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
HELP DESK
TEAM EVENTS (team of 2 or 3)
BUSINESS ETHICS
BANKING AND FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
BUSINESS FINANCIAL PLAN
BUSINESS PRESENTATION
DIGITAL VIDEO PRODUCTION
E-BUSINESS
EMERGING BUSINESS ISSUES
WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT
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 Accounting I. 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
o Word Processing - produce letters, memorandums, tables, reports, or any other types of
word processing application creations
o Database- create a database and apply various functions such as searching and cloning
o Spreadsheets - complete the spreadsheet grid and apply various functions such as move,
combine and format; create and apply formulas
o Graphics - complete various graphics such as line, pie, exploded pie, and stacked bar
o Presentation - prepare text slides with graph graphics
o 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
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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
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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)
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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)
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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.
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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)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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)
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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)
Using technology to support a presentation can significantly enhance a business leader's
effectiveness. This event provides recognition for FBLA members who demonstrate the ability to
effectively deliver a business presentation while using multimedia technology. This year, the
prompt revolves around business etiquette in a foreign country.
 Presentation: 7 minutes to present on the prompt topic; multimedia may be used to
strengthen presentation; presentation must be logical and well-organized
DIGITAL VIDEO PRODUCTION (individual or team of 2 or 3)
Digital video has become a prominent and effective way of conveying new ideas and products.
This event provides recognition for FBLA members who demonstrate the ability to create an
effective video to present an idea to a specific audience. This year’s topic is to create a
promotional video to highlight FBLA Week and the chapter activities and promotion for the week.
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Prejudged video: 2 to 4 minutes in length and may incorporate graphics, pictures, music,
voice over, sound, text and other elements.
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Presentation: 7 minutes to explain the video production (including research sources,
development and design process, video techniques, equipment and software used, and
copyright issues with pictures, music, or other items.
E-BUSINESS (individual or team of 2 or 3)
One critical element in a business’ success in today’s global market is the ability to sell products
and services to the consumer via the Internet. This event recognizes FBLA members who have
developed proficiency in the creation and design of Web commerce sites. The topic this year is to
create a website where all members and chapters from the state can buy t-shirts.
 Prejudged project: A website should be created as per the prompt. The site may contain a
navigation scheme, graphics, shopping cart, pricing for individuals and/or groups, payment
options, delivery options, and security guarantees.
 Presentation: 5-minute presentation explaining the development and design of the website
EMERGING BUSINESS ISSUES (team of 2 or 3)
This event provides FBLA members with an opportunity to develop and demonstrate skills in
researching and presenting an emerging business issue. In addition to learning research skills,
team participants develop speaking ability and poise through oral presentations. This year’s EBI
topic is health care.
 Preliminary Report: 2 pages arguing both the affirmative and negative action of the listed
prompt. This report will be submitted prior to the conference.
 Presentation: Create a both a 5-minute presentation giving an affirmative argument and a
5-minute presentation giving a negative argument. On the day of the presentation, the
team will present either the affirmative or negative argument, depending on the results of
a random drawing.
WEB SITE DEVELOPMENT (individual or team of 2 or 3)
The ability to communicate ideas and concepts, and to deliver value to customers, using the
Internet and related technologies, is an important element in a business’ success. This event
recognizes FBLA members who have developed proficiency in the creation and design of web
sites. This year, the website must advertise an event taking place in the community.
 Prejudged website: Team must conceptualize, design, and create a website to meet the
prompt directives.
 Presentation: 7-minutes to explain the development and design of the website
For more information on any of the events discussed above, please check http://fbla-pbl.org/, the
national FBLA website. There is more detailed information about competencies, prompts for the
competitions involving prejudged components.