Case studies using movie or TV show segments

Way back in time when I studied for my MSQA one assignment was to watch the movie "Gung Ho" starring Michael Keaton. This movie revolved around a Japanese takeover of a US car company. Students had to watch the movie, take notes of what were good and bad management/quality practices, then participate in a class discussion.

Today I am a fan of "Salon Takeover." Why? Because the show looks at small business management (perhaps not intentionally) and customer service (quality). If I get to teach a business/quality course I will try to obtain a segment of this show for class discussion.

 

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Ian, my psych class uses a lot of movies for case studies as well.
Question- are you the same Ian from the HES board?

 

I watch that show! Out of habit, I map out what I would fix in the first 10 minutes.

 

As an undergrad I started out as a communication studies major and took a course called "Mass Media & Society". For one of our papers, we had to choose two television shows or movies and analyze some variable and discuss its potential effect on society. I remember I chose to review two TV shows. One was Xena: Warrior Princess and the other was Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I was measuring the amount of "touch" between the main characters. I chose a random episode from each show, and it was a riot to sit there and analyze them.

In the honors level history courses I teach, I have my students choose a historical movie and analyze its accuracy. It's amazing to read the kids' papers and see how much they realize hollywood is full of crap. Gosh... when the movie 300 came out, I had to spend a couple days explaining how Xerxes wasn't 10 foot tall giant and they didn't have mutants with swords for arms in the Persian army. It's nice to see them realize that not everything on tv is real.

-Matt

 

Over the years, I've used "12 O'Clock High" to teach Situational Leadership. (I'm not at all alone--it is a common practice.)

Ken Blanchard published a video using clips from several movies ("Karate Kid," Young Frankenstein," and others) to present his Situational Leadership model.

 

No - must be another Ian

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While I was still in graduate school, I did a presentation for my substance abuse counseling course on marijuana abuse and treatment. I used humorous segments from the movie "Half Baked" in order to keep my audience engaged and interested in my clinical presentation.