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Excel in Your Competition

This webpage is a centralized location for information to get you started as you prepare and practice your competitive events. All competitive event information is from the national FBLA competitive events page. The resources provided on this page come from various locations, including FBLA Connect, Quizlet, and Youtube. We encourage you to also explore all of these sites for more in depth information.

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Objective Tests

Competencies and Test Composition:

  • Journalizing (20%)
  • Account Classification (15%)
  • Terminology, Concepts, and Practices (15%)
  • Income Statement (5%)
  • Posting (5%)
  • Balance Sheet (5%)
  • Worksheet (5%)
  • Bank Reconciliation (5%)
  • Payroll (5%)
  • Types of Ownership (5%)
  • Depreciation (5%)
  • Manual and Computerized Systems (5%)
  • Ethics (5%)

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Competencies and Test Composition:

  • Financial statements (10%)
  • Corporate accounting (10%)
  • Ratios and analysis (10%)
  • Accounts receivable and payable (10%)
  • Budgeting and cash flow (10%)
  • Cost accounting/manufacturing (7%)
  • Departmentalized accounting (5%)
  • Ethics (5%)
  • Income tax (5%)
  • Inventory (5%)
  • Journalizing and posting (5%)
  • Payroll (5%)
  • Plant assets and depreciation (5%)
  • Purchases and sales (5%)
  • Partnerships (3%)

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Competencies and Test Composition:

  • Financial Planning for Advertising (5%) 
  • Advertising in a Multicultural Market (5%) 
  • Basic Marketing Functions (4%)
  • Personal Selling & Sales Promotion (4%) 
  • Traditional Advertising Media (4%) 
  • Alternative Forms of Advertising Media (4%) 
  • Branding & Positioning (4%) 
  • Advertising & the Economy (4%) 
  • The Advertising Plan (4%) 
  • Consumer Purchase Classifications (4%) 
  • Market Segmentation (4%) 
  • Channels of Distribution & Supply Chain Management (4%) 
  • Promotion (3%) 
  • Advertising & Public Relations (3%) 
  • Creation of the Advertisement (3%) 
  • Consumer-Oriented Advertising (3%) 
  • Consumer Behavior (3%) 
  • Influences on Consumer Behavior (2%) 
  • The Target Market (2%) 
  • Product Development (2%) 
  • Product Life Cycle (2%) 
  • Price Planning (2%) 
  • Types of Promotion (2%) 
  • Marketing Research for Advertising (2%) 
  • Developing an Effective Sales Promotion Strategy (2%) 
  • Consumer-Oriented Advertising & Sales Promotion (2%) 
  • Types of Communication (2%) 
  • Effective Advertising & Promotional Messages (2%) 
  • Legal & Ethical Issues Affecting Advertising (2%) 
  • Ethics in Advertising (2%) 
  • Diversity & Advertising (2%) 
  • The Advertising Industry & Careers (2%) 
  • History of Advertising (1%) 
  • Influences on Advertising (1%) 
  • The Internet & Advertising (1%) 
  • Self-Regulation (1%) 
  • Cross-Cultural Communication (1%)

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National Event Guidelines

Competencies and Test Composition:

  • Health, safety, and environmental management (20%)
  • Management analysis and decision-making (20%)
  • Marketing (20%)
  • Economics (15%)
  • Finance and accounting (15%)
  • Terminology and trends (10%)

 

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Competencies and Test Composition:

  • Consumer credit (15%)
  • Mark-up and discounts (10%)
  • Data analysis and reporting (10%)
  • Payroll (10%)
  • Interest rates (10%)
  • Investments (8%)
  • Taxes (8%)
  • Bank records (7%)
  • Insurance (7%)
  • Ratios and proportions (5%)
  • Depreciation (5%)
  • Inventory (5%)

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Competencies and Test Composition:

  • Verbal and nonverbal communication (15%)
  • Communication concepts (15%)
  • Written and report application (15%)
  • Grammar (15%)
  • Reading comprehension (15%)
  • Editing and proofreading (5%)
  • Word definition and usage (5%)
  • Punctuation and capitalization (5%)
  • Spelling (5%)
  • Digital communication (5%)

 

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Competencies and Test Composition:

  • Legal systems (20%)
  • Contracts and sales (15%)
  • Business organization (15%)
  • Property laws (10%)
  • Agency and employment laws (10%)
  • Negotiable instruments, insurance secured transactions, bankruptcy (10%)
  • Consumer protection and product/personal liability (10%)
  • Computer law (5%)
  • Domestic and private law (5%)

