Writing Case Studies: The Science of Delivery
Course Structure
This course is organized into different topics. There are 6 topics in total, as well as an introduction section. The course components consist of short video lectures, reading material (sample case studies, briefings and style sheets), as well as different types of assignments.
Assignments
There are three types of assignments in this course.
- Quizzes that help you practice using the concepts and ideas introduced for each topic. You may take a quiz as many times as you need to, in order to get the correct answers. There are 6 quizzes in this course, and you have to complete at least 4 of them.
- Discussion forum assignments where you post a response to a question in the discussion forum. There are 6 discussion forum assignments in this course, and you have to complete at least 5 of them.
- Self assessment assignment where you will submit a response on the assignment page, and then evaluate your own contribution using a scoring rubric. There is one peer review assignment in this course, and you have to submit it.
In order to pass the course, you have to complete the required course work with a score at least 50%.
Useful Pages
- The Course Schedule provides an overview of the readings, video segments and assignments for each topic.
- The Course Readings shows full citations for all the readings.
- Your Progress Page helps you keep track of which assignments you have done.
- If this is your first course in edX, please take edX's Demo Course.
Instructors
The instructors will regularly check in on the discussion forums. If you have questions for the teaching staff, please select "question" when you create your post.
TIME COMMITTMENT AND PREREQUISITES
You should plan on spending between 3 and 5 hours to complete each of the topics in this course. However, since the course is self-paced you are free to set your own schedule. There are no prerequisites for the course.