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Focus on Learning Outcomes, the content will come along with your activities.
I think that experienced faculty often start thinking about PBCL from their usual approach to instruction. That usual approach generally focuses on the content elements of the course. If we can get faculty o consider the Learning Outcomes of the course they will have an easier time developing case files for inclusion in a course.
The primary reason that I suggest this approach is that Learning Outcomes are generally broader in focus than are the content elements in a course. Initially case files tend to have a broad focus because the problems that industry will provide are going to require multiple skills and a variety of knowledge/experience to analyze. This is directly a result of the fact that the real/industrial world is not a topic/content focused world. Courses tend to be narrowly focused and are generally designed to involve one topic.
The content elements will be part of the problem solution but may not be easily identified when the file is being developed. Faculty members will be able to recognize the content elements as the students work on the solution in their initial efforts to apply PBCL in their courses. With experience it is easier to identify the content elements when considering an industry problem. But, faculty will be more receptive to adopting PBCL if they focus on Learning Outcomes