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[chicago_48]

Hello, I am part of a group at school, the "Diversity" group.  We have to do a presentation about Diversity issues at the university-college.

My part is to give case study(s) that involve the audience.  Interactive quizzes, games, etc. etc.

Anyway, I have been all over the internet and in the Chronicle trying to find case studies of "discrimination" (age, disability, ethnicity) in the university(s).

Would anyone know a source I should look to?   wrote the ACLU for some case studies.

Hope this makes sense.
I found a couple involving religion, but need a couple of more.  Thanks much.  BTW, I need the answers to the case studies.

[cccpres2b]

How easy "help" becomes "do it for me".  Not that I am saying that's what this is, but there is PLENTY of raw material in the posts on the forum to put together a case study already.

As far as needing "answers" to the case study. That is a new one to me. As far as I knew, the case study format is a teaching tool, because it allows students to develop their own understanding and solution to the case. There is no "answer". The answer is in the process. Maybe I am just completly wrong. That's just my two cents.

[kamiakin]

The reference librarian at your school is playing solitaire on his computer right now, but would gladly put that aside to help you.

[polly_mer]

The mention of a case study with answers leads me to believe that you are looking for something like the canned lesson plans available to K-12 teachers, with step-by-step directions that include sections on points to make in the discussion, how to set up the games, and what pedagogical goals each task represents.  If that's what you want, you need to find websites that cater to educational materials, not a general interest site.   Kamiakin is right that a reference librarian at your school can help you find that kind of site. 

The caveat on pursuing that path is whether the class you are taking will allow such a thing.  If you are in a training program for K-12 teachers, using canned material may be acceptable practice.  However, you need to check with the professor because the professor may be expecting you to make your own case studies from situations like the threads on this board.  That's what I would expect from my students because much of the canned stuff is garbage.

[chicago_48]

The comments on this page are misconstrued and frankly, unintelligible and I'm sorry I came here.

A case study is a "scenario".  However, I will write the various EEOC offices of universities for help.

A case study is:  Susan went to the park and saw two men rob a woman...should Susan a) call the police? b) help the woman....that's what I mean.

I was looking for scenarios I could use, which I call "case studies" and answers, because these would be legal issues and I don't want to give the audience the wrong answers & information.

Why would I make up stuff and give wrong information...but never mind.  No one else needs reply to this thread. if I knew how to delete it I would.

[scheherazade]

A case study is:  Susan went to the park and saw two men rob a woman...should Susan a) call the police? b) help the woman....that's what I mean.

I do not think that term means what you think it means.

[kedves]

Communication is more efficient when participants in the process assign the same meanings to terms.  In fact, a case study is the focus of a form of research; it is not a hypothetical situation.

[chicago_48]

I found my case scenarios.  Close the thread.

[jonesey]

I found my case scenarios.  Close the thread.

So, you don't need anyone to write your homework for you anymore?  Congrats.

[mended_drum]

I found my case scenarios.  Close the thread.

Unfortunately, you are not the designated thread-killer on the fora.  Anyone can start a thread, but only the Great Killer can put them to rest.  In fact, if we so desired, we could go on explaining that you don't know what the term "case study" means for hundreds and hundreds of pages, creating digressions about self massage, lesbians and paperclips.  Only the moderators can stop us!

Seriously, I would be interested to know if anyone else understands what you actually do call the sort of things that the OP was looking for.  Are these maybe "cases," to which there are actual legal answers?  Are they exercises with some kind of policy which they are supposed to train students to follow?

[scheherazade]

Do you think case studies about lesbians would be useful?

[kedves]

Seriously, I would be interested to know if anyone else understands what you actually do call the sort of things that the OP was looking for.  Are these maybe "cases," to which there are actual legal answers?  Are they exercises with some kind of policy which they are supposed to train students to follow?

I'm not sure which sort of thing the OP meant, hypothetical scenarios or actual cases, but I've heard the hypothetical type called scenarios and the training method called scenario training or scenario-based training.  These are often used as group "what would you do" exercises in which members are assigned roles.  Sometimes the scenario is talked through, but these are also used as action training exercises (e.g., shooter-on-campus scenarios).  Positive and negative effects of actions taken during the exercise are evaluated--for ethics, safety or security, inter-office communication, customer satisfaction, legality, whatever the objective of the exercise is.  "Case" implies an actual rather than a hypothetical situation as in case law (legal case) or case study (study of a particular firm, individual, etc.), and those could also be discussed in a training session or presentation, but they are a different thing.  Quizzes are yet another training tool.

I know that many faculty criticize the outsourcing of university business, but this seems to be a situation in which it would be good to have the session run by experts--not because of anything particular about this OP but because it seems risky to ask non-experts to discuss legal issues such as prohibited forms of discrimination (although if this is a class presentation, not a faculty workshop or training session, then my objection isn't relevant).

Of course case studies about lesbians would be useful.  How could they not be useful? 

[scheherazade]

Of course case studies about lesbians would be useful.  How could they not be useful? 

I don't know.  Apparently, "case studies" has a different meaning than I always thought, so I figure it's a brave new world.

[kedves]

Of course case studies about lesbians would be useful.  How could they not be useful? 

I don't know.  Apparently, "case studies" has a different meaning than I always thought, so I figure it's a brave new world.

...that has such people in it? 

Perhaps scenarios about lesbians would be more fun helpful than case studies.  Don't let me be hegemonic about the definition of terms! 

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