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Composition of Teams
Teams are made up of up to 4 matriculated undergraduate students who are enrolled at their schools as of the date of the competition.
Invitations
The deadline to request an invitation for your undergraduate team to participate is November 1, 2023. We will issue official invitations by December 1, 2023. We have the capacity to accommodate up to 20 teams. Wait-listed schools will be notified by January 16, 2024. Because of this, early expression of interest is important.
International Universities
Due to US Government regulations around taxes on student awards, international participants will not be eligible for the cash prize pool for MICCSR.
U.S. Universities
The competition will have four pools of five teams in the preliminary round, with one team advancing from each pool. The prizes for the winning teams (U.S. teams only) are as follows:
- 1st place - $1,000 per participant
- 2nd place - $500 per participant
- 3rd place - $250 per participant
- 4th place - $125 per participant
Competition Format
We have designed the competition so that undergraduate students can compete in this event while minimizing the impact on their studies. In order to do this, we distribute the case electronically, allowing students time to work collaboratively and virtually to research and prepare their presentation.
PRELIMINARY ROUND
March 1
Preliminary Rounds will occur in the morning between 8:30 am-12:05 pm.
In the Preliminary Round:
- All teams will be assigned to one of four groups. The winner from each group will progress to the finals.
- Each team will have 35 minutes to meet with the judges:
- Teams will have 15 minutes to present to the judges
- Judges will have 10 minutes to ask the team questions about their presentation (Q&A)
- Judges will have 10 minutes to provide feedback to the teams
- There will be a timekeeper for the Q&A and Feedback sessions. The timekeeper will alert the teams and judges when there are 5 minutes, 2 minutes and 1-minute remaining for the presentation, Q&A, and will notify the team and judges when time has expired. Timekeepers also ensure that rules are followed by team members and judges.
- After all the teams meet with judges, the judges will decide on a winning team from each group.
FINAL ROUND
The four finalist teams will present their presentation to the panel of judges on March 1.
Rules and Roles for Advisors
Most teams work with a faculty advisor who will coach and motivate the team. Coaching should be limited to the presentation skills rather than the content and specifics of the case solution.
- Advisors cannot have contact with the students during the week where the team receives, prepares and records the case.
- Advisors may give advice and resources for case preparation, Corporate Social Responsibility resources, strategy, presentation skills, PowerPoint use, time management, etc.
- Coaching should be limited to the presentation skills rather than the content and specifics of the case solution.
- We recommend advisors practice the presentation and Q&A sessions with the team after the presentation has been submitted and before the competition on March 1.
- Advisors are welcome to observe their team in the preliminary round.
- After the competition: Advisors debrief with teams and explore the lessons learned from the competition.
- Advisors will not be permitted to sit in on the judges' deliberations.
Judging Criteria
Presentations will be judged according to the following criteria:
- 40 - Quality of Analysis
- Scope and depth of analysis
- Ability to draw valid conclusions from case data and research
- 30 - Quality of Recommendations
- Scope and viability of recommendations as it relates to analysis
- Anticipated impact on the organization and its stakeholders
- Backed up recommendations with documentation and anticipated outcomes
- 15 - Quality of Presentation
- Logical sequence of presentation
- All members participated
- Representation of the case and company values
- 10 - Quality of Q&A
- Understand and respond to questions appropriately
- Demonstrate forethought and preparation for questions
- 5 - Overall Performance
Judge's score sheets will NOT be made available to students after the event. They only serve as a starting point for their judging, not a strict numeric calculation.
Integrity
Rules and guidelines can only cover a limited number of scenarios. It is our expectation that every team participating in this case competition will act with the highest sense of integrity, honor, and respect for the spirit of the competition and its competitors.