HSE Case Competition rules

The 18th HSE Case Competition 2010 has three rounds. Timing of the rounds is preliminary at this point

• First Round on Monday, November 15th Afternoon

• Semi-Finals on Monday, November 16th Morning

• Final Round on Tuesday, November 16th Afternoon
  

Four best teams enter the Final Round.

Time for case preparation

• Teams will have four (4) hours in the First Round and in the Semi Finals

• Teams will have 3.5 hours for preparation in the Final Round

During case preparation teams will conduct analysis and develop recommendations, implementation ideas and visual aids for the presentation. Teams are not required to prepare separate written analysis or executive summary.

The organizers will provide teams with a group-work room during the case preparation preparation period. Each of the teams will have a team host assigned to them. His/herresponsibility will be to escort the team members to their preparation and presentation rooms, and to supervise the team during the case preparation. No communication is permitted between team members and anyone else during the preparation time, the break or the presentation time.

Organisers will provide teams with one computer and writing supplies: paper, pens, pencils, markers etc., for the oral presentations. The provided computer will not have an internet connection. Teams are not allowed to bring books, documents or other materials of any kind into the preparation room. Personal computers (notebooks, laptops) and mobile phones are not permitted; the only tools allowed are calculators and the assigned computer.

The participants are required to use a computer provided by the organizers in designing the visual aids (slides) for presentation of the cases. Use of traditional overhead slides in presentation will not be possible.

Each team will be assigned one computer half-an-hour before their case preparation work starts so that the team can familiarize themselves with the computer provided for them. The team is permitted to load a Memory Stick USB containing blank presentation template and/or school logos. The blank presentation on the Memory Stick will be checked by organizers. The computers will be equipped with Office2003 or Office2007 software. No other application software or hardware devices than those provided by the organizers is permitted.

Before presentation each team will save their presentation on a Memory Stick and submit that to the organizers. Organizers will load the presentation file Each team will be assigned a preparation room containing their computer and before their preparation (4 or 3,5) time is up, teams will release their computer and submit the Memory Stick containing the presentation to their organizers. Competition organizers handle the Memory Stick installation in the presentation room. Organizers have the right to use the presentation files as they see appropriate without additional notice to the contestants

Each team makes an oral presentation in English before a panel of judges comprising no fewer than three representatives from the business community, HSE Alumni members and the faculty. It is each team's responsibility to specify the roles, which they and the judges assume during their presentation. Teams are expected to define the roles, which they view as most appropriate to the case (for example, consultants and the board of directors). Each team member must present orally during the presentation.

Time for presentations

• First Round and Semi Finals: 20 minutes presentation + 10 minutes Q&A session

• Final round: 20 minutes + 15 minutes Q&A session

The Jury have ten (10) minutes for evaluation after Q&A session and the next team will begin immediately following that. The Jury’s feedback to the team will follow after the last team in the division has presented and judges had time to evaluate its performance. Please, refer to the schedules for the detailed timing.

During each presentation, the judge moderator for the contest will show notification signs to the team when five (5) minutes and one (1) minute remain. When time for presentation is up, the judge moderator will end the presentation whether the team has finished or not.

Presentation order is determined randomly prior to the Case Competition. Teams can watch other teams’ presentations only after they presented themselves.