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Competencies and Test Composition:

  • Operating systems (20%)
  • Networks (20%)
  • Personal computer components (15%)
  • Security (15%)
  • Safety and environmental issues (10%)
  • Laptop and portable devices (10%)
  • Printers and scanners (10%)

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Competencies and Test Composition:

  • Defend and attack (virus, spam, spyware) (15%)
  • Network security (15%)
  • Disaster recovery (15%)
  • Email security (10%)
  • Intrusion detection (10%)
  • Authentication (10%)
  • Public key (5%)
  • Physical security (5%)
  • Cryptography (5%)
  • Forensics security (5%)
  • Cyber security policy (5%)

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Competencies and Test Composition:

  • Basic Economic Concepts and Principles (25%)
  • Productivity (10%)
  • Macroeconomics (10%)
  • Market Structures and Competition (10%)
  • Investments and Interest Rates (10%)
  • Role of Government (10%)
  • Supply & Demand (5%)
  • International Trade/Global Economics (5%)
  • Monetary and Fiscal Policy (5%)
  • Types of Business/Economic Institutions (5%)
  • Business Cycles/Circular Low (5%) 

 

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Competencies and Test Composition:

  • Managing Office Procedures (10%)
  • Medical Terminology (10%)
  • Legal & Ethical Issues in Healthcare (10%)
  • Communication Skills (10%)
  • Managing Financial Functions (10%)
  • Health Insurance (10%)
  • Records Management (10%)
  • Infection Control (10%)
  • Medical History (10%)
  • Technology (10%)

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Competencies and Test Composition:

  • Staff (25%)
  • Training and Development (25%)
  • Employee Compensation and Benefits (10%)
  • Performance Management (10%)
  • Government Relations and Issues (10%)
  • Human Resource Planning (10%)
  • Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining (10%)

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Competencies and Test Composition:

  • Risk Management (20%)
  • Property & Liability Insurance (20%)
  • Health, Disability, & Life Insurance (20%)
  • Insurance Knowledge (20%)
  • Decision Making (10%)
  • Ethics (5%)
  • Career (5%)

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Competencies and Test Composition:

  • Grammar (25%)
  • Punctuation and Capitalization (15%)
  • Oral Communication Concepts (15%)
  • Reading Comprehension (15%)
  • Spelling (10%)
  • Proofreading & Editing (10%)
  • Word Definition and Usage (10%)

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Competencies and Test Composition:

  • Money Management, Banking, and Investments (20%)
  • Consumerism (15%)
  • Characteristics and Organization of Business (15%)
  • Economic Systems (15%)
  • Right and Responsibilities of Employees, Managers, Owners, and Government (10%)
  • Career Awareness (10%)
  • Insurance (5%)
  • Ethics (5%)
  • Global (International) Business (5%)

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Competencies and Test Composition:

  • Human Relations (15%)
  • Technology Concepts (15%)
  • Business Operations (15%)
  • Information Processing (15%)
  • Communication Skills (10%)
  • Decision Making/Management (10%)
  • Career Development (5%)
  • Database/Information Management (5%)
  • Ethics/Safety (5%)
  • Finance (5%)

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Competencies and Test Composition:

  • FBLA Organization (25%)
  • FBLA Competitive Events (25%)
  • FBLA National Publications (25%)
  • FBLA Mission, Pledge, Creed, and Goals (15%)
  • FBLA Bylaws (10%)

 

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Competencies and Test Composition:

  • Consumer Credit (25%)
  • Basic Math Concepts (20%)
  • Data Analysis and Probability (15%)
  • Discounts (15%)
  • Fractions (10%)
  • Percentages (10%)
  • Decimals (5%)

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Competencies and Test Composition:

  • Computer Hardware (15%)
  • Computer Software (15%)
  • Operating Systems (15%)
  • Networking Concepts (15%)
  • Common Program Functions (10%)
  • Internet Use (10%)
  • Word Processing (5%)
  • Spreadsheets (5%)
  • Presentation Software (5%)
  • E-mail and Electronic Communication (5%)

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Competencies and Test Composition:

  • Basic Marketing Functions (30%)
  • Selling and Merchandising (15%)
  • Promotion and Advertising Media (15%)
  • Marketing Information, Research, and Planning (8%)
  • Channels of Distribution (8%)
  • E-commerce (8%)
  • Economics (8%)
  • Legal, Ethical, and Social Aspects of Marketing (8%)

