PennSEM Business Case Competition FAQ
What is my team expected to do?
Preliminary Round: Your team will have two weeks to develop a solution to a given business problem. You will present your solution in a slide deck of no more than 10 pages.
Semi-Final Round: Your team will record a video presentation, lasting no longer than 10 minutes, and submit it along with a slide deck.
Final Round: Your team will present live on Zoom to a panel of judges.
Evaluation Criteria: In each round, your team will be evaluated on your understanding of the problem, analysis, solution, implementation plan, financial analysis, and presentation.
How do I prepare for the competition?
A mock case will be posted for your team to practice with before the actual competition. You can access it through the AlgoEd portal.
When is the registration deadline?
Priority deadline: Jun 15, 2024
Regular deadline: Jul 15, 2024
Late deadline: Aug 22, 2024
What is the difference between different deadlines?
The registration fee is different for different deadlines:
Priority deadline: US$55 per student
Regular deadline: US$65 per student
Late deadline: US$85 per student
If my team proceeds to the semi-final round, will we be working on the same case?
No, your team will work on a new case in the semi-final round. The case for the semi-final and final rounds will be the same.
I’m currently in 8th grade and will be going into 9th grade after the summer. Should I join the middle school or high school group?
Since you will be in 9th grade by the time the competition takes place, you should join the high school group.
I want to join the competition but I can’t find a teammate in my own school. Can I have a teammate from another school?
If you can't find a teammate at your school, please email us at support@algoed.co. If there are teams from your school, we will connect you with them.
I want to join the competition but I’m going to another school in 9th grade and don’t know anyone there. What can I do?
You can join with teammates from your current school, or let us know, and if there are teams from your new school, we will connect you with them.