Wacra Use Case Survey Results
For Survey Data Gathered	December 23, 2002
Number of Survey Records	166
Question		Response
1. What percentage of the courses that you teach use cases?
		Average	Min	Max
		77%	0	100
2. Of these, what percentage falls into these categories?
		Average	Min	Max
a. Mini Case (1-3 pp.)		26%	0	100
b. Short Case (3-10 pp.)		26%	0	100
c. Long Case (10+ pp.)		39%	0	100
d. Interactive Case		2%	0	50
e. Other		2%	0	60
3. Are you writing or have you ever written a teaching/discussion case?
		Yes	88%
		No	11%
4. Within the past three years, how many cases have you written in each of the following categories?
		Average	Min	Max	Sum
a. Mini Case (1-3 pp.)		2.1	0	30	341
b. Short Case (3-10 pp.)		1.5	0	25	251
c. Long Case (10+ pp.)		1.8	0	14	304
d. Interactive Case		0.2	0	12	26
e. Other		0.6	0	53	106
5. What is/was your motivation for writing these cases?
		Suitable Case for Course	Available Funding	Requested by Client	Needed for Professional Advancement	Opportunity Presented Itself	Other
a. Mini Case (1-3 pp.)		29%	1%	4%	4%	22%	4%
b. Short Case (3-10 pp.)		27%	5%	3%	13%	30%	6%
c. Long Case (10+ pp.)		25%	10%	7%	25%	39%	7%
d. Interactive Case		2%	1%	1%	2%	3%	1%
e. Other		5%	1%	0%	1%	3%	1%
6. Please indicate the extent to which faculty receive incentives/rewards/support for case writing at your institution by choosing the appropriate response for the following statements:
Your institution		Always	Often	Sometimes	Rarely	Never
a. Provides course release time		3%	3%	8%	17%	66%
b. Provides TA/graduate student support		4%	8%	23%	19%	44%
c. Provides financial rewards, such as stipends, research grants		1%	8%	23%	20%	46%
d. Coaches student writing teams		0%	3%	10%	17%	67%
e. Sponsors seminars on case writing		2%	4%	16%	22%	51%
f. Supports faculty travel to case study conferences and workshops		11%	21%	35%	14%	16%
g. Works with case and book publishers		2%	8%	17%	20%	48%
h. Works with faculty to develop case content		1%	6%	17%	17%	52%
i. Other		1%	2%	2%	1%	9%
7. Please choose the weight your institution gives to case writing and publishing using a scale of 0-10, where 10=Fully Considered and Valued and 0=Not Considered or Valued for promotion and tenure
0		7%	0=Not Considered
1		10%
2		10%
3		14%
4		5%
5		12%
6		13%
7		12%
8		9%
9		3%
10		5%	10=Fully Considered
8. If case writing and publication are considered in your school's rank and tenure process, how would they most likely be classified?
a Research		27%
b Course development		43%
c Professional development		10%
d Publication		33%
e Other		11%
9. If case writing and publication are not considered in your school's rank and tenure process, what are the most likely reasons?
a Not considered to be a scholarly activity		19%
b Not recognized by faculty		16%
c Lack of academic rigor		15%
d Biases of our administration		10%
e Lack of understanding		18%
10. In what country is your university/college located?
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11. How would you classify the primary orientation of your university/college?
a Predominantly research oriented		15%
b Predominantly teaching focused		35%
c Balanced between teaching and research		50%
d Other		2%
12. What is the total number of students (both full and part time) at your University/College?
		Average	Min	Max
		10,218	0	47,000
13. What is the total number of full time faculty at your University/College?
		Average	Min	Max
		534	0	5,000
14. What degrees are offered by your University/College?
a Bachelor		90%
b Master		96%
c Doctorate		61%
d Other		10%
15. What is your school/department's field of study?
a Agriculture		2%
b Business		86%
c Economics		8%
d Education		5%
e Engineering		2%
f Fine or Applied Arts		0%
g Liberal Arts		4%
h Medicine		1%
i Nursing		1%
j Social Work/Human Services		1%
k Science		2%
l Other		7%
16. What is the total number of students (both full and part time) in your school/department?
		Average	Min	Max
		1,422	0	10,000
17. What is the total number of full time faculty in your school/department?
		Average	Min	Max
		75	0	2,500
18. Is your School/College professionally accredited?
		Yes	76%
		No	20%
19. What are your current academic responsibilities?
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20. What is your current academic rank?
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21. How would you describe your current academic position?
a Tenured faculty		60%
b Tenure track but not yet tenured		22%
c Renewable contract without tenure		11%
d Adjunct		4%
e Part time		4%
f Other		2%
22. How many years of academic experience have you had?
		Average	Min	Max
		18	1	53
24. How many WACRA conferences have you attended in the past five years?
		Average	Min	Max
		228	0	37,290
25. Are you a member of NACRA (North American Case Research Association)?
		Yes	37%
		No	61%
26. How many NACRA conferences have you attended in the past five years?
		Average	Min	Max
		1	0	5
27. How can WACRA promote case use at your institution for professional advancement of your faculty?
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28. Your E-mail (optional):
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