Bay Section Leadership Conference Events

INDIVIDUAL EVENTS

ACCOUNTING I

ACCOUNTING II (involves something more than a written test)

BUSINESS CALCULATIONS

BUSINESS COMMUNICATION

BUSINESS LAW

BUSINESS MATH (9th and 10th grade only)

BUSINESS PROCEDURES

CLIENT SERVICES

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (involves something more than a written test)

COMPUTER PROBLEM SOLVING

CREED CONTEST (9th and 10th grade only) (not an event at the national level)

CYBER SECURITY

DATABASE DESIGN AND APPLICATIONS (involves something other than a written test)

ECONOMICS

FBLA PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES (9th and 10th grade only)

FUTURE BUSINESS LEADER (involves something more than a written test)

INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS (9th and 10th grade only)

INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS COMMUNICATION (9th and 10th grade only)

INTRODUCTION TO TECHNOLOGY CONCEPTS (9th and 10th grade only)

JOB INTERVIEW (involves something more than a written test)

MARKETING

PERSONAL FINANCE

PUBLIC SPEAKING I (involves something other than a written test) (9th and 10th grade only)

PUBLIC SPEAKING II (involves something other than a written test)

SPREADSHEET APPLICATIONS (involves something other than a written test)

SPORTS MANAGEMENT

TECHNOLOGY CONCEPTS

WORD PROCESSING I (involves something other than a written test) (9th and 10th grade only)

WORD PROCESSING II (involves something other than a written test)

TEAM EVENTS(team of 2 or 3)

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

GLOBAL BUSINESS

Management Decision Making

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE (team of 4 or 5)

State Leadership Conference Events

INDIVIDUAL PROJECT EVENTS

DESKTOP APPLICATION DESIGN PROGRAMMING

Electronic Career Portfolio

iNTERNET APPLICATION DESIGN PROGRAMMING

Individual Events

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BAY SECTION INDIVIDUAL EVENTS

ACCOUNTING I

  • Written objective test on basic practices of accounting for the three types of businesses. Test may also have questions on terminology, journalizing, income statement, balance sheet, account classification, worksheet, bank reconciliation, payroll, posting, and other items related to the basic accounting cycle.

Eligibility: Must have taken or currently be enrolled in AccountingI. Accounting II students are not eligible. Pretests will be administered by Mr. Lee.

ACCOUNTING II

  • Written objective test on the principles and practices of accounting for the three types of businesses. May include questions on accounts receivable and accounts payable, financial statements, worksheet, account classification, bank reconciliation, income tax, payroll, inventory, purchases, sales, plant assets, depreciation, departmentalized accounting, partnerships, and corporate accounting.
  • School-site application test (at State only) covering bank reconciliation, payroll, trial balance, journalizing, inventory, depreciation, adjusting/closing entries. The competitor must be able to perform the required calculations and tasks using only a school computer.

Eligibility: Must have taken or be enrolled in Accounting I or II. Pretests will be administered by Mr. Lee.

BUSINESS CALCULATIONS

  • Written objective test on interest rates, payroll, taxes, bank records, mark-ups, discounts, consumer credit, and insurance. Mathematics skills recommended.

BUSINESS COMMUNICATION

  • Written objective test may include grammar, word definition, and usage, proofreading, spelling, punctuation, numbers, capitalization, reading comprehension, and oral communication concepts. English skills recommended.

BUSINESS LAW

  • Written objective test of objective questions and case problems. This competition addresses business law as it applies to contracts, sales, bailments, agency, business organization, bankruptcy, insurance, trade regulation, product liability, wills, consumer protection, negotiable instruments, and torts.

Eligibility: Must have taken or currently be enrolled in a Business Law class. Pretests will be administered by Mr. Lee.

BUSINESS MATH (9th and 10th grade only)

  • Written objective test with questions on basic math concepts, decimals, fractions, percentages, discounts, and consumer credit. Math skills recommended.

