Word: methodical
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Since the students normally control the flow of class discussion, says Christensen, they may direct their comments toward current issues if they choose. "I can't imagine a method that allows more freedom," he says...
...true academic wants the timeless answer--we want the timely," says Christensen. "We want you to learn and discover." The case method, he says, "isn't trying to intellectualize up to higher levels of abstraction, but down to the lower level of what you would do in a particular situation...
...case study method, say Harvard professors, forces students to control each day's discussion, allowing them to dictate which aspects of a general case are examined, but also requiring intense preparation for each class. Professors are often referred to as "facilitators" rather than lecturers; they don't lead the discussion so much as moderate...
...teach at the B-School, "You don't have to know the subject. You just have to know the case method," says Ciulla. "One benefit is that professors can teach something they're not experts in. But on the other hand, people come in expecting to be taught by experts...
Students, though, say they are not disturbed by these conditions. Given the structure of the case method, they have come to judge professors by their ability to direct discussion, and not by their lecturing skills...