The Case Method in the Education of Economists: Making and Application
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Herenia Gutiérrez-Ponce
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4894-7039
Julián Chamizo-González
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7833-7859
Elisa Cano-Montero
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1870-3869
Nuria Arimany-Serrat
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0323-6601
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4894-7039
Julián Chamizo-González
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7833-7859
Elisa Cano-Montero
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1870-3869
Nuria Arimany-Serrat
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0323-6601
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Abstract
This research aims to prove that, by using the Case Method (CM), the Economy students gain the competencies defined in the new study plans for the subject Financial Statement Analysis (FSA). The company chosen to prepare the case is Abengoa. It is an international company undergoing important financial problems since 2008. This case has been applied to a simple of 114 students from three Spanish universities. The results show that the CM contributes to the development of the academic competencies and improves the formation of future economists.
Keywords
Case studies, learning, skills, economic analysisEducación superior, estudio de caso, aprendizaje, competencia, análisis económico
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Asopa, V. N. & Beye, G. (2001). Appendix 2: The Case Method. En Management of Agricultural Research: A Training Manual. Module 1: Institutional Agricultural Research: Organization and Management. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO. Disponible en: http://www.fao.org/docrep/W7500E/w7500e0b.htm#TopOfPage
Bell, P. C. & Lanzenauer, C. H. von (2000). Teaching Objectives: The Value of Using Cases in Teaching Operational Research. The Journal of the Operational Research Society, 51 (12), 1367-1377. https://doi.org/10.2307/254034
Benito, Á. & Cruz, A. (2005). Nuevas claves para la docencia universitaria : en el espacio europeo de educación superior. Madrid: Narcea.
Boehrer, J. & Linsky, M. (1990). Teaching with Cases: Learning to Question. The Changing Face of College Teaching. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 42, 41-57. https://doi.org/10.1002/tl.37219904206
Cannone, G. & Ughetto, E. (2014). Born Globals: A Cross-Country Survey on High-Tech Start-Ups. International Business Review, 23 (1), 272-283. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.IBUSREV.2013.05.003
Cochran, J. J. (2000). Introductory Business OR Cases: Successful Use of Cases in Introductory Undergraduate Business College Operational Research Courses. Journal of the Operational Research Society, 51 (12), 1378-1385. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601051
Foran, J. (2001). The Case Method and the Interactive Classroom. The National Education Association Higher Education Journal, 17 (1), 41-51. Disponible en: http://www.nea.org/assets/img/PubThoughtAndAction/TAA_01Sum_05.pdf
Hassall, T.; Lewis, S. & Broadbent, M. (1998). Teaching and Learning Using Case Studies: A Teaching Note. Accounting Education, 7 (4), 325-334. https://doi.org/10.1080/096392898331108
Herreid, C. F. (2011). Case Study Teaching. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 128, 31-40. https://doi.org/10.1002/tl.466
Iahad, N. A.; Mirabolghasemi, M.; Mustaffa, N. H.; Latif, M. S. A. & Buntat, Y. (2013). Student Perception of Using Case Study as a Teaching Method. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 93, 2200-2204. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.SBSPRO.2013.10.187
López Caballero, A. (1997). Iniciación al análisis de casos: una metodología activa de aprendizaje en grupos. Bilbao: Ediciones Mensajero.
Martínez Sánchez, A. (1995). El estudio de casos como estrategia didáctica para la formación de los profesionales de la acción social. En El estudio de casos para profesionales de la acción social, 15-38. Madrid: Narcea.
Miguel Díaz, M. de (coord., autor de parte) (2006). Metodologías de enseñanza y aprendizaje para el desarrollo de competencias: orientaciones para el profesorado universitario ante el espacio europeo de educación superior. Madrid: Larousse, Alianza Editorial.
Penn, M. L.; Currie, C. S. M.; Hoad, K. A. & O'Brien, F. A. (2016). The Use of Case Studies in OR Teaching. Higher Education Pedagogies, 1 (1), 16-25. https://doi.org/10.1080/23752696.2015.1134201
Sarasa, C. P. (2011). Using Active Learning in the Teaching of Accounting a Case Study on the Business Administration's Bachelors of the Universitat Politècnica de València. En International Association of Technology, IATED (ed.). ICERI2011 Publications: 4th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, Madrid, 14th-16th of November, 2011, Madrid, Spain. ICERI2011 Proceedings, 3822-3829. Madrid: IATED.
Stewart, J. P. & Dougherty, T. W. (1993). Using Case Studies in Teaching Accounting: a Quasi-Experimental Study. Accounting Education, 2 (1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1080/09639289300000001
Swanson, D. A. & Morrison, P. A. (2010). Teaching Business Demography Using Case Studies. Population Research and Policy Review, 29 (1), 93-104. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11113-009-9155-4
Yadav, A.; Lundeberg, M.; Deschryver, M.; Dirkin, K.; Schiller, N. A.; Maier, K. & Herreid, C. F. (2007). Teaching Science with Case Studies: A National Survey of Faculty Perceptions of the Benefits and Challenges of Using Cases. Journal of College Science Teaching, 37 (1), 34-38.
How to Cite
Gutiérrez-Ponce, H., Chamizo-González, J., Cano-Montero, E., & Arimany-Serrat, N. (2020). The Case Method in the Education of Economists: Making and Application. Magis, Revista Internacional De Investigación En Educación, 12(25), 145–168. https://doi.org/10.11144/Javeriana.m12-25.emdc
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