The phrase "an initial case study of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when introducing a preliminary examination or analysis of a specific subject or phenomenon.
Example: "This paper presents an initial case study of the effects of remote work on employee productivity."
Alternatives: "a preliminary case study of" or "an introductory case study of".
Thus, this vitamin was selected for an initial case study to examine the potential value of the KEDRF for nutrients.
As an initial case study, we plotted the composition of the world's earliest tin bronze artefacts; the graphic representation further supports claims about the importance of a golden hue for their invention and demand, c. 6500 years ago.
The paper concludes with further discussion of an initial case study.
This study focuses on the development of a design methodology for alloys in AM, using a newly developed Al-Ce alloy as an initial case study.
An initial case study motivating this work is the use of the OpenCog AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) software framework to help control humanoid robots created by Hanson Robotics.
An initial case study was prepared and compared with the set of questions that were to be answered.
A decade ago, the editors of the first collection of HMAP research papers anticipated that the findings of the project's initial case studies would make 'a major contribution to knowledge and understanding of the complex, delicate and important relationship between human societies and the marine environment' [31].
Someone who's worked on a mental health-themed branded content project told me on the condition of anonymity that their initial case studies had been rejected by the brand for being "too mental".
Although these studies relate to various marine species in different parts of the world, their findings not only address HMAP's key research issues, but also complement and reinforce the results of the project's initial case studies.
