FBLA Arizona COMPETITIVE EVENTS

AGENDA I. Goal II. Types a) Updates b) Lists III. Selection IV. Resources

I. THE GOAL

THE GOAL OF COMPETITIVE EVENTS prepare students for successful careers The FBLA National Awards Program mission is to prepare students for successful careers in business through support for curriculum development and innovative assessment tools. To help meet that charge, the FBLA Competitive Events program has been developed and made available to local and state chapters for use in assessing students in the various knowledge, skills, and abilities assessing students in the various knowledge, skills, and abilities that make up today’s business education curriculum.

II. TYPES OF EVENTS (FBLA Arizona Categories)

EVENT TYPES (AZ) Individual Test ONLY Test Individual & team events Some have a test No Presentation All have something to submit before conference Skill Individual & team events Some have a test Presentation Some have something to submit before conference Performance One submission on behalf of chapter by individual or team No test Only Community Service Project presents at state All have something to submit before conference Chapter Individual & team events Completed at local level for NLC qualification (not regionals/ state) Specialty

TESTING EVENTS questions 60 minutes (SLC & NLC) Completed AT regionals Online prior to SLC Individual competition ONLY Up to THREE test-only events per student

TESTING EVENT SAMPLE DESCRIPTION

TESTING EVENT SAMPLE ITEMS

EVENT UPDATES Accounting II – (Test ONLY event ; production test REMOVED) Introduction to Financial Math – (Formerly Business Math) Introduction to Business Procedures – (Formerly Business Procedures; now limited to 9 th & 10 th grade students) (test events)

TESTING EVENTS Grades 9 and 10 onlyGrades #151 – Intro to Financial #153 – FBLA Principles and #154 – Intro to #155 – Intro to Business #107 – Intro to Business #152 – Intro to Information #156 – Intro to Parliamentary #101 – Accounting #205 – Accounting #104 – Business #105 – Business #106 – Business #117 – Computer Problem #116 – Cyber #108 – #119 – Insurance & Risk #111 – Networking #118 – Personal #120 – Securities at regions

EVENT TYPES (AZ) Test Individual & team events Some have a test No Presentation All have something to submit before conference SkillPerformanceChapterSpecialty

SKILL EVENTS Prepared Project (no presentation at regionals / SLC) Submission due to state office prior to conference Can be done in place of test events – MAXIMUM of THREE (3) test-only and/or skill Some have a test component – 85% pre-judged submission – 15% test All can be done INDIVIDUALLY – Some can be done as a TEAM

SKILL EVENT SAMPLE RATING SHEET

SKILL EVENT SAMPLE PRODUCTION TEST

EVENT UPDATES Changed to Skill Event: Business Plan – (does NOT present at SLC) (skill events) Changed to Presentation Events: Desktop Publishing (& renamed) Digital Design and Promotion (& renamed) Public Service Announcement Website Design

SKILL EVENTS IndividualTeam Skill Event Skill Event Only #217 – Desktop App Programming + ^* Skill Event (85%) + Test (15%) #201 – Computer Applications + * #209 – Database Design & Applications + * #210 – Spreadsheet Applications + * #203 – Word Processing * Team of 1-3 students: #202 – 3D Animation + ^* #515 – Business Financial Plan + ^* #516 – Business Plan + * #218 – Computer Game & Sim Programming + ^* #214 – Digital Video Production + ^* #213 – E-Business + ^* #219 – Mobile Application Development + at regions / + prepared prior to competition / *submission prior to SLC / ^topic provided annually

EVENT TYPES (AZ) TestSkill Individual & team events Some have a test Presentation Some have something to submit before conference PerformanceChapterSpecialty

PERFORMANCE EVENTS INDIVIDUAL or TEAM Students can add one of each to their event selections for SLC Some have a pre-judged submission due to state office Some have a test component – Team tests are taken as a group (other than Parli Pro)

PERFORMANCE EVENT SAMPLE RATING SHEET

EVENT UPDATES Future Business Leader – (50 point rubric ADDED for pre-judged resume & cover letter) Job Interview – (50 point rubric ADDED for pre-judged resume & cover letter) (individual presentations)

EVENT UPDATES Business Ethics – (Synopsis REMOVED) Graphic Design – (Formerly Digital Design & Promotion; NO pre-submission; presents at SLC) Hospitality Management – (NEW; team presentation & test) Introduction to Business Presentation – (Formerly Business Presentation; now limited to 9 th & 10 th grade students) Public Service Announcement – (NO pre-submission; presents at SLC) Publication Design – (Formerly Desktop Publishing; NO test; NO pre-submission presents at SLC) Sports & Entertainment Management – (NEW; team presentation & test) Website Design – (presents at SLC) (team presentations)

EVENT UPDATES Regional Conference Adjustments: – Presentation Events with Individual Test ONLY (no presentation) Network Design Management Information Systems Hospitality Management (presentation tests)

EVENT UPDATES Events with a Presentation & Test – 60% Presentation – 40% Test (presentation tests)

