CBS Case Competition is based on a system of honor whereby we expect participants to use their common sense in making this a fair competition. Strict adherence to the rules is therefore also required. If you need clarification on an issue, please consult one of the Case Competition Officials. Any doubts or disputes will ultimately be cleared with the Steering Committee, which has supreme authority in all matters related to the rules and the competition.
| §1 | Each team prepares and presents one case solution during the competition according to the case given. All teams must produce a PowerPoint presentation and an executive summary. Please maintain an overall spirit of sportsmanship in all that you do. |
| §2 | The teams have 32 hours to hand-in an executive summary and a PowerPoint presentation to be used in their presentations. |
| §3 | Each team is allowed to bring an unlimited number of textbooks, reference material items and computers. Reference material items are defined as any form of notes, compendiums/readers, collections of articles and the like. |
| §4 | The teams are not allowed to discuss the case or their presentation with anyone outside the team during the competition. The team does NOT include the facilty advisor, faculty host nor the team host. |
| §5 | The case should be solved in the preparation room. During the preparation, all case material must remain in the preparation room. All case material includes the case itself, the PowerPoint presentation, the executive summary and all reference material. |
| §6 | Presentations must be made in English using Microsoft PowerPoint 2010. The teams may use notes and/or cue cards during the presentations. Cue cards will be available in the preparation room during the case preparation. |
| §7 | Each team will be given access to a preparation room for one and a half hours the night before the preliminary rounds. In addition the teams will have 35 minutes of practice time in the morning of the preliminary rounds. |
| §8 | Each team will compete against the 3 other teams in their assigned pool in the preliminary rounds. CBS Case Competition may choose to either assign the teams randomly to 3 pools or use seeding |
| §9 | Each team presents their case solution in the preliminary rounds. From this round three winning teams will qualify for a final round of presentations in which one team is elected the winner of the competition. |
| §10 | In the preliminary rounds each presentation will consist of a 20-minute presentation followed by 15 minutes of Q&A. In the final round each presentation will consist of a 20-minute presentation and 15 minutes of Q&A. The presenting team will be notified when five minutes and one minute remains of their presentation time. |
| §11 | The three finalists will present the same presentations as used in the preliminary rounds – no modifications of any kind must be made to the PowerPoint presentation. The teams will be allowed 35 minutes of additional preparation time before presenting in the final round. |
| §12 | The presentation in the preliminary rounds will not count in the evaluation of the presentation in the final round. |
| §13 | The teams are not allowed to watch any of the other teams' presentations in the preliminary round. Furthermore, the finalists are not allowed to watch any of the other finalists' presentations preceding their own. |
| §14 | Faculty Advisors may attend presentations of the four teams in the pool in which their own team is competing in the preliminary rounds, as well as all presentations in the final round. However, once a faculty advisor enters the preliminary room he/she cannot leave until after the final presentation. Faculty advisers are not allowed to communicate with his/her team until after the final round (should the group qualify). |
| §15 | All materials produced during the CBS Case Competition are the rightful property of CBS Case Competition. |
| §16 | Any violation of the rules above will result in immediate termination and disqualification of the team. Any decision of termination and disqualification is final. |
| §17 | Participants must bring their own computers. |
| §18 |
The teams are allowed to use all Internet resources including the online resources accessible through the CBS Library, located on the internet address http://www.cbs.dk/bibliotek/fjernadgang_1 in order to research and prepare their case solution. Passwords and usernames will be provided during the case week. |
| §19 | The CBS Case Competition Officials will assist the teams with all computer-related issues, but teams will not be given more time for case preparation in the event of technical problems with the PCs. |
| §20 | Each team will have one printer at their disposal in the preparation room. CBS Case Competition provides 500 sheets of paper and one ink cartridge. If the team would like a hard-copy of their presentation, they are responsible for printing this themselves before the time of hand-in of their presentation. |
| §21 | Each team is given one USB-stick. Their presentation and Executive Summary must be stored on this device. |
| §22 | The team hosts will collect their team’s USB-stick when they are ready to hand in their presentation and executive summary. If technical problems arise, the CBS Case Competition Officials can assist the team, but it is ultimately the team’s own responsibility that their presentation is handed in before the deadline. |
