First Round Competition of The Fall 2016 Universal Case Competition

First Round Participants

The first round competition of the Fall 2016 Universal Case Competition got on the way this afternoon at the Fraser International College SFU campus with six teams competing today for the ten final spots in the final rounds to be held later in the month. Another four teams will present tomorrow and another nine teams to present on Wednesday. This semester's participation is a record breaking feat for the organizing committee.

The Universal Case Competition has seen a overwhelming responds from among the international students. There were thirteen teams competing last semester and this semester, the Universal Case Competition received a record breaking twenty three teams applying to participate. And just right before the first round competition, after the confirmation dateline, nineteen teams will be viewing the ten final spots to compete in the finals.

Case Competition

With the increased number of teams competing this semester, the organizing committee with the recommendations of the Case Competition Director changed the team elimination format. The responsibility to select the ten final teams for the final rounds will rest on the team coaches with recommendations from the case competition officials. Each of the eight appointed coaches will select one team from their charges to proceed to the final rounds and the last two to qualify will be picked by the organizing committee.

With this changed in elimination format, the coaches will play a more important role and tasked with making sure they picked the right team to progress. This change will also improved on the level of collaboration between the participants and their coaches. The first round case instruction coincidentally focusses on this week's theme on the SFU campus on the Terry Fox Run Campaign for Cancer Research.

Q&A Session

The teams are to propose activities that will improve on awareness and at the same time to raise funds for the Terry Fox Run Campaign for Cancer Research. Each of the team will proposed activities leading to or after the actual event which uses the Terry Fox Foundation as a platform to raise funds for Cancer Research. Ultimately, their presentation skills and critical thinking skills will be judged upon.