KENTUCKY AWARDS PROGRAM
FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA
COMPETITIVE EVENTS GUIDELINES
Kentucky Department of Education
2015-2016
KENTUCKY AWARDS PROGRAM
FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA
Event Guidelines – All events are Regional, State, and National unless specified differently.
COMPETITIVE EVENTS
Individual or Team / 3D AnimationIndividual / Accounting I
Individual / Accounting II
Individual / Agribusiness
Chapter / American Enterprise Project
Team / Banking and Financial Systems
Chapter / Bulletin Board (Regional/State)
Individual / Business Calculations
Individual / Business Communication
Team / Business Ethics
Chapter / Business Financial Plan (State/National)
Individual / Business Law
Chapter / Business Plan Project (State/National)
Individual / Client Service
Chapter / Community Service Project
Individual / Computer Applications
Individual or Team / Computer Game & Simulation Programming
Individual / Computer Problem Solving
Individual / Cyber Security
Individual / Database Design & Applications
Individual / Desktop Application Programming
Individual or Team / Digital Video Production
Individual or Team / E-Business
Individual / Economics
Individual / Electronic Career Portfolio
Team / Emerging Business Issues
Team / Entrepreneurship
Individual / Ethel M. Plock Scholarship (Regional/State)
Individual / Eugene H. Smith Scholarship (Regional/State)
Individual / FBLA Principles and Procedures
Individual / Future Business Leader
Team / Global Business
Individual or Team / Graphic Design (Formerly Digital Design & Promotion)
Individual / Health Care Administration
Individual / Help Desk
Team / Hospitality Management
Individual / Impromptu Speaking
Individual / Insurance and Risk Management
Individual / Introduction to Business
Individual / Introduction to Business Communication
Individual or Team / Introduction to Business Presentation (Formerly Bus. Presentation)
Individual / Introduction to Business Procedures (Formerly Bus. Procedures)
Individual / Introduction to Financial Math (Formerly Business Math)
Individual / Introduction to Information Technology
Individual / Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure
Individual / Job Interview
Team / LifeSmarts (National)
Chapter / Local Chapter Annual Business Report
Chapter / Local Chapter Name Tag (Regional/State)
Chapter / Local Chapter Newsletter (Regional/State)
Chapter / Local Chapter Scrapbook (Regional/State)
Team / Management Decision Making
Team / Management Information Systems
Team / Marketing
Individual / Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS)—Word & Excel-National Only
Individual or Team / Mobile Application Development
Team / Network Design
Individual / Networking Concepts
Team / Parliamentary Procedure
Chapter / Partnership with Business Project (State/National)
Individual / Personal Finance
Individual or Team / Public Service Announcement
Individual / Public Speaking I
Individual / Public Speaking II
Individual or Team / Publication Design (Formerly Desktop Publishing)
Individual / Sales Presentation
Individual / Securities & Investments
Individual or Team / Social Media Campaign
Team / Sports and Entertainment Management
Individual / Spreadsheet Applications
Individual / Talent Show (Regional/State)
Individual or Team / Virtual Business Challenge (National)
Individual or Team / Website Design
Individual / Word Processing
RECOGNITION EVENTS
Individual Who's Who in FBLA (Must have completed Future Level BAA)
Local Chapter Gold Seal Chapter Award of Merit
Commonwealth Award of Merit
Largest Local Chapter Membership
Chapter Membership Award (COMING SOON)
Local Chapter Businessperson of the Year
Local Recruitment of Chapters
APPENDICES Listing of Business/Business-Related Jobs
Statement of Assurance (COMING SOON)
NO PROGRAMMABLE
CALCULATORS, PDA’s, or PHONES ARE ALLOWED IN ANY EVENT
CALCULATORS MAY BE PROVIDED IN THOSE EVENTS WHERE THEY ARE USED.
NO CELL PHONES ARE TO BE IN ANY PREPARATION OR PERFORMANCE ROOMS
(EVEN IF THEY ARE TURNED OFF)
KENTUCKY AWARDS PROGRAM
GENERAL INFORMATION
EVENT GUIDELINES
The FBLA competitive events are divided into three categories: individual, team, and chapter events. The following general regulations apply to participation in FBLA regional, state, and national competitive events.
· A member may participate in any number of chapter events.
· A maximum of five (5) members may be registered in a single chapter event.
