Reflections in Case-Based Learning: Experiences of Computer-Based Simulations in Social Work Education

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Table 1. SimChild: The work process.

Day 1 30 minutes	A brief introduction to SimChild and the ideas behind the exercise are provided 1 week before the exercise is held.
Day 2 30 minutes	Previously provided information is repeated in connection with the exercise and students are afforded the opportunity to ask questions. The SimChild program is demonstrated and a manual for the exercise is distributed.
About 1 hour	Individual work with Phase I.
About 1.5 hours	Individual work with Phase II.
15 minutes	The seminar begins with a general and free discussion of perceptions of the individual exercises.
1.5 hours	Diagrams that illustrate the outcome of various background variables are presented and the result discussed.
15 minutes	Debriefing. Free discussion of the exercise and reflections surrounding the seminar discussions.

Table 2. Example of the coding process.

In vivo codes	Categories	Theme
“When you’re making the assessment on your own, you rely on yourself. Then when you get to hear what others think, then it’s like … yes, that could also be the case”	Synchronous interaction	Interaction as a means of learning opportunities
“The fact that you are not alone, but discuss and problematize with others… “Have you thought about this?” “No, I have not.” I think that’s the most important thing.”
”Everyone enters with different perspectives and looks at [the problems] from different directions. There is a wide age range in the group and we all come from different backgrounds. And some have more experience than others.”	Perspectives/experiences