Emerging Leaders: UofA Case Competition

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EMERGING LEADERS: UOFA CASE COMPETITION

The Alberta School of Business has a thriving culture which places a strong emphasis on case competitions. Case competitions are an excellent way for students to apply their classroom knowledge, enhance their problem solving skills, and network with other students and professionals in the industry.

A business case is a description of an actual situation, commonly involving a decision, a challenge, an opportunity, or a problem faced by a real individual or an organization. Often, in a case competition, students assume the roles and responsibilities of the decision makers which are the individuals or organizations facing the business challenge. Other times, students assume the role of a consultant who proposes solutions and recommendations to the decision makers.

Benefits of Cases and Case Competitions:

• Enhance presentation skills and the ability to sell your ideas
• Connect classroom knowledge and theories to real life applications
• Get involved in the process of solving real world problems.
• Work in a team setting - develop robust listening and communication skills
• Network with other students and professionals in the industry who often attend these case competitions (as judges or sponsors).
• Travel the world (if you formally represent the UofA at an international case competition).

How to Get Involved

In the Alberta School of Business, there are multiple ways that students can get involved in case competitions or develop their case competition skills:

• Case competitions that are organized and hosted by ASB Student Organizations.
• External case competitions
• ASB Case Competitions Program - ASB Case Team
• ASB Case Competitions Program - ASB Case Primer Series (Coming Soon)

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