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Competencies and Test Composition:

  • Parliamentary Procedure Principles (80%)
  • FBLA Bylaws (20%)

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Competencies and Test Composition:

  • Economics and Business of Journalism (25%)
  • Grammar & Format (25%)
  • Law and Ethics (25%)
  • Basic Journalism Principles (15%)
  • History of Journalism (10%)

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Competencies and Test Composition:

  • General Network Terminology and Concepts (30%)
  • Network Operating System Concepts (15%)
  • Network Security (15%)
  • Equipment for Network Access (Wi-Fi, wireless) (15%)
  • Network Topologies & Connectivity (15%)
  • OSI Model Functionality (10%)

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Competencies and Test Composition:

  • Leadership Concepts (6%)
  • Leadership Managerial Roles (6%)
  • Leadership Behavior and Motivation (6%)
  • Networking (6%)
  • Communication Skills (6%)
  • Leader/Follower Relations (6%)
  • Team Leadership and Self Managed Teams (6%)
  • Strategic Leadership for Managing Crises and Change (6%)
  • Levels of Leadership (5%)
  • Leadership Theory (5%)
  • Traits of Effective Leaders (5%)
  • Personality Profile of Effective Leaders (4%)
  • Leadership attitudes (4%)
  • Ethical Leadership (4%)
  • Relationship Between Power, Politics, Networking, and Negotiation (4%)
  • Coaching (4%)
  • Managing Conflict (4%)
  • Leadership and Team Decision Making (4%)
  • Organizational Politics (3%)
  • Charismatic and Transformational Leadership (2%)
  • Stewardship and Servant Leadership (2%)
  • Leadership in a Diverse Setting (2%)

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Competencies and Test Composition:

  • Credit and Debt (20%)
  • Earning a Living (Income, Taxes) (15%)
  • Managing Budgets and Finance (Planning and Money Management) (15%)
  • Saving and Investing (15%)
  • Banking and Insurance (15%)
  • Financial Principles Related to Personal Decision Making (10%)
  • Buying Goods and Services (10%)

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Competencies and Test Composition:

  • Political Science Terms & Concepts (10%)
  • Forms of Government & Legislatures (10%)
  • The Powers & Elections of Congress (10%)
  • Federal Judicial System (10%)
  • Government Fiscal Policy (10%)
  • History & Role of Political Science (5%)
  • Civil Liberties & Civil Rights in Political Science (5%)
  • Electoral Systems & Presidential Elections (5%)
  • Federal Bureaucracy (5%)
  • Mass Media & Politics (5%)
  • Public Opinion & Culture (5%)
  • Political Science Law (5%)
  • Public & Social Policy (5%)
  • Government Foreign & Defense Policies (5%)
  • International Relations Concepts (5%)

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Competencies and Test Composition:

  • Stock Market (20%)
  • Investment Product and Funds (15%)
  • Investment Fundamentals (10%)
  • Stocks Versus Other Investments (10%)
  • Mutual Funds (10%)
  • Basics of Bonds (10%)
  • Derivatives (10%)
  • Financial Services Regulation (10%)
  • Investments Wrappers, Taxation, and Trusts (5%)

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Competencies and Test Composition:

  • Channels of Distribution (16%)
  • Essential Supply Chain Management Concepts (10%)
  • Supply Chain Topics (10%)
  • Characteristics for Successful Supply Chain Managers (10%)
  • Improving Supply Chain Network Performance (10%)
  • Production Planning and Control (10%)
  • Supply Chain Planning and Design (8%)
  • Supply Chain Process (8%)
  • Product Portfolio Management (6%)
  • Supply Chain Coordination and Decision Making for the Flow of Products, Services, and Information (6%)
  • Supply Chain Management Contemporary Issues (6%)

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Competencies and Test Composition:

  • Effective Design Principles (20%)
  • Ease of Navigation and Readability (15%)
  • Role of UX Design (15%)
  • Mobile and Desktop Responsive Web Design (10%)
  • UX Design Process (10%)
  • Color Scheme (10%)
  • Careers in UX/UI Design (10%)
  • Accommodations for Special Needs and Related Laws (5%)
  • Copyright, Creative Commons, and Fair Use (5%)

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Presentation Events

Topic:

  • You are part of your school’s broadcast program. Deliver a LIVE broadcast event that includes the following: 
    • Highlight of a community service project 
    • College preparation tips 
    • Career/military exploration information 
    • Cafeteria offerings 
    • A story of an inspiring person in your school or community

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Topic:

  • Create a program that allows your school’s Career and Technical Education Department to collect and store information about business and community partners. This program should include information on at least 25 different partners (real or fictional), with details such as, but not limited to, the type of organization, resources available, and direct contact information for an individual. The program should enable users to search and filter the information as needed.

