a unique and    accessible   resource of teaching materials.

A subscription service, The Case Centre:

• distributes the world’s largest collection of management case studies, articles and books on behalf of all the major business schools and internationally respected authors worldwide.
• provides tutor notes/case studies for registered lecturers/academic staff.
• provides training in case method teaching, learning and writing led by globally renowned experts.
• runs international case competitions and awards, offers case writing scholarships and publishes books and articles by eminent case method specialists.
• offers authors an efficient and effective worldwide case publishing and distribution service.

Emerald E-Cases is a growing digital library of over 1,500 real-world case studies on a wide range of industries and disciplines including content from Emerald and licensed cases from international business schools. From 2001 to date, these cases are ideal to use as examples of business and management issues and are updated regularly to maintain current awareness and keep teaching material fresh and original.

Students may access the Emerald E-Cases (case studies) via the Library A-Z Databases.

 Lecturers may use the case studies & request students to use them without having to request permission from the Library.  The Case Studies may also be placed on Moodle for use with your teaching.

You will have to register as a Faculty/Staff member of NCI using your NCI Staff email account in order to access the Teaching Notes (you only need to register once & then access to the teaching notes is enabled).

In order to access the Teaching Notes you will have to login to Emerald Insight from the Emerald Case Studies Site, you will also need to activate your account; to do this you will need to click on a specific URL which can be obtained via Library Email or Phone 01 4498590.  All Faculty & Staff will have this URL emailed to their NCI Staff Email Accounts prior to the beginning of the Academic Term.

Once you have obtained & clicked on  the relevant URL,  choose the Login Button on the top right hand side of the page.  Once you have created your login/password, you will be directed to a screen giving details of your access entitlements (see guide below).

Then put in the case study title, author or subject you want to search, click on the title of the case study (& not the PDF); once you have clicked on the title you will get an option to click on Teaching Notes, which contain all or some of the following: Synopsis: Case objectives and position in the course: Relevant readings: Data collection and key theoretical frameworks: Teaching plan: Assignment questions: Analysis: Class Discussion: Exhibit(s)

The Marketing Business Case Studies Archive explains the purpose of the marketing function and the process of marketing planning.

NCI Library Network Licence gives access to marketing topics including:-

• The role of market research in analysing customer requirements
• SWOT analysis to map strengths, take advantage of opportunities or counter threats
• Setting marketing objectives - product- versus market-orientation
• Achieving balance in the marketing mix (product, price, place, promotion) to help achieve competitive advantage
• Which marketing strategies (Ansoff's matrix - market penetration, market development, product development, diversification) should a business choose to fit different needs
• The strategies for marketing products at different stages of the product lifecycle

Additional information & case studies may be accessed from: Business Case Studies LLP  note: Under Creative Commons License: Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike
 

CIPD Case Studies access - this is for faculty/tutors only and not for student access, however tutors can copy (online & print) cases and make them available to students within guidelines, either in print or via Moodle.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: This is to inform you that the CIPD Case Study Xtra will cease to be available from Saturday 4^th November 2017, as the CIPD are removing the service & it will no longer be available.

Accessing the CIPD Case Studies Xtra website.

Please follow this link http://www.cipdvle.com/  to access the CIPD Case Studies Xtra Website

• to access the site you will need to use a unique login/password, this can be requested by emailing the Library

          Case Studies Extra:  3 Levels

• Foundation: The resources on this page are designed for courses and qualifications set at a foundation level of study (NVQ 3 or approximately equivalent to certificate level) and will compliment study at this level.
• Intermediate: The resources on this page are designed for courses and qualifications set at an intermediate level of study (NVQ 5 or approximately equivalent to degree level) and will compliment study at this level.
• Advanced: The resources on this page are designed for courses and qualifications set at an advanced level of study (NVQ or approximately equivalent to postgraduate level) and will compliment study at this level.

Conditions of Use

• Any version of the Case Studies, whether customised or not, whether to be used in teaching notes, handout materials or any other form, and howsoever disseminated, must acknowledge the source and copyright in the name of the CIPD
• Faculty Login Only, no student login, please do not give login details to students
• Faculty may print or save case studies to disseminate to students for course work during study @NCI