DESKTOP PUBLISHING

 

This event recognizes FBLA members who can most effectively demonstrate skills in the areas of desktop publishing, creativity, and decision making.

 

The two-hour skills portion of this event requires participants to be prepared to create, design, and produce useable copy on a computer using desktop publishing software. Each entry must be created by a team of two.  

 

Participants will complete problems that may include application of the following:
• Graphics
• Text creation
• Layout creativity
• Selection of appropriate fonts and type sizes

 

Two computers may be used by the team of two participants.  Participants may also choose to use a scanner and the Internet to download freeware pictures.    No other equipment may be used.  The finished product may be submitted in black and white or in color on plain paper.

 

In addition, participants will be given a one-hour objective test on their understanding and mastery of basic desktop terminology and concepts; desktop application knowledge; desktop layout rules and standards; and message presentation, accuracy and proofreading.  Team members will take the objective test cooperatively.  Participants are required to complete both parts to be eligible for an award.

 

ELIGIBILITY
 

Participants must have paid state and national dues postmarked by December 15 of the current school year.

 

District:        Number of participants governed by local FBLA District policy.

 

State:           Each district may be represented by participant(s) based on the Florida FBLA scaled quota system found in the Fact Finder.

 

National:     See publication:  National Chapter Management Handbook—current edition.

 

REGULATIONS
 

District:        Each district determines its own procedures for event registration.

 

State:           When it has been determined that a student will represent the district at state competition, the student's local adviser must send the appropriate entry form to the state adviser by first-class mail.  The entry form and the required postmark deadline are included in the SLC registration packet.

 

National:     See publication:  National Chapter Management Handbook—current edition.
 
 

• Participants must be selected in accordance with the regulations of the FBLA district and state chapters and the national association.

 

• Only one member may have entered this event at a previous National Leadership Conference or placed 1st or 2nd in this event at a previous State Leadership Conference.

 

• Participants failing to report on time may be disqualified.

 

• Participants must adhere to the dress code established by the Board of Directors or they will not be permitted to participate in the competitive event.

 

• Participants must furnish their own No. 2 pencils and erasers.  No electronic devices may be brought to the event. No reference materials are allowed.

 

• The document must be prepared by the FBLA competitors without help from an adviser or any other person.
 

SCHOOL SITE TESTING
 

The production portion of this event will be completed prior to the state conference.  Two hours will be allowed for the skills test at the school testing site.  Additional time will be allowed for general directions, equipment set up, and warm up.  Problems are weighted according to difficulty and may be completed in any order.  

 

Voice recognition software may be used where appropriate.  The local chapter must provide the software.

 

Documents produced for this event must be prepared by the FBLA competitors without help from the adviser or any other person. No reference materials may be used other than that provided or specifically allowed by the national association.

 

The district director (with the approval of the state adviser) will determine the central site location for the test.  The state adviser will provide the district directors with the dates.  An impartial party will be selected to administer the test.

 

JUDGING
 

Objective tests will be machine graded and will constitute 15 percent of the final event score.  Judging of the skill test will be based on printed copy.  The documents will be evaluated by a panel of judges.  All decisions of the judges are final.  The production portion of this event will constitute 85 percent of the final event score.  Ties will be broken based on the scores associated with the production portion of this event.

 

AWARDS
 

District:        The number of awards presented at the District Leadership Conference is determined by local FBLA District policy.

 

State:           State awards for the top five places are presented at the State Leadership Conference.

 

National:     The number of awards presented at the National Leadership Conference is determined by judges and/or number of entries.  The maximum number will be ten.