VCS Rules & Guidelines
RULES: ----
- Each Masters level program in Student Affairs Administration,
Counseling, or Higher Education will be allowed to enter as many three or four-person teams as wish to compete.
- Each team member must be currently enrolled in a Masters level program in Student Affairs Administration, Counseling, or Higher Education and will be enrolled for the Spring 2008 term for a minimum of six credits.
- Team members must be from the same graduate program. There cannot be team members from different graduate programs on the same team.
- The case study will focus on some aspect of technology and its relation to student affairs.
- Teams should utilize relevant student affairs literature, where appropriate, for their presentation.
- Utilization of outside sources, URLs, articles, etc. are
encouraged for the case study, but does not include input from individuals outside the 3-4 person team.
- Completion of the Virtual Case Study Competition evaluation is considered part of the submission process.
- By participating, each team agrees to allow their presentation to appear in the Spring 2008 edition of the StudentAffairs.com e-journal, Student Affairs Online.
* There is no entry fee required in order to participate *
SUBMISSIONS: ----
- Submissions must be a self-contained PowerPoint file. This year we are limiting it to this format. Please submit only one file per entry.
All material to be considered by the judges must be contained in that file.
- Max file size is 1.5MB
- You must include the name of your School and your Team Leader in the initial frame/slide of your presentation. We encourage you to display the names of all team members, but the names of your school and team leader are mandatory.
- The file name of your submission must include the name of your school and team leader. We often receive more than one submission per school so this important because your presentation may be separated from any email you send.
We recommend using a naming format like UniversityofLearning-smith.ppt OR KnowledgeCollegeatHomeville-jones.ppt
Do not just call it "submission.ppt" or "studentaffairs.swf"
JUDGING CRITERIA: ----
Judges will be utilizing the following criteria when evaluating
presentations.
- practicality of approach
- innovation of approach
- use of literature both within and outside student affairs
- organization of presentation
- rationalization for chosen responses
TIMETABLE: ----
| Fri. Jan. 25, 2008 |
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Registration Deadline |
| Sun. Feb. 3, 2008 |
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Case study e-mailed to all participants
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| Sun. Feb. 17, 2008
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Submissions due by 9:00 p.m. EST.
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| Mon. March 3, 2008
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Virtual Case Study Competition winners posted. |
REGISTRATION: ----
All graduate students, by registering for the Virtual Case Study
Competition, acknowledge they are matriculating in a Masters level
program in student personnel administration, higher education, or
counseling for at least six credits during the Spring 2008 semester. In
addition, by submitting the registration form, each team member agrees
to allow their final product to be used in the StudentAffairs.com website.
Go to Registration Page!
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