Yo, White Eagles….

 

I found this early Decision Case a few days ago.  You might recognize it…..

 

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1. A man planted a vineyard, and fenced it all around, and he dug in it a wine-press, and built a tower in it, and then he leased it to laborers, and went on a journey.

 

2. And in due season he sent his servant to the laborers, to receive some of the fruits of the vineyard.

 

3. But they beat him, and sent him away empty.

 

4. And again he sent to them another servant; and they stoned him also, and wounded him, and sent him away in disgrace.

 

5. And again he sent another, but they killed him; and he sent many other servants, some of them they beat, and some they killed.

 

6. But finally, he had a very beloved son, and he sent him to them last of all, for he said, “They might feel ashamed before my son.”

 

7. But the laborers said among themselves, “This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.”

 

8. And they took and killed him, and threw him outside the vineyard.

 

9. What then will the owner of the vineyard do?

 

From… Mark (12) 1-9.

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So, which of the following attributes of “a good case” is satisfied by this early Decision Case?

 

A good case tells a story.

A good case focuses on an interest-arousing issue.

A good case is set in the past five years.

A good case creates empathy with the central characters.

A good case includes quotations.

A good case is relevant to the reader.

A good case is conflict provoking.

A good case is decision forcing.

A good case has generality.

A good case is short.

“A good case” guidelines were taken from Clyde Freeman Herreid; Professor at the University of Buffalo, in an article in the Dec.1997/Jan. 1998 issue of the Journal of College Science Teaching.