BUSINESS PROCEDURES

  • Written objective test on human relations, business terminology, records management, reprographics, information processing terminology, telecommunications, and business equipment. Proofreading and decision-making activities may also be included. Knowledge of basic skills, procedures, and decision-making recommended.

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (involves something more than a written test)

  • Written objective test on basic computer terminology and concepts, document formatting rules, grammar, punctuation, spelling, proofreading, and related computer application knowledge.
  • School-site application test: a two-hour skills test using basic programs on a school computer
  • Word Processing - produce letters, memorandums, tables, reports, or any other types of word processing application creations
  • Database- create a database and apply various functions such as searching and cloning
  • Spreadsheets - complete the spreadsheet grid and apply various functions such as move, combine and format; create and apply formulas
  • Graphics - complete various graphics such as line, pie, exploded pie, and stacked bar
  • Presentation - prepare text slides with graph graphics
  • Results will be based on the accuracy of the printed copy.

COMPUTER PROBLEM SOLVING

  • Written objective test on personal computer components, laptop and portable devices, operating systems, printers and scanners, networks, security, and safety and environmental issues. General computer knowledge and interest recommended.

CREED CONTEST (involves something more than a written test) (9th and 10th grade only)

  • FBLA Creed must be memorized and presented verbatim
  • May not use outlines, notes, index cards, or microphones
  • Three judges will ask the competitor one question regarding the FBLA Creed
  • Performance will be rated using a set rubric
  • Only at Bay Section and State levels; no advancement to Nationals
  • State champion recites the Creed for the audience at the awards ceremony

Good public speaking skills recommended.

CYBER SECURITY

  • Written objective test may include questions on firewalls, intrusion detection, network and physical security, cryptography, public key, authentication, computer attacks (virus, spam, spy ware, trojans, hijackers, worms, etc.), e-mail security, disaster recovery, and forensics security. General computer knowledge and interest recommended.

DATABASE DESIGN AND APPLICATIONS (involves something other than a written test)

  • Written objective test on data entry techniques, data definitions, query development, table relationships (including those that enforce referential integrity), form development, and report generation.
  • School-site application test- 1-hour to complete a series of tasks using only a school computer. Competitors must know the basic organizational structure of a database; be able to create and develop multiple queries; set up relational databases; edit relationships; and develop reports including sorting and grouping, inserting graphics, creating headers and footers, and calculating data.

General computer knowledge (esp. with Microsoft Access) recommended but this is an excellent opportunity to learn about databases.

ECONOMICS

  • Written objective test on economic principles related to the policies and goals of the United States economy and a comparison of the American economic system with that of other systems. Includes supply and demand, prices, profits, competition, governments and taxes, labor relations, monetary and fiscal policy, types of businesses, investments, global business, and environmental issues. Competitors are recommended to be in an Economics class.

FBLA PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES (9th and 10th grade only)

  • Written objective test about the organization of FBLA-PBL: its goals, creed, bylaws, and other facts found in the FBLA-PBL Chapter Management Handbook, National Awards Program manual, Tomorrow's Business Leader, Hotline, and other official publications

FUTURE BUSINESS LEADER (involves something more than a written test)

Consists of three parts: 1. Letter of Application, 2. Résumé, 3. Objective test about business concepts (accounting, economics, law, communications, math, technology, business procedures, and international business), and FBLA-PBL in general such as its history, FBLA programs, FBLA bylaws, and parliamentary procedure.

  • Interviews-Bay: Top ten (10) competitors with the highest test scores will participate in a ten-minute interview with a panel of three judges.
  • Interviews-State: Top fifteen (15) competitors with the highest test scores will participate in a ten-minute interview with a panel of three judges.

Competitors should have a well-rounded knowledge in all areas of business and good public speaking skills.

INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS (9th and 10th grade only)

  • Written objective test on the characteristics and organization of business, money managements and banking; economic systems, rights and responsibilities of employees, managers, owners and governments; insurance; consumerism; and career awareness.
Eligibility: Must have taken or currently be enrolled in Introduction to Business. Pretests will be administered by Mr. Logie.

INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS COMMUNICATION (9th and 10th grade only)

  • Written objective test on grammar, word definition and usage, proofreading, spelling, punctuation, numbers, capitalization, and oral communication concepts. English skills recommended.

INTRODUCTION TO TECHNOLOGY CONCEPTS (9th and 10th grade only)

  • Written objective test on basic computer principles, terminology, computer application concepts, programming concepts and procedures, and computer equipment. General computer knowledge recommended.

JOB INTERVIEW (involves something more than a written test)

Consists of three parts: 1. letter of application, 2. resume, and 3. Interview.

Each participant must apply for a position at Merit Corporation. The job must be one for which he/she is now qualified or for which he/she will be qualified at the completion of the current school year. Merit Corporation is a large fictional national corporation headquartered in Washington, DC. Company

  • Interviews-Bay: Top ten (10) competitors as judged by their application and resume will participate in a ten-minute interview with a panel of judges
  • Interviews-State: All those who qualify for state receive an interview

MARKETING

  • Written objective test on the basic functions of marketing (price, product, place, and promotion), channels of distribution, marketing research, legal and social aspects of marketing, and international marketing.

Prior or current enrollment in International Business or Introduction to Business required. Pretests will be administered by Mr. Logie.

PERSONAL FINANCE (new event)

  • Written objective test on financial principles related to personal decision making, earning a living (income, taxes), managing budgets and finance, saving and investing, buying goods and services, banking, credit, and insurance.

PUBLIC SPEAKING I (involves something other than a written test) (9th and 10th grade only)

  • Four-minute (4) speech: content must be of business nature and must be developed from one or more of the nine (9) FBLA-PBL goals. Good speaking skills recommended.

PUBLIC SPEAKING II (involves something other than a written test)

  • Five-minute (5) speech: content must be of a business nature and must be developed from one or more of the nine (9) FBLA-PBL goals. Good speaking skills recommended.

SPREADSHEET APPLICATIONS (involves something other than a written test)

  • Objective written test may include knowledge of data-entry techniques, editing capabilities, creating formulas, using functions (including those containing absolute values), formatting, charting, and analyzing chart data.
  • School-site applications test: 1-hour to complete a series of tasks using only a computer and basic spreadsheet applications. The test covers basic mathematical concepts as well as data organization concepts. Participants should be prepared to use pivot tables, create macros, and filter and extract data, and utilize data by creating formulas, using functions, generating graphs for analysis purposes

TECHNOLOGY CONCEPTS

  • Written objective test on the Internet, networking, telecommunications, computer applications and integration, as well as basic technology concepts and business equipment.

WORD PROCESSING I (involves something other than a written test) (9th and 10th grades only)

  • Written objective test on understanding and mastery of basic computer concepts, document formatting rules, grammar, punctuation, spelling, proofreading, and related word processing knowledge.
  • School-site application test: 1 hour to complete a series of tasks using only a computer and basic word processing applications. The test will cover basic keyboard knowledge and in the production of letters, memorandums, reports, tabulations, resumes, and material from rough drafts and unarranged copy.

Eligibility: Not more than one year of keyboarding, word processing, or computer application experience. Word processing skills (esp. using Microsoft Office) recommended.

WORD PROCESSING II (involves something other than a written test)

  • Written objective test on understanding and mastery of basic computer concepts, document formatting.
  • School-site application test: 1-hour test to complete a series of tasks using only a computer. The test will cover all types of business forms, which may include letters, memorandums, tabulations, reports, statistical reports, and materials from rough drafts and unarranged copy

Word processing skills (esp. using Microsoft Office) recommended.

BAY SECTION TEAM EVENTS

ENTREPRENEURSHIP (team of 2 or 3)

  • Written objective test: Questions on a business plan, community/business relationships, legal issues, initial capital and credit, personnel management, financial management, marketing management, taxes, and government regulations. All team members participate.
  • Case Study (state and national levels only): consists of a problem encountered by entrepreneurs in one or more of the following areas: business planning, human relations, financial management, and marketing. The team has 20 minutes to break down the case and prepare a presentation. All the questions raised in the case must be addressed.

