This course illustrates and describes the case study methodology to conduct qualitative empirical research aimed at crafting a Thesis, Dissertation, Scientific Article or Research Project.

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This course aims at providing students and participants with the theoretical and practical information and guidelines to:

- Become knowledgeable about the definitions and main rules of qualitative research and case study;

- Define the case study methodology and understand its domain of application and its different types (descriptive, explanatory, exploratory);

- Identify and apply the key steps to conduct a case study, by means of a practical example of its application.

This course includes content to guide students and participants aiming at applying the case study methodology in all of its key steps:

- Setting the problem;

- Defining objectives;

- Framing the analysis in extant theories;

- Defining the methodology, which is further divided into the sub-steps of

- Deciding the unit(s) of analysis

- Selecting cases

- Collecting data

- Analyzing data

- Interpreting the findings

- Evaluating the case study and assessing the role of theory.