Season 4 Coaches & Liaisons Workshop

1. Season 4Coaches & LiaisonsWorkshop

2. Introductions ● Name, university and role (Coach or Liaison) ● Are you new or continuing in your role? ● Did you watch the Zain Africa ChallengeTV programme?

3. Workshop Overview Essential Programme Information ● History & Objectives ● Stakeholders ● Game Format & Content ● Calendar of Events ● ZAC Acronyms

4. Workshop Overview Programme Phases Promotion Student Tryout Tests Team Selection National Qualifying Tournaments (NQT) Intl Championship Festival & TV Programme (ICF)

5. Workshop Overview Implementing Zain Africa Challenge ● Coach & Liaison Roles ● Zain Grants ● Steps to Success

6. Programme Objectives & History ● Corporate Social Responsibility ● Promote universities and education ● Offer students a unique networking opportunity ● Provide grants for universities and participants ● History of the programme

7. Programme Stakeholders ● Enrolled universities

8. Programme Stakeholders ● Zain Group Headquarters staff & Operating Company staff in each country ● Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) ● Ministries of Education & National Universities Commission (Nigeria) ● Africa Challenge Productions Ltd staff in Kenya, Nigeria & the U.S.

9. Role of the Liaison Day-to-day contact for Zain Africa Challenge staff Coordinates ZAC programme for the university:Publicity & student recruitmentStudent Tryout TestsNQT registration & player eligibilityTravel & logistics (optional) Attends the NQT & ICF

10. Role of the Coach Helps the Liaison recruit students & run Tryout Tests Selects players for the ZAC Club (12-20) Selects the Zain Scholars Team (4 players) Prepares materials for and runs practice sessions Accompanies the team to the NQT & ICF tournaments

11. Game Format • Face-Off/Bonus Rounds • One player/team answers Face-Off Questions each round • Players may not interrupt a Face-Off Question • Players rotate each round • Correct Face-Off earns 10 points and a chance at a Bonus • Teams work together on Bonus Questions for 20 points

12. Game Format • Game Categories • 4 categories in each round • 3 questions available in each category • Player correctly answering last Face-Off picks next category

13. Game Format • Ultimate Challenge Round • Played in sequence by each team • 500 points at stake for each team • 60 second timed round • Team that is behind goes first

14. Game Questions Content AreasHistory Popular Culture Words & LanguagesScience Social Sciences Current AffairsLiterature Fine Arts SportsGeography Religion/Philosophy * African-centric content is featured in all areas

15. Season 4 Calendar

16. Phase 1: Promotion • Inform students & faculty about ZAC • Promote student signups • Use supplied posters • 1 – 2 weeks

17. Phase 2: Student Tryout Tests • Open & transparent testing is mandatory • Undergraduate students only • Up to 5 test dates • 15 September – 23 October (Sierra Leone until 6 November)

18. Phase 3: Team Selection • Coach works with 12-20 students • Teach game rules & strategies • Try different groupings of players • Select Zain Scholars Team • by 25 October (Sierra Leone until 8 November)

19. Phase 4: National Qualifying Tournaments 12 November First 16 Teams to register will attend NQT in these countries

20. Phase 4: National Qualifying Tournaments 16 November

21. Phase 4: National Qualifying Tournaments 19 November 4 “extra teams” will be drawn from among the next top finishing teams in GH, KE, NG, TZ, UG & possibly ZM(formulae based on the number of teams attending the NQTs)

22. Phase 5: Intl Championship Festival & TV Programme • Top 32 teams from the NQTs compete in Knockout Tournament at ICF23 January – 2 February in Kampala • TV programmes broadcast in all countriesMarch - August

23. Zain Grants • University grants at this level are cheques from Zain • Participant grants (4 players + Coach & Liaison) at this level are paid in cash or by cheque

24. Zain Grants

25. Zain Grants • University ICF Grants • Technology resources requested by the Vice Chancellor and procured by Zain • Participant ICF Grants • Are paid by cheque up to $1,500 per person. Grants above that include laptop computers & mobile phones procured by Zain

26. 10 Steps to Success Make a comprehensive plan and schedule Involve the entire student body and the faculty/staff Cast a “wide net” to attract a large group of students Conduct Student Tryout Tests involving many students Invite the top students to be part of the ZAC Club

27. 10 Steps to Success Make sure players master the game and strategies Pick a compatible team of 4 players Practice, practice, practice, practice, practice Handle logistics for tournament attendance Play to win at tournaments, but be good sportspeople