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  • Create an adventure game with a storyline incorporating FBLA goals, concepts, and/or history. The game must: 
    • Be playable on the student device using Windows 10, Mac OS, or a modern web browser. 
    • Be compatible with a maximum ESRB rating of E10+. 
    • Be secure and bug-free. 
    • Include: 
      • A hero 
      • At least one villain 
      • Use of arrow keys for movement and can incorporate other keys for other actions 
      • Scoring (examples include points system, leaderboards, etc.) 
      • Win/lose screens 
      • At least two levels of play

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  • Sun Motor Company is a fictitious auto manufacturer selling internal combustion (gas-powered) vehicles primarily in the United States. Sun Motor Company executives have expressed interest in the potential that electric vehicles could bring to the business. Your team is a consultant making data-driven recommendations for the executives. Using the datasets given at THIS LINK analyze the data and provide analyses and recommendations about the opportunities and challenges facing the business. Not all datasets need to be included in the analysis and you are encouraged to include outside research.

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  • Create an animated video for incoming freshmen that teaches a business concept related to any FBLA competitive event.

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  • Create a video that instructs others how to use a technology tool (hardware or software) found in a business setting. All video content must be original. 

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  • Your CFO has asked you to prepare a presentation for your company’s Board of Directors to describe the financial condition of Intel Corp and articulate your guidance on investment decisions. Show analysis performed on each financial statement and use that analysis to tell the company’s Board of Directors a story of Intel Corp’s performance and where you see the company going.

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  • Your marketing firm has been asked to create a branding package for a new business in your community. The branding package needs to showcase your unique style and highlight your skills in today’s design industry. Branding package to include: 
    • Brand and logo design 
    • Infographic or brochure of the business 
    • Advertisements for the promotion of the business 
      • Magazine advertisement 
      • Billboard (14 feet high and 48 feet wide) 
      • Two different social media posts

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  • Develop a presentation exploring the reasons behind business failures and explain strategies that a business can use to avoid failures.

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  • Create a program that allows students at your school to calculate their grade point average. Use your school’s grading scale to calculate both weighted and unweighted grade point averages.

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  • Develop and deliver a speech based on the following topic: What skills are essential to secure your first job?

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  • Your marketing firm has been asked to present a social media strategy for the online summer fundraising event for your state FBLA chapter. This event is used to secure new donors and increase existing donor support. You are being asked to present your social media strategy to the state FBLA Board of Directors at their annual meeting. 

Address the following in your social media strategy, focusing on ONE social media platform: 

  • A schedule of social media posts 
  • An example of a social media post 
  • A plan to develop awareness of the fundraising event and organization. 

Do not create live accounts. 

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Topic:

  • Create a mobile application that enables students to create a portfolio of their high school experiences. This app should allow students to showcase any of the following: their academic achievements, athletic participation, performing arts experience, clubs and organization memberships, community service hours, honors classes, and other related items.

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  • There’s more to FBLA than competitions! Create a public service announcement to share the benefits and opportunities around FBLA that are not a part of the Competitive Events Program.

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  • Develop and deliver a speech based on the following topic: Based on the legal and ethical implications of cybercrime, what can be done to help combat cybercrime?

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  • Your marketing firm has been asked to create a social media campaign for your local animal shelter to promote adoptions. 

Address the following in your social media strategy: 

  • A schedule of social media posts 
  • Three examples of social media posts on multiple platforms 
  • Promotional plan of the campaign 
  • A plan to develop awareness of the animal shelter. 

Do not create live accounts without permission from the animal shelter.

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  • Design a storefront display for a local business’ holiday promotion. Include pictures or sketches of a window, door, and sidewalk display highlighting the promotion for the business.

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  • A business has approached your team and asked you to develop a website that advertises their open positions. The website must showcase your coding and creative design skills. Your website must include the following: 
    • A page including information about benefits and/or reasons to work at the company. 
    • A page including at least three different job openings at the company. 
    • An online job application form that allows applicants to apply for jobs at the company. 

Note: Website does not have to be live. If partnering with an actual business, permission must be received from the business to make the website public. 

