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ROLE PLAY INFO

Roleplay: an event where competitors are given a business scenario with a problem and must present a solution to a judge
All members must participate in a roleplay. You can only do 1.
Confused about competitive events? Look at this flowchart

3 categories of roleplay

Principles: recommended for 1st-year members, solo, 10m prep/10m roleplay with 1 judge
Team: for any member, team, advanced, 30m prep/15m roleplay with 1 judge
Individual Series: recommended for returning members, solo, advanced, 10m prep/10m roleplay with 1 judge

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CHOOSING YOUR ROLE PLAY

Career Interest: What career cluster interests you? See DECA.org in HS Competitions
Job Experience: Did you have a job within one of the career clusters? Did you like it and performed well at it?
Solo or Team: Do you work well with others or independently?
Try doing a sample exam for each career cluster (5 questions from each) then consider choosing the roleplay in which you got the highest score. Sample exams are at DECA.org in HS Competitions
Do research by searching up the terms. Look through videos and articles. Do they spark any interest?
Reach out to advisors or Career Development Officers for advice (contact info in Canvas)

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CAREER CLUSTERS

Find a Career Cluster that interests you. Once you’ve chosen one, go through this slideshow to select a roleplay within that Career Cluster
Ignore the 1st one (Business Administration Core)

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BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION CORE

These core competencies are included in ALL OTHER CAREER CLUSTER AREAS/TESTS (Business Mgt/Admin., Finance, Hospitality & Tourism, Marketing)
If you choose a PRINCIPLES EVENT (1st year only), your CLUSTER TEST will be based on only these areas. Use DECA Class Quizlet & Laminated Tri-fold to study.
Cluster Instructional Areas Are As Follows

Business Law	Communication Skills	Customer Relations
Economics	Emotional Intelligence	Financial Analysis
Human Resources Management	Information Management	Marketing
Operations	Professional Development	Strategic Management

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PRINCIPLES EVENTS (1st Year Member ONLY)

PRINCIPLES EVENTS ROLE PLAY (SOLO ONLY)

Principles of Business Management and Administration (PBM)
Principles of Finance (PFN)
Principles of Hospitality and Tourism (PHT)
Principles of Marketing (PMK)

Cluster Instructional Areas Are As Follows:

Business Law	Communication Skills	Customer Relations
Economics	Emotional Intelligence	Financial Analysis
Human Resources Management	Information Management	Marketing
Operations	Professional Development	Strategic Management

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BUSINESS MANAGEMENT & ADMINISTRATION CLUSTER

INDIVIDUAL SERIES ROLE PLAY

Human Resources Management Series (HRM)

TEAM DECISION MAKING ROLE PLAY

Business Law and Ethics Team Decision Making (BLTDM)

Cluster Instructional Areas are as follows:

Business Law	Communication Skills	Financial Analysis
Information Management	Operations	Professional Development
Strategic Management	Knowledge Management	Project Management
Quality Management	Risk Management	Emotional Intelligence
Human Resources Management	Customer Relations	Innovation Management

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FINANCE CLUSTER

INDIVIDUAL SERIES ROLE PLAY

Accounting Applications (ACT)
Business Finance Series (BFS)

TEAM DECISION MAKING ROLE PLAY

Financial Services Team Decision Making (FTDM)

Cluster Instructional Areas are as follows:

Business Law	Communication Skills	Customer Relations
Financial Analysis	Information Management	Professional Development
Risk Analysis	Risk Management	Operations
Financial-Information Mgt.	Economics

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HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM CLUSTER

INDIVIDUAL SERIES ROLE PLAY

Hotel Lodging Management (HLM)
Quick Serve Restaurant Management (QSRM)
Restaurant and Food Service Management (RFSM)

Cluster Instructional Areas are as follows:

TEAM DECISION MAKING ROLE PLAY

Hospitality Services Team Decision Making (HTDM)
Travel and Tourism Team Decision Making (TTDM)

Business Law	Channel Management	Communication Skills
Customer Relations	Distribution	Economics
Emotional Intelligence	Financial Analysis	Information Management
Marketing	Marketing-Information Management	Market Planning
Operations	Pricing	Product/Service Management
Professional Development	Promotion	Selling
Communications	Technical Skills	Information Technology Applications
Safety, Health, & Environment	Ethics & Legal Responsibilities	Leadership & Teamwork

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MARKETING CLUSTER

INDIVIDUAL SERIES ROLE PLAY

Apparel and Accessories Marketing Series (AAM)
Automotive Services Marketing Series (ASM)
Business Services Marketing Series (BSM)
Food Marketing Series (FMS)
Marketing Communications Series (MCS)
Retail Merchandising Series (RMS)
Sports and Entertainment Marketing Series (SEM)

Cluster Instructional Areas are as follows:

TEAM DECISION MAKING ROLE PLAY

Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making (BTDM)
Marketing Management Team Decision Making (MTDM)
Sports and Entertainment Marketing Team Decision Making (STDM)

Professional Development	Channel Management	Marketing Information Mgt.	Market Planning
Pricing	Product-Service Mgt.	Promotion	Selling
Business Law	Communication Skills	Customer Relations	Emotional Intelligence
Financial Analysis	Human Resources Mgt.	Marketing	Information Management
Operations	Professional Development	Economics

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP CLUSTER

INDIVIDUAL SERIES ROLE PLAY

Entrepreneurship Series (ENT)

TEAM DECISION MAKING ROLE PLAY

Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making (ETDM)

Cluster Instructional Areas are as follows:

Business Law	Financial Analysis	Strategic Management	Market Planning
Communication Skills	Human Resources Management	Operations	Pricing
Customer Relations	Marketing	Quality Management	Product Service Management
Economics	Information Management	Channel Management	Promotion
Emotional Intelligence	Operations	Marketing-Info Management	Selling
Entrepreneurship	Professional Development

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PERSONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY CLUSTER

INDIVIDUAL SERIES ROLE PLAY

Personal Financial Literacy (PFL)

Cluster Instructional Areas are as follows:

Spending and Saving	Credit and Debt	Employment and Income
Investing	Risk Management & Insurance	Financial Decision Making

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STUDY MATERIALS

DECA.org website (find your roleplay Guidelines, Performance Indicitors, Sample Event)
Competition University (courses that teach you all knowledge needed for your roleplay. Your #1 study material)

Username: 1+firstname+lastname
Password: 1+lastname
No spaces, no uppercase. Do not change your password nor use others' accounts.
Sign in > Prep Track > DECA Prep Track > Principles / Individual Series Events / PFL > On left side, select your roleplay

DECA+ login

Username: jeaatt@d219.org
Password: marketing!5

Our Class Quizlet (no need to join the class)
Laminated Tri-folds, Vocabulary flip cards, Competitive Edge Booklets (None available for Principles, Entrepreneurship, Personal Financial Literacy) ASK MRS. ATTIG if you don’t have one.
Resources on our Canvas, NN Biz Site, and Mrs. Attig’s site
Google (Search up terms, read article. I would go here last!)