PERFORMANCE at regions / *submission prior to SLC / ^topic provided annually / + prepared prior to competition / ~ presentation / # role play IndividualTeam Performance #215 – Electronic Career Portfolio + ~ #301 – Impromptu Speaking #302 – Job Interview + * #303 – Public Speaking II #304 – Client Service Grades 9 and 10 only: # 351 – Public Speaking I + Team of 1-2 students: #204 – Publication Design + ^~ Team of 1-3 students: #517 – Graphic Design + ^~ #220 – Public Service Announcement + ^~ #212 – Website Design + ^~* #418 – Social Media Campaign + ^~ Team of 2-3 students: #402 – Emerging Business Issues + #403 – Business Ethics + Grades 9 and 10 only; Team of 1-3 students: #211 – Introduction to Business Presentation + ^~ Performance (60%) + Test (40%) #311 – Future Business Leader + * #312 – Help Desk Team of 2-3 students: #310 – Marketing #411 – Entrepreneurship #413 – Network Design (indiv test at regionals) #414 – Global Business #415 – Management Decision Making #416 – Management Info Systems (indiv test at regionals) #417 – Banking and Financial Systems #419 – Sports and Entertainment Management #420 – Hospitality Management (indiv test at regionals) Team of 4-5 students: #412 – Parliamentary Procedures

EVENT TYPES (AZ) TestSkillPerformance One submission on behalf of chapter by individual or team No test Only Community Service Project presents at state All have something to submit before conference ChapterSpecialty

CHAPTER EVENTS ONE entry per chapter – Students entering a NLC- qualifying chapter event must count it as one of their events toward the MAX of FIVE at SLC Some have a pre-judged submission due to state office

EVENT UPDATES Community Service Project – (does NOT present at SLC) Local Chapter Annual Business Report – (annual Program of Work added to rating sheet) (chapter events)

CHAPTER EVENTS NLC qualifying events American Enterprise Project Community Service Project Local Chapter Annual Business Report Partnership with Business Arizona Only Events (non-qualifying for NLC) Battle of the ChaptersBusiness GraphicsChapter Awards ProgramChapter ScrapbookChapter ShirtChapter Sign

EVENT TYPES (AZ) TestSkillPerformanceChapter Individual & team events Completed at local level for NLC qualification (not regionals/ state) Specialty

SPECIALTY EVENTS These events do not take place at SLC. Please refer to the FBLA Competitive Events Guidelines for details on these. NLC qualifying events Consumer literacy quizzes Life Smarts vbc.knowledgematters.com/fbla Management Simulation Virtual Business Challenge Word Core Exam Excel Core Exam Microsoft Office Specialist

EVENT TYPES (AZ) Individual Test ONLY Test Individual & team events Some have a test No Presentation All have something to submit before conference Skill Individual & team events Some have a test Presentation Some have something to submit before conference Performance One submission on behalf of chapter by individual or team No test Only Community Service Project presents at state All have something to submit before conference Chapter Individual & team events Completed at local level for NLC qualification (not regionals/ state) Specialty

III. EVENT SELECTION

STUDENT EVENT ENTRY LIMITATIONS Members can compete in up to: THREE (3) events at Regionals & FIVE (5) events at SLC – Maximum of three (3) Objective Tests and/or Skill Events – Maximum of one (1) Individual Performance Event – Maximum of one (1) Team Performance Event – No limit on Chapter Events or Specialty Events

CHAPTER EVENT ENTRY LIMITATIONS Objective Test and Skill Events: NO limit Performance Events: EXCEPTION: Job Interview - Unlimited entries per chapter at SLC. The top pre-judged submissions will advance. Chapter Events: one entry per chapter per event Members at Conference Individual Team

SLC EVENT DETAILS Prejudged submissions are due to the Arizona FBLA state office on a date that will be identified in the state registration materials (usually about 3 – 4 weeks prior to SLC). Electronic form submission (wufoo) Link provided from SLC information page on website

SLC EVENT DETAILS The top four (4) in test-only, skill, performance, and chapter events at the SLC qualify for National Leadership Conference. Members can compete in only one event at NLC. Even if you do not have students place in the top or called up on stage – attend the winners meeting! Even if you do not have students place in the top or called up on stage – attend the winners meeting! – Your students may have the chance to get bumped up but you must be present to claim that spot for them.

PROGRAM EMPHASIS & CAREER CLUSTERS

IV. EVENT RESOURCES

AZFBLA.ORG

> RESOURCES > COMPETITIVE EVENTS

FBLA.ORG

> FBLA > COMPETITIVE EVENTS EVENT GUIDELINES RATING SHEETS FORMAT GUIDE

CHAPTER MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK – EVENT GUIDELINES – Includes competencies for events by type (nationals) – Reduces redundancy of information – Requires use of Table of Contents to find events… National’s Online Reference Guide – Alphabetized for ease of use

FBLA.ORG

(WISCONSIN FBLA STUDY GUIDES)

fbla.testfrenzy.com

TIPS FOR COMPETITIVE EVENTS Integrate the events into your curriculum Fly the FBLA Flag Enter everyone Focus on a few events – master them Nail the new events!

REMEMBER THE GOAL: “…prepare students for successful careers…”