Kentucky DECA
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Learning About Your Competitive Event

Listed below are many of  Kentucky DECA's competitive events. Each event link includes a brief description of the event and links to other information about the event, including a sample and specific instructions for judging. Click on the event you are interested in for more information.

Each of the competitive events include multiple activities designed to effectively measure students' proficiency in a broad range of skills, knowledge and attitudes identified by occupational practitioners as essential to success in a given career area.

There are four general formats for competitive events:

Role-Plays/Business Simulations: Competitive events in this format involve a single student interacting with a judge. Both will assume roles in a typical business situation such as a customer complaint, employee performance review or planning meeting. The student is given a short time to review the situation and prepare to role-play with a business/industry person (judge).

Case Studies:  Competitive events in this format involve either one student or a team of students responding to a business problem that is detailed in a case. The students will have 30 or 60 minutes to prepare a solution. Teams then present their solution to the business/industry person (judge).

Business Plans:  Business plans involve the preparation of a written report or plan by the student prior to the conference. The plan may reflect research on an existing business or the development of a new business or business concept. At the conference, the students will present their plan to the business/industry person (judge).

Projects:  This format involves one or more students conducting an activity in their community and developing and presenting a report on their activities. These events may focus on community service, public relations or chapter fundraising projects.
 

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 Accounting Applications Series

 Advertising Campaign

 Apparel and Accessories Series

 Automotive Services Marketing Series

 Business and Financial Services Marketing Research Event

 Business Law and Ethics Management Team Decision Making Event

 Business Services Marketing Series

 Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making Event

 Community Service Project

 Creative Marketing Project

 Entrepreneurship Participating Event (Franchising or Independent Business)

 Entrepreneurship Promotion Project

 Entrepreneurship Written Event

 Fashion Merchandising Promotion Plan

 Financial Analysis Team Decision Making Event

 Food Marketing Series

 

 General Marketing Research Event

 Hospitality and Recreation Marketing Research Event

Hospitality Services Team Decision Making Event

 Hotel and Lodging Management Series

 Internet Marketing Plan

 

 International Business Plan Event

 Learn and Earn Project

 Marketing Management Series

 Public Relations Project

 Quick Serve Restaurant Management Series

 Restaurant and Food Service Management Series

 Retail Marketing Research Event

 Retail Merchandising Series

 Sports and Entertainment Marketing Series

 Sports and Entertainment Marketing Team Decision Making Event

 Technical Sales Event

 Travel and Tourism Marketing Team Decision Making Event