· A member may enter only one individual or one team event; they may not enter both an individual and a team event. Three exceptions to this regulation apply. Members may enter the following events in addition to one individual or team event and any number of chapter events—Who's Who, Eugene H. Smith Scholarship, and Ethel M. Plock Scholarship. The Talent Show varies by region. Refer to your individual regional conference guidelines for Talent Show as these tend to differ with each region. Also, members competing in any prejudged event that does not have a performance component at State Leadership Conference can also enter one (1) other event. Those prejudged events that do not have a performance component at SLC are:
Computer Applications / E-BusinessComputer Game & Simulation Programming / Mobile Application Development
Database Design & Applications / Spreadsheet Applications
Desktop Application Programming / Website Design
Digital Video Production / Word Processing
· A local chapter may have only one entry in each individual, team, or chapter competitive event.
· If a student enters one of the above prejudged events and one other event and qualifies at the State Conference to compete at the National Conference, the student must choose in which event he/she will compete at NLC. No student can compete in two events at the National Conference.
· Members' dues must be posted as paid to the FBLA-PBL Inc. (state and national dues) by February 1 to be eligible to participate in regional, state, or national competitive events. Membership in FBLA is unified on local, state, and national levels and is not available separately.
· All event guidelines have been updated. These guidelines and rating sheets will replace all others and will be in effect with the 2016 Kentucky Regional Leadership Conferences.
· Review each guideline for eligibility requirements, regulations, procedures, and awards recognition.
· “Readme” file information must be submitted on the “Statement of Assurance” along with copyright notations.
· All Statement of Assurances will be submitted electronically according to directions in regional and state conference memos.
· All incorrect and illegible URLs will be judged as submitted.
· All prejudged and home site events will be submitted electronically according to directions in regional and state conference memos.
· These competitive event guidelines are to be utilized for participation in regional and state conference events. For competition at the National Leadership Conference, use the National Awards Program event guidelines.
· Students who have competed in a "higher level" event may not then compete in the associated "introductory level" event, such as Accounting I/II, Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure/Parliamentary Procedure, etc.
· A member who has competed as an individual in an individual/team event (1-3) may compete again in the same event as a team member the following year, not as an individual.
· Participation in a pilot event does not disqualify a member for competing in the same event once it becomes an official competition. A person participating in a pilot event is eligible to compete in another individual or team event.
· The individual and/or team are responsible for providing all of the equipment (including laptops, LCD projectors) for the appropriate performance events. Microphones will not be used in any events nor will podium/lecterns be provided. Screens, carts, and Internet access (where needed) may be provided for all performance events.
· The top four winners at the State Leadership Conference in all events will be eligible to compete at the National Leadership Conference.
Online Testing
· Team online objective tests are to be taken with all team members using the login information of one (1) team member on one (1) computer. No team member is to log onto another computer. Doing so may result in disqualification for the team.
· Refer to your conference memo for details about Team Online Objective Test substitutions.
· There will be NO substitutions for Individual Online Objective Tests at regional conferences.
· Regional Leadership Conferences – Online testing is conducted for all objective test events at the Regional Leadership Conferences. Ties will be broken based on the time the test is completed.
· State Leadership Conferences – Online testing will be held at each individual school for all objective tests. Information will be sent to the test proctors at the schools as to when the testing window will open and close. Ties will be broken based on the time the test is completed.
· Voice recognition software may be used where appropriate in all skill event production tests. The local chapter must provide the software.
· The Format Guide can be used as a reference when taking the Computer Applications, Spreadsheet Applications, and Word Processing PERFORMANCE COMPONENT only! No reference materials may be used for the Online Objective Test.
