Individual Competitive Events
Individual Written Events
Accounting I
The test will focus on basic practices of accounting for the sole proprietorship, the partnership, and the corporation. It may include questions on journalizing, terminology, posting, income statement, balance sheet, account classification, worksheet, bank reconciliation, payroll, types of ownership, and other items related to the basic accounting cycle.
Accounting II
The objective test will test on principles and practices of accounting for the sole proprietorship, the partnership, and the corporation. The objective test may include questions and problems on financial statements, partnerships and corporate accounting, ratios and analysis, purchases and sales, worksheets, account classification, bank reconciliation, income tax, etc.
Business Calculations
The test may consist of calculations involving mark– ups and discounts, investments, bank records, insurance, interest rates, payroll, ratios and proportions, depreciation, consumer credit, and taxes.
Business Communication
The test may include English skills, including written communication, grammar, reading comprehension, editing and proofreading, oral communication concepts, word definition and usage, capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and nonverbal communication.
Business Law
The test may consist of both objective questions and case problems. Questions may address commonly recognized areas of business law including contracts, sales, business organization, bailments, agency, bankruptcy, insurance, trade regulation, product/personal liability, wills, consumer protection, negotiable instruments, and torts.
Business Math (9th and 10th grade students only)
The test may consist of items related to business such as questions on basic math concepts, decimals, fractions, percentages, discounts, and consumer credit.
Business Procedures
The test may include questions on human relations, technology concepts, communication skills, decision making, career development, business operations, database management, and ethics. Proofreading and decision making activities also may be included.
Computer Applications
This event is composed of a school-site application skills test and a written objective test.. Be prepared to complete problems dealing with word processing, database, spreadsheets, business graphic solutions, and presentation, with possible integration. Participants will also be responsible for formatting each problem and accurate proofreading.
Computer Problem Solving
The test may include questions on personal computer components, laptop and portable devices, operating systems, printers and scanners, networks, security, safety and environmental issues.
Cyber Security
The test may include questions on firewalls, intrusion detection, network and physical security, cryptography, public key, authentication, computer attacks (virus, spam, spy ware, trojans, hijackers, worms, etc.), e-mail security, disaster recovery, and forensics security.
Database Design and Applications
This event is composed of an objective test and a school-site computer database applications test. Be prepared to answer questions about the basic organizational structure of a database, create and develop multiple queries, set up relational databases, edit relationships, calculate data, etc.
Economics
The test may include questions on economic principles related to the policies and goals of the United States economy and a comparison of the American economic system to other systems. Topics covered may include supply and demand, fixed price, elasticity, profits, competition, business cycles, role of government, public choice, international trade, market structures, etc.
Electronic Career Portfolio
Participants will develop and submit a portfolio, due in February. It should have no more than 20 pages and must include directions to access the portfolio, a table of contents, proper navigation through portfolio, a letter of application, a resume, career goals/objectives, and required education for career choice(s).
FBLA Principles and Procedures (9th and 10th grade students only)
The test may consist of general information about the organization of FBLA-PBL, other facts found in the FBLA-PBL Chapter Management Handbook, and competitive event information found in the national Chapter Management Handbook. Participants may find information for this event in Tomorrow’s Business Leaders and any other official publication.
Future Business Leader
This event consists of three parts: a letter of application and resume; an objective test; and interviews.The objective test may include questions about business concepts, general business knowledge, FBLA-PBL history, programs, and bylaws, and parliamentary procedure.
Health Care Administration
This event consists of a one-hour objective test. The test may include questions on managing office activities, enhancing communication skills, identifying legal and ethical issues in health care practices, managing financial functions, and enhancing employability skills.
Help Desk
This event consists of two parts: an objective test and a performance component. The objective test may include questions about operating systems hardware and set up and operation, software applications, e-mail, communication skills, etc. The performance may include identifying computer or networking problems and troubleshooting problems.
