Criteria for Evaluation

The jury will apply the following evaluation criteria on the cases and teaching notes:

• Content - The content of the case will be judged along the following lines:
• The case should deal with a rich and current managerial issue or concern
• The case should deal with themes that will afford a rich class discussion
• The case should provide a historical perspective to the issue at hand, including pertinent information about the company’s/decision’s background and pertinent strategic events
• The case should have a clear decision focus faced by the manager(s) in the company
  
  
• Form - Presentation of content is given equal importance in the evaluation:
• Style of writing: The case should be well-written.  An interesting narrative must emerge as one reads through the case
• Clarity and presentation of data: The case should provide students with appropriate amount of useful information and data to help them make decisions
• Adherence to the Editorial Guidelines provided
  
  
• Teaching Notes -  A good teaching note contains:
• Clear teaching objectives
• Indication of level of analysis (MBA,  Executive Education programme)
• Suggested student assignment
• Suggested additional readings or references
• Possible discussion questions
• Potential uses of the case
• Analysis
• Suggested teaching approach
• Audio-visual support (wherever applicable)
• Proposed session plan

Note: Equal importance will be given to the Case and the Teaching Note.