Evaluation of the Amadou Diallo Case Study

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1. In what way did the case study contribute to what you learned about the Amadou Diallo case?
2. In what way did the case study contribute to what you learned about Foucault's approach to power relations?
3. What impact, if any, has learning with this case had on your approach to reading and understanding theory?
4. How does learning through a case compare to discussing Foucault without applying his theoretical approaches to a case?
5. In what way was this case useful for learning:
   how to make an argument?
   how to synthesize material in a short period of time?
   how to apply theory to practice?
   how to listen to opinions opposed to your own?
   how to weigh a complex set of issues in reaching a decision?
6. What did you learn about yourself by participating in this case study?
7. Do you have any suggestions about what could be done differently to teach this case? Was the mock trial helpful for discussing the case and for further understanding Foucault's notion of power relations? Or could we have done without it?
8. Do you think learning through cases is more effective than simple discussion of reading material? Why or why not?
9. If you were asked to decide whether or not the four police officers were guilty or not guilty as charged, what would your verdict be? Does this differ from your verdict before we ran the case study?