Hospitality Management
This event consists of a one-hour objective test. The test may include questions on hospitality operation and management functions, hotel sales process, hospitality marketing concepts, human resource management in the hospitality industry, environmental, ethical, and global issues, customer service in the hospitality industry, legal issues, etc.
Introduction to Business (9th and 10th grade students only)
The test may include questions on the characteristics and organization of business; consumerism, money management, and banking; career awareness, rights and responsibilities of employees, managers, owners, and government; insurance; and economic systems.
Introduction to Business Communication (9th and 10th grade students only)
The test may include grammar, spelling, punctuation, oral communication concepts, proofreading, word definition and usage, numbers, and capitalization.
Introduction to Parliamentary Procedures (9th and 10th grade students only)
The test will consist of parliamentary procedure principles and FBLA bylaws. Through partnership with the National Association of Parliamentarians (NAP), questions for the parliamentary procedure principles portion of the exam will be drawn fromNAP’s official test bank.
Introduction Technology Concepts (9th and 10th grade students only)
The test may include questions on basic computer principles, terminology, computer application concepts, programming concepts and procedures, and computer equipment.
Networking Concepts
The test will consist of questions on general network terminology, equipment for Internet access, problem solving/troubleshooting, network operating system terminology, OSI model and functionality, and network topologies and connectivity.
Personal Finance
The test may include questions on financial principles related to personal decision making, earning a living (income, taxes), managing budgets and finance, saving and investing, buying goods and services, banking, credit, and insurance.
Sports Management
The test may include questions on sports marketing/strategic marketing, facility and event management, human resource management, financing and economic input, management and leadership in sport, sports law, overview of sports industry, communication in sports, ethics, licensing, history, sport governance, and career.
Spreadsheet Applications
This event is composed of two parts: an objective test and a school-site computer spreadsheet applications test. Be prepared to utilize data by creating formulas, using functions, generating graphs for analysis purposes, use pivot tables, create macros, and filter and extract data.
Technology Concepts
The test may include questions on the Internet and Web sites, computer applications and integration, networking, telecommunications, as well as basic technology concepts and business equipment.
Word Processing I
This event is composed of a school-site application skills test and a written objective test. Be well prepared in the basic keyboard knowledge and in the production of letters, memorandums, reports, tabulations, résumés, and material from rough draft and unarranged copy.
Word Processing II
This event is composed of a school-site application skills test and a written objective test. Be well prepared in the production of all types of business forms, which may include letters, memorandums, tables, reports, statistical reports, and materials from rough draft and unarranged copy.
Individual Oral Events
Client Service
This event provides members with an opportunity to develop and demonstrate skills in interacting with internal and external clients to provide outstanding client service. The client service consultant engages clients in conversations regarding products, handles inquiries, solves problems, and uncovers opportunities for additional assistance.
Creed (9th and 10th grade students only)
The FBLA Creed Contest is designed to foster oratorical and thinking skills of students in presenting the FBLA Creed verbatim (from memory), using techniques of public speaking presentations.
Desktop Application Programming
This event is composed of a prejudged program and an oral presentation. The prejudged program must run stand-alone, with an interface, without error and accompanied by a readme file. You will be given 7 minutes to present the case describing the program. The judges will interact with the participant during the presentation.
Impromptu Speaking
Participants will be given a topic related to one or more of the following: FBLA-PBL Goals, FBLA-PBL activities, FBLA-PBL current national programs, current events, and/or relevant business topics. Ten minutes will be allowed to prepare a four-minute speech.
Job Interview
This event consists of three parts: a letter of application and resume, a job application form, and interviews. Participants will apply for a position at Merit Corporation, a large fictional national corporation.
Public Speaking I (9th and 10th grade students only)
The content of the four-minute (4) speech must be of a business nature and must be developed from one or more of the nine (9) FBLA-PBL goals.
Public Speaking II
The content of the five-minute speech must be of a business nature and must be developed from one or more of the nine FBLA-PBL goals.
