A competition introduced in 2014, the Science and Innovation Competition is an opportunity for both science and commerce students to experience management and making leadership decisions in the fields of science. Participants will have the chance to win prize money and network with industry leaders. The Science and Innovation Competition also provides a pathway into the Development programme.
Teams of four will be given a case on a research, technology or scientific company, and will have 24 hours to analyse and develop strategic recommendations for the company. Teams will then have 10 minutes to present their solution, followed by 10 minutes of Q&A.
To enter, you must be a paid MCC member. You can enter as a team of four with your friends or individually, in which case we will put you in a team. Each team must have a minimum of two science or engineering students.
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Team Size: Four people
Preparation Time: 24 hours
Presentation: Ten minutes, followed by ten minutes of Q&A.
All team members must speak at some time during the presentation. No external materials will be allowed into the preparation room. Teams should prepare all slides using PowerPoint, the slides will be shown on the projectors during the presentation.
There will be two rounds, a Preliminary Round and a Final Round. The winners from the Preliminary Round will be required to present again in the Final Round.
Tutorial: Thursday 21st of July (6:00-7:30pm) in Engineering Building 403 Room 401
Registrations close: Thursday 28th of July (9:00 pm)
Case Distributed: Saturday 30th July
Preliminary Rounds: Sunday 31st July
Finals Round Presentations, Awards and Networking: Monday 1st August
Check out the Resource Centre for useful materials to help you prepare for the case competition!
A prize pool of $1000 will be distributed as follows:
- 1st place: $500
- 2nd place: $250
- 3rd place: $150
- Finalist: $100