2020 CNA-Qatar Case Competition
Hosted by School of Business & Information Technology
What is the College of the North Atlantic Qatar Case Competition?
On March 5th and 6th, 2020, College of the North Atlantic Qatar’s School of Business and Information Technology will host its internal Case Competition with a purpose of bringing students from across the campus together in friendly competition. This competition will give participants the opportunity to compete with their current skills while developing application-based experience for strategy development using industry best practices and technical knowledge. Participation will serve to prepare students for their role as the next generation of technically skilled graduates of College of the North Atlantic Qatar.
This year the competition has expanding and is open to students from all areas of study including:
School of Business & Information Technology
School of Engineering Technology & Industrial Trades
School of Health Sciences
This competition is an evening and day event that involves preorganized teams of 4 to compete to build solutions for business problems using a case study for a limited period during the competition. While developing strategic solutions, teams identify the most prominent issues facing the company based on case’s key issues to help the company achieve their goals.
Teams will be judged on the presentation of their solution-based strategy for the case. Successful strategies require attention to detail, creativeness and business acumen that are outlined when presenting recommendations. Whilst competition formats differ around the world, the essence is for students to emulate industry practices and apply technical knowledge.
Case teams must be able to work together to present a cohesive recommendation to a panel of judges. However, this is only an aspect of the experiences available at a case competition.
How can I benefit from competing in the Case Competition?
All students can benefit through competition at the Case Competition, no matter which area of study you are focused on.
Besides broadening technical skills and applying industry related strategies that students will develop with a team; the Case Competition also allows them to network with other motivated and talented students while gaining strategic-based training and feedback from industry instructors and professionals from the college and Doha, through informal workshops, team meetings and formal evaluation of the team’s ideas for solutions to modern business issues.
Networking, team meetings and planning develop soft skills in leadership, negotiation, creativity and solution development. Presentations will reflect the team’s ability focus on goal setting, solution-based planning while developing your confidence in presenting business solutions.
At the College of the North Atlantic Qatar, we see participation in case competitions as an opportunity for students to gain invaluable experience that will undoubtedly be one of the highlights of their college studies, which can be drawn from for experience when working in industry.
How to join the Case Competition
Show your interest!
- Gather a group of teammates that want to participate and can commit the time to attend team meetings and pre-competition workshops!
- Remember, a team is made up of 4 people but sometimes teams add an extra teammate as an alternate. (They step in if something happens to one of the teammates on competition day.)
- To have the best technical information during your case evaluation, we recommend you have teammates that can apply technical knowledge from accounting, human resources and marketing.
Get a coach!
- Ask one of your instructors to be your business case competition coach. They should accept the responsibility of mentoring you before the case competition to help develop your team cohesiveness. As well, they should be available to give you moral support on the competition days, March 5th & 6th, 2020.
Fill out the Registration Form before the deadline, Feb. 25th at 11:59pm
- Follow the “How to Register” instructions on the right side of this page and register your team for the competition.
- You will need your team member names, email address, student ID numbers, program of study and mobile phone number.
- You will also need your coach name, email address and mobile number.
- Remember there is limited space for this event. Only 20 teams will be accepted!
- There is no fee to register your team, just a commitment to compete!
- All team members participating will receive a participation gift, snacks and beverages during the competition and a “Participation Certificate” that can be used on your resume in the future.
How to Register a Team
We’ve made your team registration easy! Follow these simple steps:
- Decide you will be attending the competition and who your teammates and coach will be.
- Once you have decided this, select REGISTER a Team.
- Complete the pop-up form. Start by entering your name, teammate names and coach name for registration. Fill in your contact information as requested.
- When finished select “Click to Register” once.
- Wait a few seconds for the pop-up that says, “Registered successfully!”.
- You will be contacted by our event coordinator separately to confirm your time and role.
- Thank you for using online registration for the College of the North Atlantic Case Competition.
Don’t want to compete but still want to be involved?
We understand that not everyone is able to commit to the preparatory work or has the desire to compete but are still interested in the event! We have a place for you to help us out!
Roles for Volunteers:
Be a Judge!
Devoting your time to the CNAQ Case Competition as a Judge is an investment of your time for the betterment of our student competitors. Your role will be to view up to 3 case presentations that are 20 minutes each, lead a question and answer period of 10 minutes with the competing teams, as well as to judge and record, using a rubric, the score for each team based on their case evaluation and performance.
With upwards to 20 teams, being a Judge an essential role for the success of the competition.
We encourage faculty, industry professionals and alumni to volunteer as a judge to engage with CNAQ future graduates to help them become the best that they can be, raising the quality of their applied experience through friendly competition.
Be a Minder!
Volunteering at college events is a great way to develop and demonstrate your growing leadership skills and commitment to your community! Your role as a Minder will be to engage with the students before, during and after they begin their quest to develop the best strategy to tackle the case they are assigned during the competition. Keeping the competition fair and equal will rest on your leadership, as you ensure all teams have equal time for analysis, take control of team materials, deliver team presentations and answer general questions of participants.
With teams competing on Thursday evening, Friday afternoon and Friday evening, there are many times for you to choose from to be involved in the execution of the case competition. You will also see first hand, how an event of this magnitude is coordinated and learn logistical processes and project management techniques along the way.
We encourage students from all schools at CNAQ to volunteer. A little time volunteering helps you build substantial project management and event execution experience in your resume and also enables your colleagues and instructors to get to know you. Step up by registering and become the leader you are meant to be!
Be a Moderator!
Calling all those with great presentation skills and the confidence to bring an event together at the podium! We need your skills and time to help the CNAQ Case Competition presentations to be introduced. Using a set script, you will use your public speaking skills to introduce our competitors to the judges that will evaluate their cases.
Energetic and outgoing CNAQ students that wish to practice their public speaking and moderating skills will enjoy this volunteer opportunity. Your role as Moderator will be to introduce up to 3 case presentation teams and moderate the 10 minute Q & A period that follows each presentation. Using your leadership skills to keep the presentations to the allotted time period will be essential for the competition’s success.
How to Register
This event cannot run smoothly without a commitment of volunteers. From minders to moderators, judges and score keepers, we need about 100 volunteers over 2 days to make this happen. We want to hear from you!
- Follow the simple registration steps listed below this section!
- You will need to indicate when you want to volunteer and the role you are interested in. Please review the agenda that is presented by reviewing the Day 1 and Day 2 tabs at the top of this page to select the time frame you would like to volunteer for.
- You will also need to indicate when you register, what role you would like to fill as a volunteer for the event. Please read the job descriptions carefully and then select that role when you are registering.
- We try and give everyone the role and time frame they are looking for; however, sometimes that is not possible because we have had overwhelming support for a time, role or both. If this is the case, please consider another time or role, or simply send us a note so that we can see where we can make accommodation for you.
- As a thank you for your donation of time, all volunteers receive a thank you gift and a “Certificate of Appreciation” that can be used on your resume in the future.
We’ve made your registration easy! Follow these simple steps:
- Decide you will be attending the competition and review what role you would like register for.
- Once you have decided this, select REGISTER as a Volunteer.
- Complete the pop-up form. Start by entering your name and fill in your contact information as requested. You will need to choose the time you would like to volunteer for and the role. Select as many of these as you wish.
- When finished select “Click to Register” once.
- Wait a few seconds for the pop-up that says, “Registered successfully!”.
- You will be contacted by our volunteer coordinator separately to confirm your time and role.
- Thank you for using online registration for the College of the North Atlantic Case Competition.