| Ontario Winners |
Dec 14, 2007 @ 02:39 PM |
Our First Ever Fall Competition has come to a close and it was a great success! We are very pleased with the enthusiastic participation we received this semester so a big thanks you to all of the participants.
Our Ontario Final Competitions in both Classic and Xtreme finished this afternoon and both were very tight.
Special congratulations go out to the following teams, as they placed in the top 3 in their respective competitions.
Classic:
First Place: Nantyr Shores Secondary School – SBC01388
Second Place: St. Josephs High School – SBC01841
Third Place: Lisgar Collegiate Institute – SBC02335
Xtreme:
First Place: Woburn Collegiate Institute – SBC02586
Second Place: Bell High School – SBC01707
Third Place: A Y Jackson Secondary School – SBC02251
Prizes will be awarded to these teams in the amount of $500 for first place, $300 for second place and $200 for third place.
We hope everyone enjoyed the competition and we look forward to having you participate with us again in the winter.
Happy Holidays!
Team SBC
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| Ontario Classic Finals - First Process |
Dec 14, 2007 @ 09:45 AM |
The first process will be at 10:10 with the following process occurring
at 10:25. The processes will then occur every 10 minutes after that.
There will be a break for lunch at 11:55 with the next process
occurring at 12:25.
The rationale page is to be used for questions and concerns. Please
post your questions in the rationale and we will respond as best we can
via the competition news. Please remember that we are not able to
answer 'Strategy related questions.'
Good Luck!
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| Ontario Xtreme Finals - First Process |
Dec 14, 2007 @ 09:45 AM |
The first process will be at 10:15 with the following process occurring
at 10:30. The processes will then occur every 10 minutes after that.
There will be a break for lunch at 12:00 with the next process
occurring at 12:30.
The rationale page is to be used for questions and concerns. Please
post your questions in the rationale and we will respond as best we can
via the competition news. Please remember that we are not able to
answer 'Strategy related questions.'
Good Luck!
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| Ontario Xtreme Semi-Final Winners! |
Dec 13, 2007 @ 02:05 PM |
Congratulations! The following teams are the winners of the SBC Xtreme Semi-finals. Each of these teams will be advancing to the finals on December 14th at 10:00am:
Industry 1
First Place: SBC01987 – A Y Jackson Secondary School
Industry 2
First Place: SBC02004 - LAmoreaux Collegiate Institute
Industry 3
First Place: SBC02613 - Woburn Collegiate Institute
Industry 4
First Place: SBC02586 - Woburn Collegiate Institute
Industry 5
First Place: SBC02251 – A Y Jackson Secondary School
Industry 6
First Place: SBC01767 - Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute
Industry 7
First Place: SBC02595 – Woburn Collegiate Institute
Industry 8
First Place: SBC01559 – Frontenac Secondary School
Good luck to those teams moving on to the Xtreme Finals!
Cheers!
Team SBC
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| Fall 2007 Survey |
Dec 13, 2007 @ 12:27 PM |
Our first ever Fall Competition is nearing an end. It has been a great success and we here at SBC are
very proud of the competition as well as it's many fine competitors.
In a continuous effort for improvement we have developed both a Teacher and Student
survey. Your feedback is one of the many reasons we have been
successful, and we thank you for that constant support. We hope you
will take just a few short moments, to fill out the survey.
Teachers: Click Here
Students:Click Here
Thanks again, and we look forward to having many of you back for our Winter Competition.
Team SBC
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| Ontario Xtreme Semi-Finals First Process |
Dec 13, 2007 @ 10:07 AM |
Hello all teams participating in today's Xtreme semi-final competition!
The first process will occur at 10:15 and the second at 10:30. We will then process every 10 minutes after that.
There will be a break for lunch at 12:00pm, with processing at 12:00pm and again at 12:30pm.
SBC
will be monitoring the rationale section for questions or concerns. So
if you have any questions please post them in the rationale box of your
inputs page and we will respond via the competition news.
The official time clock being used is http://time5.nrc.ca/JavaClock/timeDisplayWE.shtml (winter time zone).
Please note that Java must be enabled for this to run.
Please remember you may contact us at sbc@sprott.carleton.ca
Best of luck!
