Rules and regulations during the final november 11th 2011

Finalist teams will be presented with a business case in the morning of 11 November 2011. They will have six hours to research, analyse and develop a set of action plans, make recommendations, and prepare their presentations. Presentations will be made in the afternoon.

Case Preparation

1. The preparation time for the final round is six hours.

2. Each team will be assigned a workroom for their preparation period.

3. The following items will be provided to each team:

- 1 Notebook Computer (loaded with Microsoft Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint 2007 Edition) Internet access - 1 USB flash drive - 1 supplies kit (highlighters, paper, pens, cue cards, etc.)

4. The case is to be solved in the preparation room. During the preparation ALL case material must remain in the preparation room.

5. Teams may use textbooks, notes, etc. Use of the Internet for research purposes is permitted.

6. Discussion of the case in person or through electronic devices with outside sources, faculty or advisors is not allowed.

7. Presentations must be made in English using Microsoft PowerPoint. The teams may use notes and/or cue cards during the presentations.

8. Each team must save their PowerPoint presentation files to the USB key provided and submit the USB key to IIBD office at the end of the preparation time.

9. Each team will receive one copy (hand-out) of their presentation after having handed it in.

10. Mobile phones are not allowed during preparation and presentation.