· Copyright and Fair Use Information: It is the policy of FBLA-PBL to comply with state and federal copyright laws. Copyright guidelines are included in the Format Guide which can be found on the Kentucky FBLA website: www.kyfbla.org
**The following online objective tests (State Leadership Conference only) will need the certification forms on pages 9 and 10 completed and sent to the state adviser by the designated deadline on the specific form:
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Accounting I
Accounting II
Agribusiness
Banking and Financial Systems (TEAM)
Business Calculations
Business Communication
Business Law
Computer Applications
Computer Problem Solving
Cyber Security
Database Design and Applications
Economics
Entrepreneurship (TEAM)
FBLA Principles and Procedures
Future Business Leader
Global Business (TEAM)
Health Care Administration
Help Desk
Hospitality Management (TEAM)
Insurance and Risk Management
Introduction to Business
Introduction to Business Communication
Introduction to Business Procedures
Introduction to Financial Math
Introduction to Information Technology
Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure
Management Decision Making (TEAM)
Management Information Systems
(TEAM)
Marketing (TEAM)
Network Design (TEAM)
Networking Concepts
Parliamentary Procedure
Personal Finance
Securities and Investments
Sports and Entertainment Management
(TEAM)
Spreadsheet Applications
Word Processing
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All Team Online Objective Tests are to be taken with the entire team around one (1) computer, using one (1) team member’s login credentials. No substitutions can be made to the team without referring to the specific conference guidelines. If substitutions are permitted, no more than one (1) team member may be a substitution, AND the proper paperwork must be completed prior to testing.
Any student testing/performing using another student’s credentials WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. Any team with one or more members testing/performing without following the proper procedures will be disqualified.
Calculators will be supplied for the following events:
Accounting I Introduction to Business Procedures
Accounting II Introduction to Financial Math
Business Calculations Personal Finance
Future Business Leader
FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA
EVENT PARTICIPANT CERTIFICATION FORM
FOR STATE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ONLY
This Form Must Be Completed Prior to Exiting the Testing Room After Completing the Online Objective Test
NAME OF EVENT: ______
Competitor Name: ______
School: ______
As a competitor in an (check one) _____ individual or _____ team online objective test, I certify that the following statements are true:
· The test proctor was not my FBLA adviser or another business teacher in my school.
· My adviser(s) or other business teacher in my school was not present in the room.
· The test proctor remained in the room and was attentive to testers at all times.
· I received no help beyond that allowed in the instructions (i.e., equipment problems).
· I used no textbook, reference materials, or other aids in completing the test.
· I did not log onto any other computer or website while testing.
· I did not use a programmable calculator.
· I did not have my cell phone while taking the test.
· I am registered to attend the Kentucky FBLA State Leadership Conference and to participate in the above indicated event.
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Signature of Competitor Name of School
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Date Time
FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA
EVENT PROCTOR CERTIFICATION FORM
FOR STATE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ONLY
Proctor Name and Title: ______
School: ______
Event(s) Proctoring (check all that apply)
___ / Accounting I / ___ / Introduction to Financial Math___ / Accounting II / ___ / Introduction to Information Technology
___ / Agribusiness / ___ / Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure
___ / Business Calculations / ___ / Networking Concepts
___ / Business Communication / ___ / Parliamentary Procedure
___ / Business Law / ___ / Personal Finance
___ / Computer Applications / ___ / Securities and Investments
___ / Computer Problem Solving / ___ / Spreadsheet Applications
___ / Cyber Security / ___ / Word Processing
___ / Database Design & Applications / Team Tests
___ / Economics / ___ / Banking & Financial Systems
___ / FBLA Principles & Procedures / ___ / Entrepreneurship
___ / Future Business Leader / ___ / Global Business
___ / Health Care Administration / ___ / Hospitality Management
___ / Help Desk / ___ / Management Decision Making
___ / Insurance & Risk Management / ___ / Management Information Systems
___ / Introduction to Business / ___ / Marketing
___ / Introduction to Business Communication / ___ / Network Design
___ / Introduction to Business Procedures / ___ / Sports and Entertainment Management
Thank you for agreeing to support the educational and career preparation of FBLA by agreeing to serve as a proctor for this competitive event. Your involvement and commitment makes this program possible for our students. We appreciate your willingness to help!
Before the event, become familiar with the equipment and facility in which the testing will take place. Be sure you know how to turn on the machines, connect to the Internet, troubleshoot common problems, etc. You may need to specifically check for the following:
· Can the students log onto the computers?
· Do you have the log in information for each student?
The online tests are automatically timed. Once the student begins taking the test, the time will start. If for any reason the computer locks up, the timing will stop. The student should be able to log back into the site and resume the test where he/she left off. ___ (initial)
The student is NOT to use a programmable calculator. Where allowed, non-programming calculators provided by the school or the calculator on the computer can be used. CELL PHONES ARE NOT TO BE USED FOR A CALCULATOR. ___ (initial)