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| Ontario Classic Semi-Final Winners! |
Dec 10, 2007 @ 02:27 PM |
Congratulations! The following teams are the winners of the SBC Classic Semi-finals. Each of these teams will be advancing to the finals on December 14th at 10:00am:
Industry 1
First Place: SBC03384 - Thomas L Kennedy Secondary School
Industry 2
First Place: SBC01841 - St Josephs High School
Industry 3
First Place: SBC02485 - Monarch Park Collegiate Institute
Industry 4
First Place: SBC01620 - Fenelon Falls Secondary School
Industry 5
First Place: SBC01388 - Nantyr Shores Secondary School
Industry 6
First Place: SBC03474 - Westdale Secondary School
Industry 7
First Place: SBC03235 - Almaguinhighlands Secondary School
Industry 8
First Place: SBC03471 - Westdale Secondary School
Industry 9
First Place: SBC02227 - The Woodlands Secondary School
Industry 10
First Place: SBC01259 - Sydenham High School
Good luck to those teams moving on to the Classic Finals!
Cheers!
Team SBC
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| Ontario Classic Processing Delayed |
Dec 10, 2007 @ 10:07 AM |
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All teams participating in today's Ontario Classic Semi-final competition please note that the first process will be delayed until 10:15am. The second process will take place at 10:30am. Thank you for your patience.
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| BC Finals |
Dec 07, 2007 @ 11:56 PM |
BC Classic and Xtreme class winners of the main competition who have registered for the playoffs, will play in a final competition on Wednesday December 12th. Details of the finals can be found in the news below.
Good Luck
Team SBC
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| Ontario Playoffs & Finals |
Dec 07, 2007 @ 11:41 PM |
With a decrease in the number of estimated playoff participants, the format has changed slightly. Both the Classic and Xtreme class winners will now proceed directly to the semi-final round. The schedule is as follows:
December 10th: Ontario Classic Semi-final, 10am-2pm (ET) (online)
December 13th: Ontario Xtreme Semi-final, 10am-2pm (ET) (online)
December 14th: Ontario Classic and Xtreme finals, 10am-2pm (ET) (online)
Please Note: If you are advancing from the Ottawa Challenge you do not need to participate in the semi-finals again. You will advance to the finals on December 14th.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you. Thank you for your cooperation.
Team SBC
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| Ottawa Challenge News |
Dec 06, 2007 @ 02:03 PM |
The first ever fall Ottawa Challenge occurred yesterday and was a huge success. Thank you to all the students and teachers who attended, as your cooperation helped everything run smoothly.
Special thanks goes out to all the volunteers and sponsors, including Ingres, Sierra Systems, The Ottawa 67’s, Hydro Ottawa, The Sprott School of Business and Carleton University, all of whom make this event possible.
For more information please read the article on pg. 4. http://www.metronews.ca/uploadedFiles/PDFs/20071206_ottawa.pdf
Good luck to everyone advancing to the playoff rounds!
Team SBC
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| Ottawa Challenge Winners |
Dec 06, 2007 @ 10:25 AM |
Congratulations! The following teams are the winners of the SBC Ottawa Challenge.
Classic:
Industry 1
First Place: SBC02335 - Lisgar Collegiate Institute
Industry 2
First Place: SBC01495 - Bishop Smith Catholic High School
Xtreme:
Industry 1
First Place: SBC01707 - Bell High School
Industry 2
First Place: SBC01418 - South Carleton High School
Good luck to those teams moving on to the Classic and Xtreme Finals!
Cheers!
Team SBC
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| Online Playoffs Details |
Dec 06, 2007 @ 10:25 AM |
For all those taking part in the BC Finals on Dec 12th or the Ontario Online playoffs, semi finals or finals on Dec 10th, 13th or 14th please read the following information carefully:
1. The BC finals will run from 9am to 1pm (that is 12pm - 4pm ET) and the Ontario Online playoffs and/or finals will run from 10am to 2pm (ET).
2. The first inputs are due by 10 am sharp (9am for BC). We use NRC time as our official clock is http://time5.nrc.ca/JavaClock/timeDisplaySE.shtml (note: Java needs to be enabled)
3. Teams will use the same SBCID and password as for the regular competition.
4. The parameters/rules of the game are THE SAME as for the Main competition. The teams will start from scratch - starting at Quarter 1.
