Developing Case Studies
Copyright Integrity Action
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Case Study Writing – Telling the Story
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Choose an issue and story you know well
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Prepare an outline of the facts in the case
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Set the stage: Provide some background
information relevant to the case
[such as data table, diagram, description, news
article or other documentation]
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Provide the organisational context and any
other relevant or broader context
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Only provide information that involved
characters actually know
Case Study Writing – Telling the Story
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Describe the characters’ and stakeholders’
personalities :
 How others actually know them in the story
 What reader needs to know (for analysis and
problem-solving) about how they think, react
and behave
Incorporate the relationships between the
stakeholders
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Set complexity for level of students
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Include multiple perspectives, issues, outcomes
and impacts
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Case Study Components
 How
to Choose a Title
 Content
 Questions
 Case Study Size
Integrity Components
 Alignment
 Accountability
 Competence
 Ethics
 Corruption
Controls
Integrity Challenges (examples)
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Conflict of Interest
Giving/Accepting Gifts
Unethical Behaviour
Unresponsive to Clients
Favouritism
Incompetence
Hiding Information
Nepotism
Cronyism
Price Fixing
Tender Fixing
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Corruption
Lack of Transparency
Bribe Giving/Bribe
Taking
Unprofessional
Behaviour
Lack of Accountability
Dishonesty
Unlawful Behaviour
Abuse of Power
Sexual Harassment
Topics (examples)
Higher Education
 Procurement
 Business Development
 Construction
 Health Care
 Migration
 Judicial Process
 Election Process
 Others…
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