28. 1: Promote Student Participation Pre-printed colour posters supplied

29. 1: Promote Student Participation Label paper supplied Microsoft Word templateHow to sign up Where to sign up When & where test given Use customisable label on these posters Put label here Put Label here

30. 1: Promote Student Participation ● Contact student leaders & student organisations ● Sign-up students outside the cafeteria and/or library ● Show the Africa Challenge TV programmes ● Ask faculty to make announcements in class

31. 1: Promote Student Participation ● Have former team members help recruit students ● Stage a student vs. faculty game ● Send an email to all students ● Put ZAC information on the university website with a link to ZainAfricaChallenge.com

32. 1: Promote Student Participation Communicate these messages ● Support your university ● Show how smart you are ● The game is fun to play ● Opportunity to meet other like-minded students ● Test makes you eligible for the ZAC Club ● Earn grants for the university and yourself

33. 2: Prepare forStudent Tryout Tests ● Request testing date(s) online & confirm with ZAC Headquarters ● Reserve room(s) for testing ● You must have a Valid email accountto receive the Tests & Answer Sheets and acomputer with Adobe Acrobat Reader installed to open the Tests & Answer Sheets

34. 2: Prepare forStudent Tryout Tests ● Photocopy and staple the tests, storing them securely. To be refunded that cost, you must produce a receipt at the NQT ● Conduct sign ups for the tests in advance ● Keep one master list of students signed up for each test ● Set limits on the number to be tested on each date

35. 2: Prepare forStudent Tryout Tests ● Obtain pencils or pens ● Recruit test invigilators to monitor testing ● Recruit colleagues to help mark the completed tests

36. 3: Conduct Student Tryout Tests ● Each test may only be used onceUse each test only on the date for which it is reserved ● Keep tests locked up securely until their use ● Testing must be invigilated ● Check in students on the list to mark who are present

37. 3: Conduct Student Tryout Tests ● Make sure students write their name and contact info on the top of the test ● Adhere to the 45 minute test period limit ● All mobile phones must be switched off ● Late-arriving students are not allowed to enter

38. 4: Score Student Tryout Tests ● You must have: A valid email account to receive the Tests & AnswersA computer with Adobe Acrobat Reader installedto open the Answer sheet ● Recruit faculty and staff to help score the tests 4-10 people can simultaneously score tests graduate students, secretaries and administrative assistants make excellent scorers

39. 4: Score Student Tryout Tests ● Score each student’s test ● Maintain all original tests. You are required to bring them to the National Qualifying Tournament ● Notify the top students of the results and invite them to be part of the Zain Africa Challenge Scholars Club

40. 5: Select Students for the ZAC Scholars Club ● Invite 12-20 students to be members of the Zain Africa Challenge Scholars Club ● Among those who scored highest, balance :Majors/areas of knowledgeYear 1 to year 4 studentsMale/female

41. 5: Select Students for the ZAC Scholars Club ● Look for students with knowledge in multiple subject areas ● As the game is played in English, complete fluency in English is required ● Maintain the Zain Africa Scholars Club all season-long to build for the future

42. ● Play the computerised version of the game ● Teach players the format of the game3 Face-Off RoundsUltimate Challenge Round 6: Practice with the ZAC Scholars Club

43. ● Teach players the rules of the gameConsult the Programme GuideAll materials also available online ● Have players take the Online Game Rules Training Quiz ● Rotate players to find good combinations 6: Practice with the ZAC Scholars Club

44. ● Have students tell you their strengths and weaknesses ● Involve the faculty in quizzing and drilling students ● Show Zain Africa Challenge TV programmes and have the players shout out the answers 6: Practice with the ZAC Scholars Club

45. ● Play online quizzes and games ● Assess individual students’ proficiency in hearing, reading and speaking English ● Practice with the lockout buttons so that players learn to wait until the last word of a Face-Off before signalling 6: Practice with the ZAC Scholars Club

46. 5: Select Students for the ZAC Scholars Club Content Areas in ZAC QuestionsHistory Popular Culture Words & LanguagesScience Social Sciences Current AffairsLiterature Fine Arts SportsGeography Religion/Philosophy * African-centric content is featured in all areas

47. 6: Practice with the ZAC Scholars Club

48. 6: Practice with the ZAC Scholars Club

49. 6: Practice with the ZAC Scholars Club

50. 6: Practice with the ZAC Scholars Club