Large Case Study Approach in Key Courses of Construction and Real Estate Management Major

Based on the actual large cases of construction and real estate projects, aimed to help learners of such courses to achieve particular learning objectives, case study approach in teaching key courses of construction and real estate management major is a whole set of teaching methods and skills. In order to avoid such gaps that are commonly found in the practice of case study approach, that is, gaps between cases used and the objectives of the course, gaps between teaching the course in class and developing student’s hands-on ability, a teaching strategy for specific courses to the major of construction and real estate management is discussed in this paper, using one large comprehensive actual project throughout the course, closely combining the content of course with realities, and class instructions with hands-on experience of students, which, coupled with in-class discussions and case reviews of instructor, are designed to effectively increase students’ ability to identity, analyze, and solve problems. In the meantime, an application of large case study approach in the course of real estate investment analysis is proposed in this paper, in order to demonstrate this teaching method and strategy better.