Introduction to Programming 

Introduction to Programming provides members with the opportunity to code a program based on a specific topic. This competitive event consists of a presentation component where the program is demonstrated for the judges.

Event Overview

Division: High School (9th and 10th grades only)
Event Type: Event Type: Team of 1, 2 or 3 members
Event Category: Pre-judged only on the state level
Event Elements: Pre-judged on the state level

2023-2024 Topic

Create a program that allows students at your school to calculate their grade point average. Use your school’s grading scale to calculate both weighted and unweighted grade point averages.

District

Check with your District leadership for District-specific competition information.

State

Eligibility

·         FBLA membership dues are paid by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on December 1 of the current school year.
·         Members may compete in an event at the State Leadership Conference (SLC) more than once if they have not previously placed in the top ten of that event at the National Leadership Conference (NLC). If a member places in the top ten of an event at NLC, they are no longer eligible to compete in that event.
·         Members must be registered for the SLC and pay the state conference registration fee in order to participate in competitive events.
·         Members must stay in an official FBLA hotel in order to compete.
·         Each district may be represented by participant(s) based on the Florida FBLA scaled quota system found on the Florida FBLA website.
·         Each competitor can only compete in one individual/team event and one chapter event (American Enterprise Project, Community Service Project, Local Chapter Annual Business Report, Partnership with Business Project).
·         Only competitors are allowed to plan, research, and prepare their program.
·         All members of a team must consist of individuals from the same chapter.

Recognition

·         The number of competitors will determine the number of winners. The maximum number of winners for each competitive event is 5. 

Event Administration

·         Pre-judged Program

§  Data must be free of viruses/malware.  Any entry with contaminated data will not be judged.
§  Solution must run standalone with no programming errors.
§  Program produced must be prepared by the competitor(s) without help.
§  All individuals on a team must be from the same chapter.
§  Competitors are expected follow all applicable copyright laws.  Refer to the Format Guide for copyright guidelines.
§  The completed project MUST be uploaded to one of the following cloud based storages:  Google Drive, OneDrive, or Dropbox.  You CANNOT host the project on your own server or website.  You must provide a link to your project and directions on how to open and run the code.  It should not be password protected. Your completed project must be uploaded and locked by the date specified in the State Conference registration packet.  You cannot make any changes after that date.

Scoring

·         The pre-judged score will determine the winners.
·         Judges must break ties. All judges’ decisions are final.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

·         FBLA meets the criteria specified in the Americans with Disabilities Act for all competitors with accommodations submitted through the conference registration system by the registration deadline.

Recording of Presentations

·         No unauthorized audio or video recording devices will be allowed in any competitive event.
·         Competitors in the events should be aware FBLA reserves the right to record any presentation for use in study or training materials.

Penalty Points

·         Competitors may be disqualified if they violate the Competitive Event Guidelines or the Honor Code.

National

Be sure to see the National guidelines at https://www.fbla.org/divisions/fbla/fbla-competitive-events/