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SUMMARY:FIC3 Fraud and Internal Control Case Competition 
DESCRIPTION: \n\nOBJECTIVE\n\nDrexel LeBow’s Department of Accounting is 
 pleased to host its 11th\nAnnual Fraud and Internal Control Case Competiti
 on (FIC3)\, with\nco-sponsors The Institute of Internal Auditors Philadelp
 hia Chapter\,\nMercadien\, and The Association of Certified Fraud Examiner
 s. Student\nteams analyze a real-life–inspired case and then present the
 ir\ncomprehensive analysis and solutions to a panel of judges. The top six
 \nteams earn a prize of a gift card. The students and local area\nbusiness
  leaders\, who volunteer as team coaches and judges\, build\nnetwork conne
 ctions\, friendships and mentoring relationships that\nextend beyond the e
 vent.\n\nKICKOFF EVENT\n\nThere is a live MANDATORY kickoff for participan
 ts to meet their\nteammates and get the case materials on Monday\, Feb. 10
 \, from 5–6:30\np.m. EST. Participants will have a chance to meet their 
 coaches here\nand receive some tips. There will also be a zoom link availa
 ble for\nthose that cannot make it to campus. A link to a recording of the
 \nevent will be made available to all teams.\n\nDAY OF THE COMPETITION\n\n
 Check in will take place from 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. EST. The program\nwill b
 egin at 8:30 a.m. with a guest speaker who will provide\ninspiration for t
 he case solution.\n\nLight breakfast and boxed lunch will be provided to a
 ll participants\nand volunteers.\n\nEach team will have three and a half h
 ours (9 a.m.–12:30 p.m. EST)\nto review the case and critical informatio
 n provided\, formulate their\nresponse to the case questions and develop a
  PowerPoint-based\npresentation. Each team must submit an electronic copy 
 of their\npresentation by 12:30 p.m. EST. No changes may be made to teams
 ’\nPowerPoint presentations after the 12:30 p.m. EST submission deadline
 .\n\nTeams will be randomly assigned a 15-minute slot with one of our pane
 l\nof judges to present their results. Teams have a strict 10 minutes to\n
 present\, followed by 5 minutes of questions from the judges. Team\npresen
 tations will be in 20-minute intervals to allow transitions\nbetween 1 p.m
 . and 3:40 p.m. EST. The top six teams will be announced\nat the conclusio
 n of the first round of judging. Immediately following\nthis\, we will rel
 ease the rest of the group and the top six teams will\nrespond to question
 s from another set of judges in the final\nfive-minute round of judging. A
 wards will be presented as soon as the\njudges have reached a decision.\n\
 nKEY DATES\n\n * REGISTRATION DEADLINE: FEB 3\, 2025\, 11:59 P.M. EST \n *
  Kickoff Event: Feb. 10\, 2025\, 5–6:30 p.m. EST\n * Competition Date: F
 eb. 14\, 2025\, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. EST\n\nTEAM STRUCTURE\n\nStudents can requ
 est to be on a team on the registration form or teams\nwill be assigned by
  the accounting department and align with the below\nrequirements:\n\n * F
 our students per team\n * At least one accounting major\, one upperclassma
 n or MS student\,\nand one underclassman per team\n * A limit of 15 case t
 eams\, so the first 60 eligible students who\nsign up and are assigned to 
 teams will receive one of the available\nspots\n\nPRIZES\n\nGift card priz
 es will be awarded to the top teams.\n\nREGISTRATION AND REQUIREMENTS\n\nD
 ue to the nature of the competition\, participation is limited\; not\never
 y application can be accepted into the competition.\n\nYou will be notifie
 d if you have been accepted into the competition no\nlater than Feb. 6\, 2
 025. If accepted\, please plan to be there the\nentire day for the competi
 tion.\n\nTo register\, please complete the registration form. Once accepte
 d to a\nteam\, you will be required to agree to a Gift Card Acceptance for
 m\nbefore the event to receive your award should your team win.\n\n_Please
  note: We require a one-week cancellation notice if you can no\nlonger par
 ticipate._\n\n_If you are with a company and would like to support or volu
 nteer at\nthe event\, please also fill out this registration form._\n\nSPO
 NSORS\n\n * Mercadien\n * Association of Certified Fraud Examiners\n * The
  Institute of Internal Auditors Philadelphia Chapter\n\n 
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LOCATION:Gerri C. LeBow Hall\, DiPiero Grand Meeting Room and Rose Terrace\
 , 3220 Market Street\, 220/221\, Philadelphia\, PA 19104
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