MAEO STARS

 

EVENTS

MANUAL

 

2007-2008

ÔWorking on Changing... Being the ChangedÕ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Success

Teamwork

Achievement

Recognition

Self Esteem

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisors: You are responsible to read all pages for each event your student signs up for and help them develop the best they can in each category they sign up for.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                       MAEO STARS

EVENTS MANUAL

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

I        Competitive Events                                                    page 3

         A.  Team

                  1.  Management Decision Making                        page 4 – 8

                  2.  Parenting Decision Making                             page 9 – 13

                  3.  Audio, Video, Computer or Live Promotion     page 14 – 16

                  4. Genius Kit/Sculpture                                       page 17 – 19

 

         B.  Individual

                  1.  Employment Interview or # 4*                       page 20 – 24

                  2.  Public Speaking                                            page 25 – 27

                  3.  Career Portfolio                                            page 28 – 32

                  4.  Human Relation Decision Making or # 1*        page 33 – 37

*Students who choose Individual Event 1 or 4 can not do both, only one

 

         C. Life Smarts                                                            page 38 – 39

 

II       Demonstration Events                                                page 40

         A.  Project Demonstration                                            page 41 – 43

         B.  Artistic Performance                                              page 44 – 47

         C.  Art Display                                                           page 48 – 51

         D.  School Banner                                                       page 52 – 54

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPETITIVE

 

EVENTS

 

 

 

Competitive Events                                                    page 3

         A.  Team

                  1.  Management Decision Making                        page 4 – 8

                  2.  Parenting Decision Making                             page 9 – 13

                  3.  Audio, Video, Computer or Live Promotion     page 14 – 16

                  4. Genius Kit/Sculpture                                       page 17 – 19

 

         B.  Individual

                  1.  Employment Interview or # 4*                       page 20 – 24

                  2.  Public Speaking                                            page 25 – 27

                  3.  Career Portfolio                                            page 28 – 32

                  4.  Human Relation Decision Making or # 1*        page 33 – 37

*Students who choose Individual Event 1 or 4 can not do both, only one

 

         C. Life Smarts                                                            page 38 – 39

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEAM MANAGEMENT

DECISION MAKING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAEO STARS

TEAM MANAGEMENT DECISION MAKING

 

PURPOSE: To use fundamental of informed decision-making and business management to solve a personnel problem related to a customer, employee, or management practice.

 

SPECIFICATIONS:

1.     Each team must consist of two to four student participants.

2.     Each team will arrive 10 minutes prior to review the problem, reach a solution, and present materials before entering room.

3.     One to four members may participate in the oral presentation of the solution to the judges.

4.     Presentation time to the judges will be determined at the event and will generally be five to twelve minutes in length.

5.     The Management Decision Making Problem will be a work-related issue.

6.     Student participants are to turn in all paperwork, notes, etc. relating to the presentation to the event chairperson before leaving.

7.     Participants will present their solutions orally to a panel of two or more judges.

8.     No audience will be allowed unless authorized by participants and judges.

 

JUDGING:

1.     Each team will be judged based on the criteria contained on the rating sheet.

Judges will be briefed by the event administrator on the criteria. Three is considered an average score.

2.     Before the event begins, the judges will develop a list of three to six questions to be asked of each participant team. The use of other questions, which arise from the participantÕs response, is allowed. Probing of the responses in encouraged.

 

TEACHER TIPS:

            Business Management:

A.   Apply personal management procedures.

B.    Apply human relations strategies.

 

Interpersonal Communications:

1. Demonstrating effective public speaking skills, effective listening skills, appropriated feedback, problem-solving techniques, effective group skills, and communication strategies in a simulated situation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEAM MANAGEMENT DECISION MAKING

 

Sample Problem

 

You work at Neighborhood Cinemas, a movie theater chain.  You work as an usher and also at the box office selling tickets. You have the most seniority of any employee and are often asked to step in to handle problems with employees and customers when the manager is unavailable.

 

 Neighborhood Cinemas works very hard to please their customers, knowing that return business is important for the success of the theater. Recently, however, they have started a strict policy about admittance to R rated movies.  In order to make sure that no person under 18 is admitted, employees selling tickets are to ÒcardÓ anyone who looks like they are under the age of 25.  The chain has been fined in the past for allowing underage persons into R rated movies, and they are making every effort to make sure that this does not happen again.  The home office has even gone so far as to employ Òsecret shoppers,Ó persons who pretend to be a customer, but who are really assessing the performance of the employees.  Employees who do not follow the stated policies can be terminated.

 

You are working as an usher on a Friday night and it is the opening night of the movie Die Pretty, a much anticipated R-rated action flick. The theater is full because of the new movie and the lines are long at the box office and the concession stands.  The manager has noticed that the theaterÕs supply of popcorn is running low and has just left to make an emergency trip to a supermarket two miles away to buy more.

 

The manager has only been gone for about five minutes when you are asked to come to the box office to handle a Òsituation.Ó  Christy, a 17 year old employee who has been with Neighborhood Cinemas for three months, is working there.   Christy had followed company policy and asked a woman who looked like she was about 21 years old for her ID.  The woman refused, stating that it was obvious to see that she was Òold enough,Ó and that she had never been carded at the theater before.  Christy had refused to sell her a ticket to Die Pretty. 

 

When you get there the woman is still in front of the box office.  She very angry and complaining loudly.  She is threatening to sue the theater chain for Òage discriminationÓ and to write letters to all of the local papers detailing her bad treatment at the Neighborhood Cinemas.  There is a long line of customers behind her waiting to buy tickets, some of whom are already beginning to complain about the wait.  The woman refuses to move, Christy is crying and obviously not able to handle the situation.  Something needs to be done quickly.

           

What do you do?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEAM MANAGEMENT DECISION MAKING

PARTICIPANTS GUIDE

 

  1. What is the problem?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. List important facts to consider.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. List possible solutions.

 

Solution:          A.

                       

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                        D.

 

  1. What will be the result of each solution?

 

Result:             A.

                       

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                        D.

 

  1. What action should be taken and how will you follow up?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAEO STARS

TEAM MANAGEMENT DECISION MAKING             

JUDGEÕS EVALUATION

 

 

Team Name and/or Number ________________________________________

 

Items To Evaluate                           Poor           Average               Excellent   

 

¯    Opening Statement       

Appropriate to topic                                        1     2               3         4                      5      6

Problem identified                                           1     2               3         4                      5      6

¯    Consideration of Facts

Listed several with possible results                 1     2               3         4                      5      6

 

¯    Solution(s) To The Problem

Quality of solution(s)                                      1     2               3         4                      5      6

Result of each solution                                    1     2               3         4                      5      6

Listed supportive facts                                    1     2               3    &nb