Case Competitions and Entrepreneurship

Please refer to the MBSSA Case Competition Handbook for details on the competition structure and rules.

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Registrations for the 2018 MBS SA Case Competition are now closed.

Registration will be open to both teams and individual participants.

• Team Registrations: Register a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 4 team members
• Individual Registrations: It is encouraged that all individual participants visit and join MBSSA’s MBSSA Case Comp Public Facebook Group which aims to facilitate team formation.

This competition is for current Graduate students of Melbourne Business School (MBS Master of Management Suite, Master of International Business and Specialist Masters programs). Participants must be enrolled in at least one subject in the current semester to be eligible to compete. If you have registered in a team with any undergraduate student or student from another faculty without proper notification and approval, your team will be disqualified with immediate effect.

Please ensure that all participating team members read the competition Rules and Regulations prior to registering. Participation in this competition is subject to the acceptance of the competition’s Rules and Regulations.

Case Competition Launch

Date: Monday 6 August
Time: 6:30 – 8:00pm
Location: Copland Theatre, The Spot

To begin the launch, Accenture and 180 Degrees will deliver a workshop to help the competing teams approach the case problem effectively and deliver meaningful actionable plans. Following on from this, representatives from Ericsson will present a case overview and crucial information regarding the case. To conclude, the MBSSA committee will elaborate regarding the key dates and structure of the competition.

Note: It is expected all team members be present at the launch.

Pre-Screening

Documentation Due: Monday 13 August 5.00pm

Finalised teams will be required to submit a pre-screening document which offers a brief overview of their case and strategy. The format, scope and other requirements of this document will be released at the Case Competition Launch.

Presentations Skills Workshop

Date: Friday 17 August
Time: 12.30-1.30pm
Location: Kwong Lee Dow 230, 234 Queensberry Street

This workshop will be presented by a professor of marketing, Simon Bell, who has a lot of experience in the case competition arena. He has also worked extensively with industry for the purposes of research, consulting and executive education, working with firms such as Goldman Sachs, Telstra, Shell, Agricultural Bank of China, IBM, Clayton Utz, and PWC, among others.

This workshop has been tailored specifically for students intending to participate in this semester's MBS Case Competition, attendance is highly recommended.

Preliminary Round

Date: Tuesday 21 August
Time: 4:00pm – 7:00pm
Location: Level 2, FBE Building, 111 Barry Street

Teams that successfully progress through to the preliminary stage will be required to present their case for a panel of Ericsson representatives and industry professionals at the preliminaries.

At the conclusion of the preliminary round, the top 5 highest performing teams will be chosen to progress to the finals.

Finals

Date: Friday 24 August
Time: 5:00pm – 8:30pm
Location: 4.012, The Spot, 198 Berkeley Street

In the final round of the Case Competition, the top 5 teams will present their case to a panel of Ericsson representatives, academics and audience, before the winners are selected and announced.

All University of Melbourne students are invited to attend and watch.