1 / 18

Case Competition Lunch and Learn

Case Competition Lunch and Learn. What is a Case Competition?. Teams comprising of 3-5 students receive a business case: Competitions do have limits to the number of teams from a school Teams are given anywhere from a couple days to a couple of weeks to develop an analysis and recommendations

trevet
Download Presentation

Case Competition Lunch and Learn

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Case Competition Lunch and Learn

  2. What is a Case Competition? • Teams comprising of 3-5 students receive a business case: Competitions do have limits to the number of teams from a school • Teams are given anywhere from a couple days to a couple of weeks to develop an analysis and recommendations • Present to a panel of judges including professionals/academics • Some competitions have multiple rounds

  3. Why Participate in a Case Competition? • Recognition for yourself and the school • Exposure to top firms and potential recruitment • Great experience to talk to in an interview • A chance to apply your classroom knowledge to a real-world business situation • Learn new skills and resources • There is prize money!

  4. What is the Etiquette for a Case Competition? • Professionalism: You are representing the school • Commitment: A great deal of time and energy goes into these competitions; don’t commit unless you can contribute • Practice: Know your presentation inside and out and be prepared for tough questions • Ask Good Questions: You are generally given an opportunity to ask questions about the case • Intensity: You are competing with top schools • Have fun!

  5. What Resources are Available? • Every competition has slightly different rules on what you can use • Your Teammates: Look to balance out the skill sets and functional area expertise amongst teammates depending on the competition • Professors: Great resources to ask questions and get input from • Business Librarians/Databases: We have access to some of the best databases in the country • Classmates: Practice in front of fellow students and get input

  6. The Competitions

  7. Energy Finance Case Competition • Date: September 10-11, 2009 • Location: • Information: Case competition focused on real-life finance issues within the energy industry • Contact: www.mccombs.utexas.edu/students

  8. National Black MBA • Date: September 22-26, 2009 • Location: New Orleans, LA • Information: Recommend solutions to a complex business case to a judging panel of corporate executives • Contact: www.nbmbaa.org

  9. Tulane Finance Case CompetitionRolanette and Berdon Lawrence Finance Case Competition • Date: September 22-26, 2009 • Location: New Orleans, Louisiana • Information: Recommending solutions to a complex business case to a judging panel of corporate executives • Contact: www.tulane.edu

  10. National Society of Hispanic MBA • Date: October 8-9, 2009 • Location: Minneapolis, MN • Information: Gain real world problem solving skills as well as networking opportunities with some of the nation's top organizations • Contact: www.nshmba.org

  11. Deloitte Human Capital Case Competition • Date: October 16-17, 2009 • Location: Nashville, TN • Information: The competition will pit teams from top graduate schools across the country in a shotgun-start format to address a  real-world human capital issue and present solutions relevant in today's fast-paced global economy • Contact:http: humancapitalcasecompetition.com

  12. VCIC National Case Competition • Date/Location: February 12, 2010 Georgetown • International Finals Date/Location: April 8-10, 2010 Chapel Hill, NC • Information: recommending solutions to a complex business case to a judging panel of corporate executives • Contact: www.vcic.unc.edu/

  13. USC Global Consulting Case Competition • Date: February 16-20, 2010 • Location: Los Angeles, CA • Information: Highlights the strategic challenges and managerial dilemmas faced by global business leaders • Contact: www.marshall.usc.edu

  14. NAIOP Case Competition • Date: April 2010 ? • Location: • Information: • Contact: www.naiopga.org

  15. ACG Cup • Date: First Round-Mid January to Early February • InterGrowth 2010 – May 4-6, 2010 • Location: Miami Beach, FL • Information: Designed to give students from leading MBA programs across the country real world experience and invaluable insights into mergers and acquisitions, investment banking, financial advisory and private equity • Contact: www.acg.org

  16. Emory Global Health Case Competition • Date: April, 2010 • Location: Atlanta, GA • Information: Will focus on a global health-related case that will require an interdisciplinary approach to formulate recommendations. Case teams may address issues such as health care policy, public health implementation and planning, business partnership/investment, medical research, logistics management, faith/cultural understanding, and international law. • Contact: http://www.emory.edu/home/news/releases/2009/03/symposium-links-business-and-health.html#

  17. New Emory Health Care Forum Leadership Case Competition • Date: March, 2010 • Location: Atlanta, GA • Information: New case competition in development that will focus on healthcare management issues. • Contact: Jenny McGuire

  18. Questions?

More Related