GLOBAL BUSINESS (team of 2 or 3)

  • Written objective test: questions on communication including language and culture, ownership and management, legal issues, global business environment, treaties and trade agreements, taxes and government regulations, marketing, currency exchange, human resource management, and finance. All team members participate.
  • Case Study (state and national levels only): consists of a problem encountered in the international/global arena. The case may cover one or more of the following areas: business planning, human resource management, operations, financial management, and global marketing. The team will have 20 minutes to break down the case and prepare a presentation.

Management Decision Making (team of 2 or 3)

  • Written objective test: questions on business and its environment, forms of business ownership and the law, ethics and social responsibility, information and communication systems, planning and strategic management, financial management, human resource management, and careers. All team members participate.
  • Case Study (state and national levels only): consists of a problem encountered by managers in one of the following areas: human resource management, financial management, marketing management, or information systems management. 2007 focus is Financial Management. The team has 20 minutes to analyze the case and prepare a presentation to be presented in front of a panel of judges.

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE (team of 4 or 5)

  • Objective test: parliamentary procedure principles with additional questions on FBLA National Bylaws.
  • Performance (state and national levels): A case problem will be given. The team has 20 minutes to prepare for a 9 minute to 11 minutes performance simulating a regular chapter meeting.

Knowledge of parliamentary procedure highly recommended.

STATE LEVEL INDIVIDUAL PROJECT EVENTS

desktop application design programming

Desktop application programming focuses on procedural style processing systems, in which each record in a file must be processed. This event tests the programmer’s skill in designing a useful, efficient, and effective program to meet the prompt directives. General programming knowledge (such as JAVA) recommended.

  • Prejudged program:Design a program to keep the data current allowing the addition and change of records. Each record in the master file contains the members’ number, name, school, year joined, a code for active/non-active, and amount owed.
  • Presentation: 7-minute presentation describing and demonstrating program capabilities

Electronic Career Portfolio

Competitor develops an electronic career portfolio to display samples of work, achievements and accomplishments you would refer to in an interview. The portfolio helps give the employer an idea of your growth, vision, reflection, skills, experience, education, training, and career goals. In the business world, such a tool can be much more valuable than a mere resume and cover letter. Competitor is recommended to have ability in visual design and general computer skills, particularly with Flash Animations.

INTERNET APPLICATION DESIGN PROGRAMMING

Internet Application Programming focuses on systems that are used over the Internet or an intranet. This event tests the programmer’s skill in designing a useful, efficient, and effective program as directed by the prompt.

  • Prejudged program:Create a web application that will allow people to RSVP for a planned dinner event. This should include a web form which will allow people to either choose to attend the function or decline the invitation
  • Presentation: 7-minute presentation describing and demonstrating program capabilities

STATE LEVEL TEAM EVENTS

All of the following events require a submission of some form prior to the conference; individual details will be given after competitors are assigned.

Business Ethics (team of 2 or 3) (Case Study)

Ethical decision-making is essential in the business world and the workplace. This team event recognizes FBLA members who demonstrate the ability to present solutions to ethical situations encountered in the business world and the workplace.

  • Report: 2 pages providing a solution to the preliminary business ethics case
  • Case-Study: team will have 20 minutes to break down a business ethics case and prepare a presentation; the presentation will summarize the case and its ethical dilemmas, and will propose a solution

Business Financial Plan (team of 2 or 3)

Business financial planning is paramount to the success of any business enterprise. This event is designed to recognize FBLA members who possess the knowledge and skills needed to establish and develop a complete financial plan for a business venture. The financial plan requesting a loan from a financial institution must be economically and financially sound with a realistic time frame.

  • Report: 15-page business financial plan justifying a loan request (based on prompt)
  • Presentation: 7 minutes to explain reasoning behind loan need for the loan, process of applying for a loan, and type of loan

Business Presentation (individual or team of 2 or 3)