State Competitive Events

State three categories:  individual, team, and chapter events.  A PBL competitor may compete in one individual event, one team event, and any number of chapter events at Spring Leadership Conference.  A participant may not be enrolled in any post-baccalaureate or graduate program prior to December 1 of the current school year in addition to meeting the eligibility requirements for individual events.

Competitive Events will follow National Competitive Events Guidelines with a few minor exceptions.  For example, unless there are more than 15 participants in Job Interview there will only be a final interview not a preliminary interview. 

Listed below are classifications of events:

INDIVIDUAL EVENTS –

Up to TWO contestants per chapter for chapters with sixty members or less may enter the following individual events.

Up to THREE contestants per chapter for chapters with more than 60 members may enter the following individual events.

• Accounting Analysis & Decision Making
• Accounting Principles
• Accounting for Professionals
• Business Communication
• Business Law
• Business Plan (individual or team)
• C++ Programming
• Computer Applications
• Computer Concepts
• Database Design & Applications
• Digital Video Production (individual or team)
• E-business (individual or team)
• Economic Analysis & Decision Making
• Economics Concepts
• Finance Analysis & Decision Making
• Finance Concepts
• Future Business Executive
• Future Business Teacher
• Hospitality Management
• Human Resource Management
• Impromptu Speaking
• Information Management
• International Business  
• Java Programming       
• Job Interview
• Management Analysis & Decision Making
• Marketing Analysis & Decision Making
• Marketing Concepts
• Networking Concepts
• Public Speaking
• Sales Presentation
• Sports Management and Marketing
• Statistical Analysis
• Telecommunications
• Visual Basic Programming
• Web Site Development (individual or team)
• Word Processing
• Who’s Who in PBL (Unless a chapter has a State Officer, then two)

TEAM EVENTS – A contestant may be entered in a team event and an individual event if the conference schedule permits.

• Business Decision Making - Each chapter may enter two teams composed of two or three persons.
• Business Ethics – Each chapter may enter two teams composed of two or three persons.
• Business Plan - If competing as team, each chapter may enter two teams composed of two or three persons.
• Desktop Publishing - Each chapter may enter two teams composed of two persons.
• Digital Video Production – If competing as team, each chapter may enter two teams composed of two or three persons.
• E-business – If competing as team, each chapter may enter two teams composed of two or three persons.
• Emerging Business Issues - Each chapter may enter two teams composed of two or three persons.
• Management Concepts – Each chapter may enter two teams composed of two or three persons.
• Network Design - Each chapter may enter up to two teams composed of two or three persons.
• Parliamentary Procedure - Each chapter may enter up to two teams composed of four or five persons.
• Website Development  - If competing as team, each chapter may enter two teams composed of two or three persons

CHAPTER EVENTS – Local chapters may participate in any number of chapter events (keep in mind scheduling may be difficult), which are: 

• American Enterprise Project
• Community Service Project
• Largest Local Chapter Membership
• Largest Percentage Increase in Membership
• Local Chapter Annual Business Report
• Local Chapter Newsletter
• Local Chapter Scrapbook
• Local Recruitment of Chapters
• Partnership with Business Project

SPECIAL AWARDS –

• Gold Seal Chapter Award of Merit – Chapters must submit monthly reports as well as submit an Annual Business Report.
• Outstanding Local Kentucky PBL Chapter – Chapters must submit monthly reports.
• Outstanding Adviser of the Year
• Outstanding Business Person of the Year
• Outstanding Professional Division Member
• Two Professional Division Scholarships – one for two year institutions and one for four year institutions

All contestants must be members of an active local chapter which is in good standing with both State and National Associations.  The State chapter and the National Association must have the contestant on record as paying dues for the current school year.

Should a tie occur in any event, it is the responsibility of the judges to use a system of weighing in order to determine specific places in an interview or demonstration situation.  On a written examination, the tests will be numbered in order of completion.  The completion time will then be used to determine places of competitors when scores reflect a tie.

In all chapter report events which require a manuscript or report to be sent to the National office, THE REPORT OR MANUSCRIPT MUST BE PREPARED BY STUDENT MEMBERS, NOT ADVISERS.  Failure to comply with this regulation will DISQUALIFY an entry.