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Topic:

  • A local non-profit organization will hold a gala in the next 90 days to help raise funds to support their mission. You have been asked to design a website that promotes the benefits of partnering with them and the upcoming gala. 

The website should include the following elements: 

  • Navigation menu 
  • A header that promotes the non-profit organization and its activities 
  • A sub-section highlighting the gala and relevant information. 
  • An online form page to donate to the non-profit organization. 
  • An online form page to register for the gala. 

Note: Website does not have to be live. If partnering with an actual non-profit organization, permission must be received from the non-profit organization to make the website public. 

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Role Play Events

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Objective Test Competencies and Composition:

  • Concepts and practices (30%)
  • Basic terminology (25%)
  • Government regulation of financial services (10%)
  • Impact of technology on financial services (10%)
  • Ethics (8%)
  • Types/differences of various institutions (7%)
  • Careers in financial services (5%)
  • Taxation (5%)

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Objective Test Competencies and Composition:

  • Information and Communication Systems (15%)
  • Human Resource Management (15%)
  • Financial Management (15%)
  • Business Operations (10%)
  • Management Functions and Environment (10%)
  • Business Ownership and Law (10%)
  • Strategic Management (5%)
  • Ethics and Social Responsibility (5%)
  • Marketing (5%)
  • Economic Concepts (5%)
  • Careers (5%)

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Objective Test Competencies and Composition:

  • Business Plan (20%)
  • Financial Management (10%)
  • Initial Capital and Credit (10%)
  • Marketing Management (10%)
  • Personnel Management (10%)
  • Taxes (10%)
  • Community/Business Relations (10%)
  • Government Regulations (10%)
  • Legal Issues (10%)

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  • Customer Management (30%)
  • Support Center Infrastructure and Procedures (30%)
  • Help Desk Operations and Procedures (20%)
  • Communication (10%)
  • Professional Career and Leadership Skills (10%)

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Objective Test Competencies and Composition:

  • Manage the Strategic Plan for a Meeting or Event (~6%) 
  • Hospitality Marketing Concepts (~5%) 
  • Types of Hospitality Markets and Customers (~5%) 
  • Hospitality Operation and Management Functions (~5%) 
  • Customer Service in the Hospitality Industry (~5%) 
  • Human Resource Management in the Hospitality Industry (~5%) 
  • Hotel Sales Process (~5%) 
  • Project Management (~5%) 
  • Hospitality Marketing Concepts (~5%) 
  • Meeting Design and Layout (~5%) 
  • Event Site Selection and Management (~5%) 
  • Marketing the Event (~5%) 
  • Communication and Professionalism (~5%)
  • Legal Issues, Financial Management, and Budgeting for the Hospitality Industry (~4%) 
  • Current Hospitality Industry Trends (~4%) 
  • Environmental, Ethical, and Global Issues for the Hospitality Industry (~4%) 
  • Manage the Event (~4%) 
  • Develop Financial Resources (~4%) 
  • Manage the Event Budget (~4%) 
  • Human Resources (~4%) 
  • Train and Manage Staff and Volunteers (~4%) 
  • Design the Program (~4%) 
  • Manage Stakeholder Relationships (~3%) 
  • Engage Speakers and Performers (~3%) 
  • Food and Beverage Sales (~3%) 
  • Managing Movement of Attendees (~2%) 

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  • Basic International Concepts (~15%)
  • Ownership and Management (~15%)
  • Marketing (~15%)
  • Finance (~15%)
  • Communication (~7%)
  • Treaties & Trade Agreements (~7%)
  • Legal Issues (~5%)
  • Human Resource Management (~5%)
  • Ethics (~5%)
  • Taxes & Government Regulations (~3%)
  • Currency Exchange (~3%)
  • International Travel (~3%)
  • Career Development (~2%)

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  • Event Management Customer Service Skills (15%)
  • Management Skills for Successful Event Planners (15%)
  • Legal Aspects of Event Planning (10%)
  • Event Staffing (10%)
  • Designing and Executing the Event (10%)
  • Convention Management (10%)
  • Crowd Control at the Event (10%)
  • Pricing for Events (10%)
  • Event Planning Careers (5%)
  • Supply Chain Management of an Event (5%)

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  • Systems Analysis & Design (Systems Development Life Cycle) (20%)
  • Database Management and Modeling Concepts (20%)
  • Object Oriented Analysis and Design (20%)
  • User Interfaces (15%)
  • System Controls (15%)
  • Defining System and Business Requirements (10%)

