2016 Global Case Competition Rules
1. Eligibility and Composition of Teams
The competition is open to any Washington State University student enrolled in the spring semester
in which the competition is open. Each competing team must have four to six students, including:
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Two undergraduate and two graduate students
International and domestic students
Representation from at least two different WSU colleges
Representation from at least two different WSU campuses
No substitutions of team members are allowed after teams are formed and participants notified.
2. Individual and Team Registration
Registration is electronic and will open February 1 at 8 a.m. Participation is “first‐come first‐
served” and registration will be closed after 20 teams have been formed or on February 20 at
11:59 p.m., whichever comes first. All team captains and team members will be notified of
their participation in the competition.
a. Students may register in two ways:
 As an individual: students will be placed on a team according the eligibility
criteria and composition rules
 As a complete team: 4‐6 students according to the eligibility criteria and composition
rules; students registering as a team must also complete the individual registration
b. Students will receive a confirmatory email that their registration has been received;
this is not a guarantee that a student will be a participant until the official notification
of participation is sent by the International Programs’ Global Learning department.
c. ALL teams must identify a team captain and select a team name shortly after the team
is formed.
d. Team captains will be the contact point for all communication with team
members and will be responsible for ensuring that all team members are
committed to active participation in the competition.
e. Students who apply as individuals will be assigned to a team and a temporary team
captain will be identified by Global Learning. A new team captain may be selected by
members of a team within five days of notification of participation in the competition.
The name of the new team captain must be sent to [email protected].
f. Register at:
 Individuals
http://mystudyabroad.wsu.edu/?go=GCCIndividual
 Teams
http://mystudyabroad.wsu.edu/?go=GCCTeam
3. The CASE
Each team will receive the same CASE – complex global issue.
The CASE will be revealed publicly to all participants on Monday, February 22.
A written copy of the CASE will be given to the team captain.
a. Teams have approximately two weeks to get to know its members, research the CASE
and develop the creative and innovative solutions or responses to the CASE
b. Each team will be assigned a faculty advisor for consultation during the development
of its two-page solution.
 The team captain must contact the faculty advisor within three days after the
team has been formed. To optimize the time with their faculty advisor, teams
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are encouraged to generate a concise set of questions for discussion and
feedback.
 The role of the faculty advisor is to assist with teamwork, organization
strategies, academic guidance, and to ensure that a team’s solution reflects the
academic disciplines of all team members.
 Finalist teams will continue to work with the same advisor.
The solicitation of advice on generating a team’s solution outside of the team
members and faculty advisor is not allowed. No team members may consult or
discuss the case with anyone other than their team members or faculty advisor.
Outside consultation will result in disqualification. NO EXCEPTIONS
Maximum length for the solution is two pages, NOT including one cover page and
one works cited page. The format of the solution is determined by the team.
Minimum font size is 10pt.
Two‐page solutions must be submitted by the Team Captain no later than
Monday, March 7 at noon to [email protected].
Solutions submitted after the deadline will not be accepted.
A panel of seven expert judges will evaluate each team’s solutions and select five
finalist teams. These five teams will be notified of their further participation in the
competition no later than Monday, March 28.
Solutions will be judged on their multidisciplinary approaches to the CASE, logic of the
arguments made, attention to the critical issues in the CASE, clarity of writing and
grammar.
4. Final Competition
a. The final competition will be held on Friday, April 8 in TODD 216!
b. After finalist teams have been notified, they will have until April 7 to develop a Power Point
presentation of their solution to present at the final competition. Up to 10 slides are allowed.
c. Team captains must submit a copy of their FINAL presentation to [email protected] no later
than Thursday, April 7 at noon.
d. Teams will NOT be able to alter their presentations after they are submitted. NO
EXCEPTIONS.
This is a requirement for live-streaming of the competition.
e. Each team will have 10 minutes to present its solutions to the original panel of judges.
Students, staff, faculty and the general public are invited to attend the final competition.
f. Judges will an opportunity to ask questions after each team’s presentation.
5. Awards Ceremony and Reception
a. Immediately after all teams have presented, judges will rank the teams (first through fifth).
b. Presentations will be judged on their multidisciplinary approaches to the CASE, logic of the
solutions, attention to the critical issues in the CASE, quality of the presentation, and how well
team members respond to judges’ questions.
c. Awards will be made immediately following the judges’ decisions at a catered
reception.
d. The first place team has the opportunity to travel to the location of the CASE.
e. The top three teams will receive scholarships to be divided among team members.
f. The first place team will also have its name engraved on a plaque in the Office of
International Programs.
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