DECA State Conference 2015 Written Events

OPTIONS FOR 2015• Sports & Entertainment Promotion Plan• Fashion Merchandising Promotion Plan• Finance Operations Research Event• Financial Consulting Event• Entrepreneurship Innovation Plan

All Written Projects Will Incorporate:

• Observational Study Of Market Participants • Several Highly Relevant Graphic Displays

• Loads of Statistical Support For Findings & Conclusions

• At Least One Excel Component

Sports & Entertainment Promotion PlanProfessional Soccer Comes To The Valley

• Three Team Members• Marketing Cluster Exam (Combine with Marketing Principles)

• Eleven-page Outlined Fact Sheet• Twenty-minute Oral Presentation• Observational Study Of Valley Youth• Five-year Financial Forecast

Fashion Merchandising Promotion PlanSeasonal Sales Of Apparel & Accessories

• Three Team Members• Marketing Cluster Exam (Combine with Marketing Principles)

• Eleven-page Outlined Fact Sheet• Twenty-minute Oral Presentation• Observational Study Of Consumer Preferences

Finance Operations Research EventMobile App Promotes Financial Literacy

• Three Team Members• Finance Cluster Exam (Combine with Finance Principles)

• Thirty-page Written Document• Fifteen-minute Oral Presentation• Research Existing Personal Finance Apps• Other Business Statistics Students Develop App Itself

Financial Consulting EventConsultant Gives Advice On Improving Credit Score

• One Team Member• Finance Cluster Exam (Combine with Finance Principles)

• Written Documentation For Class Credit Only• Twenty-minute Oral Presentation• Deep Research On How Credit Scores Are Determined• Observational Study Examines Student Attitudes• Class Presentations During Advocacy Month

• Topic Must Be Approved By First Day Of School • Three Team Members• Five-page Concept Paper• Twenty-minute Oral Presentation• Observational Study Of Consumer Preferences

Entrepreneurship Innovation PlanIntroduce New Business, Product or Service