Case Studies from Regional Development 1
- Credits: 3
- Ending: Examination
- Range: 2C
- Semester: winter
- Year: 3
- Faculty of Economics and Finance
Teachers
Included in study programs
Teaching results
The aim of the course is to teach students to develop and present a case study on a selected topic in the field of regional economics from the position of public management. The solved topic of the case study will be linked to research projects at the faculty and will require fieldwork. Students will get acquainted with the work with a specific research method (such as an interview, questionnaire survey, etc.), the use of which they will subsequently test in the field. Students will relate their knowledge of theoretical work at the university with the solution of practical tasks in the field. The resulting findings and acquired knowledge will then be able to process and present in the form of a case study. Students will gain knowledge of the principles of creating case studies. They will apply the acquired knowledge in the creation of assigned, specific topics of case studies. After successful completion of the course, students will be competent to process and present case studies from the position of public management.
Indicative content
At the beginning of the semester, students will be introduced to a selected topic of a case study, which they will address throughout the semester. Students will get acquainted with the issues addressed, its importance for society as well as the context and relationships with surrounding actors (residents, companies and institutions). Afterwards, students will get acquainted with the selected research method, the use of which they will subsequently test in the field. They will process their acquired knowledge and findings into a semester work - a case study, which they will present and defend at the end of the semester. The course contains the following topics:
1. Introduction to the creation of case studies
2. Principles of writing case studies
3. Qualitative research methods
4. Quantitative research methods
5. Assignment of the topic of a case study in the field of public management
6. Specification of the selected research method
7. Methodology of data collection and processing
8. Pilot testing of data collection
9. Field work
10. Field work
11. Principles of presenting results
12. Presentation of the results of the assigned case study
Support literature
ELLET W. The Case Study Handbook, Revised Edition: A Student's Guide. Harvard Business Review Press, Boston, 2018 – ISBN 978-16-336-9615-0.
2. JSTOR and other archives of the latest scientific articles and studies.
Requirements to complete the course
Individual work, written work
Assessment: 40% of the total assessment is given to the fulfillment of continuous tasks during the semester, 60% of the assessment is the submission and defense of the semester work.
Student workload
The total workload for the student is 78 hours. Attendance at lectures is 26 hours, preparation for lectures is 13 hours, elaboration of continuous tasks during the semester is 13 hours, elaboration of semester work is 26 hours.
Language whose command is required to complete the course
Slovak
Date of approval: 10.02.2023
Date of the latest change: 18.02.2022