Developing Customized and Well-Designed Case Studies

Case study analysis is an important tool for helping students develop the skills needed to apply the basic content they learn in their microbiology course; however, it can be difficult to find case studies that fit well in a particular classroom. How do we resolve this issue? Customization! Case studies can be customized to meet the specific needs of a course, including content and learning objectives. Additionally, well-designed cases can help students apply course content and develop important professional skills such as patience, empathy, and an understanding of trans-cultural health care issues. In this Archived Guest Lecture, Rod Anderson provides you with classroom-tested guidelines for case study development and resources for generating scenarios based on actual infectious disease cases.