This course introduces principles of business and management. Topics include basic business principles, personal finance, management, systems thinking, quality management and the current environment for business in a multination

The following competitive events are examples of events that can be integrated into this course. Additional events may also be appropriate depending on the scope, content and structure of the course. These are suggestions for using competitive events in your classroom. They are not intended to restrict you or your students to certain competitive events. Any DECA member can enter any competitive event.

Sample

Event Name/Guidelines	Sample Event	Skills	Classroom Ideas
Accounting Applications Series
Business Law & Ethics
Virtual Business Challenge			Coming
Creative Marketing Project			Coming
Business & Financial Services Research

Competitive Events Description

Accounting Application Series is a short business scenario. Individual students will be challenged to perform functions and tasks focusing on the application of financial data to business planning and analysis of data to make business decisions by assuming the role of customers, employees, supervisors and managers.

The Business Law and Ethics Management Team Decision Making Event is a case study event in a role–play format. Team members are given a real-world, decision-making case study situation involving competing social values that may reasonably be argued from either side.

Financial Analysis Management Team Decision Making Event is a case study event in a role–play format. A team of two is given a case study involving analysis of financial records. The participants present their recommendations to the judge playing the role of supervisor, manager or owner.

Creative Marketing Team Research Event is a group project that activity engages students in a marketing research activity in their community. Students identify a community business issue conduct marketing research and recommend solutions. The students present their finding in a written report and orally to judges that role-play community and business leaders.

Business and Financial Services Marketing Research Event asks teams of one to three students to do actual marketing research in a finance related business. The topic is identified by DECA each year. The students present their findings in a written report and satisfying the desire to make productive or enjoyable use of leisure time.