Fifth International Conference on Case Writing: Writing and the Perils of Publishing Cases

Another one of CWAM's self initiated conference for case writers! The Case Writers’ Association of Malaysia (CWAM), in collaboration with Putra Business School, Universiti Putra Malaysia and Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia organized the FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CASE WRITING themed ‘WRITING AND THE PERILS OF PUBLISHING CASES’ on 1 & 2 December, 2015 at Cititel Mid Valley, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The purpose of the conference is to discuss some of the guidelines that can be used so that publishable cases are assured thus avoiding many of the perils that writers face in trying to publish cases.

IPSAS-NYPI Collaboration Meeting

IPSAS is very fortunate today to receive visitors from the National Youth Policy Institute (NYPI), Korea. The discussion is very fruitful and it is hoped that many future collaborations can be done for both countries. The issues on youth is currently seen as very crucial due to the fact that they are going to be our future leaders. We hope this is a start of a new relationship. Fingers crossed!

Case Writing Workshop at UNITAR

UNITAR has moved towards an additional direction that is to write case studies to be used as a teaching tool. The workshop was conducted from 6-8 October 2015 at the Kelana Jaya facility. The objective is to publish case studies online for the use of educators. Great!

CEO Faculty Programme with Prof Richard J. Parker, Director of Research and Technology of Rolls Royce Group

Another chapter of the CEO Faculty Programme was completed by Prof Richard J. Parker, Director of Research and Technology of the Rolls Royce Group on 3 September 2015. The new CEO Faculty Programme would consist of guest lecturers, panel discussions and co-teaching by renowned figures of various industries. It is always amazing to listen to a Professor who is also a part of an outstanding organization such as Rolls Royce. Thumbs up!

Case Teaching and Learning Workshop for CEDAR, SME Bank

The Centre for Entrepreneur Development and Research (CEDAR) is a specialized SMEs and Development Financial Institution (DFIs) training, consultancy and research center of the SME Bank Malaysia. CEDAR had embarked on a very interesting project that focused in developing a few case studies of selected SMEs in 2013. The compilation of those case studies were then published as a book in 2014. In order to enhance the effectiveness of using case studies in their training, CEDAR had arranged for a sharing session on case teaching and learning with their trainers yesterday. It is always fun and refreshing when meeting new people with new ideas.

Developing Moderation and Mediation Research Frameworks Workshop

Many post graduates normally decide to use mediation or moderation as a shorter way to highlight contributions of their research. This workshop is therefore essential to help them understand the true nature of such relationships. Prof Aminah Ahmad, a prominent researcher from IPSAS conducted this workshop.

Case Teaching and Learning Level 3 at AKEPT

We are again having the Case Teaching and Learning at AKEPT from 12-13 March 2015, but this is the first time it is conducted for the Level 3. The trainees for this level are expected to have not only the skills of writing and using case studies, but also training others on how to write case studies. As usual, the Head of Trainer is our sifu, Prof Zainal Mohamed.

Prof Han's Farewell Gathering

Today we had a chance to listen to one of Prof Han's talks entitled ‘Being Critical on Critical Thinking in Malaysian Business Schools.’ It was very interesting to listen to his views and critical perspectives on several issues. I believe it is about time that we assess things critically in our effort to move forward. Being critical does not mean to criticize or humiliate people. It is simply about speaking the truth in hope to continuously improve. To Prof Han, we wish you the best on your life after this retirement. We will miss you. Thank you Prof for being part of us.

Note: Prof Han passed away on 17 June 2015 due to a heart attack.

Developing Excellent Research Proposal using Logical Framework Analysis Workshop

The latest effort by RMC, UPM was this workshop on Logical Framework Analysis. It was aimed to help the researchers to write high quality proposals. The method is interesting once you get to understand it. Bravo!