Using Case Studies for Teaching Management to Computer Engineering Students

Case based learning is an important feature of business education as it enables students to discover and develop their unique framework for understanding real business situations and dealing with business problems. The objective of this paper was to show the outcomes of teaching an introductory management course to non-business students using the case methodology. The study was conducted on computer engineering students at a university in Turkey to investigate their perceptions and approaches towards case based learning. The data was collected through a survey and classroom observations. The results show that the students’ active participation and discussion in class on cases increased their retention and motivation in learning the new concepts.