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Teaching with Cases
For information or questions about case teaching, please contact Carolyn Wood, Assistant Academic Dean and Director of SLATE.
Choosing Cases
As a HKS faculty member, you have free access to online review copies of HKS full-text cases and teaching notes. Additionally, you can register for access to review copies of HBS case materials.
If you are interested in learning about which Kennedy School cases have been used in HKS classes or have questions about the HKS case collection, please contact Rebecca Loose, Carolyn Wood, or Allison Pingree.
How to Access Harvard Kennedy School Cases:
- Go to the HKS Case Program website (http://www.ksgcase.harvard.edu/)
- In the bottom left corner, click on “KSG Faculty & Staff Login”
- Login with your HKS intranet username & password
- You can browse cases by topic or search based on keywords, authors, and/or titles
How to Access Harvard Business School Cases:
- Go to the Harvard Business Publishing website (http://hbsp.harvard.edu/)
- In the right column, click on “Register Now” or "Apply Now" under the "Sign In" section
- Click "Register Now" in the "Educator Premium" section
- Complete the registration form
- You will receive an email containing information on how to login to access HBS case materials on-line within 24 hours and can then access case materials
Setting Student Expectations
Click here (PDF) for a very helpful six-page document on setting student expetations around case learning written by Harvard Kennedy School Professors Gomez-Ibanez and Kalt.
Preparing for a Case Discussion
The Christensen Center at Harvard Business School offers great online resources about how to prepare for case teaching.
Leading a Case Discussion
Click here (PDF) for tips from the Christensen Center on questions for class discussion. The Christensen Center also offers online resources on the topic of leading case discussions.
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