Several exciting and career oriented sessions are planned for the participants. The highlights of the conference include the election of state officers, social and professional opportunities for the participants, and most importantly, the program of competitive events. Students who have qualified at earlier levels of competition will compete at this conference for the right to attend DECA’s International Career Development Conference.

As a judge, you will have the opportunity to participate in all of our activities at the Career Development Conference, but more importantly - to see DECA members in action. Your role as a judge, with your invaluable experiences in industry, is vital to the success of not only this conference, but to DECA and marketing education as a whole.

DECA’s members, advisors, and staff thank you in advance for taking the time from your busy schedule to participate at this conference. We are confident that you will enjoy the experience of judging at Michigan DECA’s State Career Development Conference.

Effective marketing education gives young people the tools and aptitudes they need to pursue their dreams. DECA strives to provide its members with the opportunities to develop those tools through its program of competitive events by:

• motivating students to assume responsibility for self- improvement and self-discipline

• providing a vehicle for students to demonstrate competencies through individual or group action

• evaluating student achievement by means of carefully designed testing devices

• opening constructive avenues for individual and/ or group expression, initiative and creativity

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• makes students aware of their obligations to their employer and company expectations

• provides a source of trained, career-oriented, motivated, young people as potential employees

• creates an entrepreneurial spirit and ability to achieve in a competitive environment

DECA has two types of written events: research and chapter projects. A judge working with a research event will evaluate a written project and presentation regarding a marketing research and/or business plan that the student or team has developed.

Judges working with chapter projects will evaluate a chapter’s program of activities that was used to accomplish a specific goal, and the students’ presentation of that project. Judges working with written events will typically evaluate 8-12 entries.

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