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Objective Test Competencies and Composition:

  • Basic Marketing Functions (25%)
  • Economics (15%)
  • Selling and Merchandising (15%)
  • Channels of Distribution (10%)
  • Promotion and Advertising Media (10%)
  • Marketing Information, Research, and Planning (10%)
  • E-Commerce (8%)
  • Legal, Ethical, and Social Aspects of Marketing (7%)

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  • Network Installation – Planning and Configuration (30%)
  • Problem Solving/Troubleshooting (20%)
  • Network Administrator Function (15%)
  • Backup and Disaster Recovery (15%)
  • Configuration of Internet Resources (10%)
  • Configuration Network Resources & Services (10%)

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Objective Test Competencies and Composition:

  • Parliamentary Procedure Principles (80%)
  • FBLA Bylaws (20%)

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  • Sports and Entertainment Marketing/Strategic Marketing (10%)
  • Facility and Event Management (10%)
  • Promotion, Advertising, and Sponsorship for Sports and Entertainment Industry (10%)
  • Planning, Distribution, Marketing, Pricing, and Selling Sports and Entertainment Events (10%)
  • Basic Functions of Management (10%)
  • Human Resource Management (Labor Relations) (8%)
  • Management Strategies and Strategic Planning Tools (8%)
  • Financing and Economic Input (6%)
  • Sports Law (6%)
  • Marketing/Management Information Technology and Research (6%)
  • Leadership and Managing Groups and Teams in the Sports and Entertainment Industry (6%)
  • Communication in Sports and Entertainment (Media) (2%)
  • Ethics (2%)
  • Licensing (2%)
  • Sports Governance (2%)
  • Careers (2%)

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Production Events

Production Test Competencies:

  • Create, Search, and Query Databases 
  • Spreadsheet Functions and Formulas 
  • Text Slide Graphics and Presentations 
  • Business Graphics 
  • Word Processing

Applications and Tools to Know:

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Objective Test Competencies and Composition:

  • Basic Computer Terminology and Concepts (30%)
  • Presentation, Publishing, and Multimedia Applications (15%)
  • Spreadsheet and Database Applications (10%)
  • Basic Application Knowledge and Word Processing (10%)
  • E-mail, Integrated, and Collaboration Applications (10%)
  • Netiquette and Legal Issues (10%)
  • Security (10%)
  • Formatting, Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling, and Proofreading (5%)

Practice Test

Study Resources:

National Event Guidelines

Production Test Competencies:

  • Multiple Table Database Design 
  • Table Creation, Inserting Data Into Tables 
  • Table SQL Statements 
  • Creation of Forms/Reports 

Objective Test Competencies and Composition:

  • Form Development (30%)
  • Data Definitions/Functions (25%)
  • Query Development (15%)
  • Table Relationships-Include Referential Integrity (15%)
  • Reports and Forms-Sort, Group, Insert Graphics, Headers, Calculations (15%)

Practice Test:

  • https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cCK4ruTncMD8kCyNN0nhuSjQce0bAPD8/view 

Study Resources:

National Event Guidelines

Production Test Competencies:

  • Basic Mathematical Concepts 
  • Data Organization Concepts 
  • Creating Formulas 
  • Functions 
  • Generate Graphs (for analysis purposes) 
  • Pivot Tables 
  • Create Macros 
  • Filter and Extract Data

Objective Test Competencies and Composition:

  • Formulas (20%)
  • Functions (20%)
  • Graphics, Charts, and Reports (15%) 
  • Pivot Tables and Advanced Tools (10%)
  • Macros and Templates (10%)
  • Filters and Extraction of Data (10%)
  • Format and Print Options (10%)
  • Purpose for Spreadsheets (5%)

Practice Test

Study Resources:

National Event Guidelines

Production Test Competencies:

  • Production of All Types of Business Forms 
  • Letters and Mail Merge 
  • Memos 
  • Tables 
  • Reports (including statistical) 
  • Materials (from rough draft and unarranged copy) 
  • Email messages

Objective Test Competencies and Composition:

  • Advanced Applications (30%)
  • Related Application Knowledge (25%) 
  • Document Formatting Rules and Standards (20%)
  • Basic Keyboarding Terminology and Concepts (10%)
  • Grammar, Punctuation, Spelling, and Proofreading (10%)
  • Printing (5%)

Practice Test

Study Resources:

National Event Guidelines

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