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Understanding and Avoiding Penalty Points

Learn about penalty points in DECA written events and how to prevent them by following the guidelines, signing the Statement of Assurances, using the official DECA folio, typing the entry, and adhering to page limits and formatting requirements.

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Understanding and Avoiding Penalty Points

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  1. Understanding and Avoiding Penalty Points

  2. What are Penalty Points? • Points deducted from a written report because the report did not follow the criteria established on the Written Entry Checklist.

  3. What is the Purpose of the Written Entry Checklist? • Page 52 in the 2018-2019 DECA Guide • Ensures fairness • Maintains a level/equal playing field for all competitors • Allows for consistent evaluation by judges

  4. 1. The Written Event Statement of Assurances and Academic Integrity must be signed and submitted with the entry. 15 Points • Page 53 in the 2018-2019 DECA Guide • Must be signed by advisor and ALL participants • Hole punch and place in front of the folio

  5. 2. Entries must be submitted in an official DECA written event folio. 5 Points • Place the entire written report, Statement of Assurances, title page, table of contents, appendix, etc. in a folio. • Available from DECA Images

  6. 3. Sheet protectors may not be used. 5 Points • Do not place pages from written report in sheet protectors.

  7. 4. Limited to the number of pages specified in the guidelines (plus title page and table of contents). 5 Points/Page • 10 pages max for EIP, ESB, SMG, IMCE, IMCP, IMCS, PSE, HTPS, PSE • 20 pages max for BOR, BMOR, FOR, HTOR, SEOR, CSP, CMP, EPP, FLPP, LEP, PRP, EBG, EFB, EIB, EBG and IBP

  8. 5. All pages are numbered in sequence starting with the executive summary and ending with the final page of the appendix. 5 Points • The Title Page and the Table of Contents should not be numbered • The Executive Summary should be page #1 • Ensure graphics don’t cover page numbers

  9. 6. Entry must be typed. Handwritten corrections, notes, charts and graphs will be penalized. 5 Points • The entire project must be typed. • Anything handwritten will be penalized • Charts/graphs must be computer generated (you can create the chart/graph in Excel and then copy the chart/graph into the Word document) • Any photos must be digitally inserted into the document

  10. 7. Paper is 8½ inches by 11 inches. No fold-outs, attachments, tabs used. 5 Points • Nothing should extend past the dimensions of the paper

  11. 8. The written entry follows the format guidelines. 5 Points • Be sure to use this year’s guidelines • Each section should be addressed and titled • Additional subsections are permitted

  12. 9. Written entry must be printed single-sided. 5 Points • Only print on one side of the paper • DO NOT print 2-sided

  13. Common Reasons Penalty Points are Assigned • Not using the current year’s event guidelines • Guidelines change from year to year • All participants or advisor not signing the Statement of Assurances • Leaving out sections in the body of the written entry • Too many pages

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