5. Inputs will be due every 10 minutes - rapid rounds. Watch the Competition News for up to the minute announcements.
6. We will take a short break for lunch at about 12 (or 11 for BC)- watch the News item for definite time.
7. Students are not required to enter the rationale, HOWEVER Team SBC will monitor the rationale area in case any questions arise as students input their values. Answers to questions will be posted in the Competition News.
Please watch for instructions in the 'Competition News', which can be seen from the team login area. Questions and concerns can be e-mailed to Team SBC (sbc@sprott.carleton.ca).
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| Playoff Registration Closes Mon Dec 3rd at 4pm!!! |
Dec 06, 2007 @ 10:24 AM |
Just a quick reminder that playoff registration closeson Monday Dec 3rd at 4pm (ET). To register please select 'Playoff Registration' from your teacher page, then select the 'Accept' button.
Thanks,
Team SBC
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| Playoff Registration |
Nov 30, 2007 @ 11:33 AM |
The main competition has now ended and winning
teams have been selected to move onto the next round of play. Teams were
chosen based on their shareholder’s equity and their participation level (must
be greater than 50%). To find out which team in your industry was chosen to move
on, log in to your SBC Teacher Area and visit the ‘Playoff Registration’ page.
Playoff
registration is now OPEN! Teachers must register their winning team
online.
Registration Deadline: Monday December 3rd by 4pm (ET)
If you have any questions, please contact Team SBC either by email (sbc@carleton.ca) or voicemail (613.520.7565).
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| Ottawa Area Schools-Ottawa Challenge |
Nov 30, 2007 @ 11:31 AM |
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Teams in the Ottawa area will be invited to participate in a playoff qualifying round on site at the Sprott School of Business, at Carleton University. If your team is outside the Ottawa region and you would like to participate at Carleton, please email Team SBC at sbc@sprott.carleton.ca in order to reserve a spot. For details regarding the Ottawa Challenge please click here.
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| Fall 2007 Playoffs |
Nov 19, 2007 @ 01:31 PM |
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The top team from each industry (based on shareholder’s equity and participation rate) is invited, along with their teacher, to participate in the SBC playoffs. Once the main competition is complete, teachers must register their winning teams online to confirm their participation.
The last day of inputs is Tuesday November 27th. Registration of winning teams will open Wednesday November 28th and will close on Monday December 3rd at 4pm (ET).
Playoff dates for each game level (you and your students participate on one date based on the game level and area code) are available on the Dates & Milestones page.
Teachers will receive more details regarding the playoffs via email in the near future. If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail us anytime at sbc@sprott.carleton.ca.
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| Attention: Inputs |
Nov 06, 2007 @ 10:27 AM |
A quick reminder to all participants of today’s inputs due at 4pm standard local time.
Thank you,
Team SBC
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| Welcome OBEA Teachers |
Nov 03, 2007 @ 10:07 AM |
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SBC Faculty Sponsor, Rob Riordan, and Marketing Manager & Administrator, Andrew Butts, are attending the OBEA Fall Conference in Niagara Falls today. They will be holding an information session about SBC and will be running an information booth throughout the day. If you are in the area, stop by Saint Michaels Catholic High School in Niagara for more information about SBC.
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| Attention All Teams! |
Oct 24, 2007 @ 05:45 PM |
Let's heat things up a bit!!! This Friday, October 26, 2007, there will be a blind quarter. Teams in all main competitions will have to submit two sets of inputs. This simulates a situation in which your marketing department was unable to get the information on your results and industry. Therefore you have to make your decisions without that information.
Both quarters (5 & 6 in Ontario Xtreme and 6 & 7 everywhere else) will be processed Friday at 4pm. For a more detailed explanation of blind quarters, please see the “Terminology” page listed under the 'Info' link. If you have any questions, please contact us either by email (sbc@sprott.carleton.ca) or voicemail at 613.520.7565.
Cheers!
Team SBC
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| Ontario Xtreme Competition, System Error Restored |
Oct 20, 2007 @ 04:48 PM |
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SBC would like to thank everyone for their
patience. We have recovered from the system error that occurred on Friday
afternoon with regards to quarter 4 of the Ontario Xtreme Competition. The system has been
restored to show results as of quarter 3, and will also display any inputs submitted
for quarter 4. We do however strongly suggest that everyone verify their
submitted inputs.
The competition will resume this Tuesday at 4pm (ET) with the processing
of quarter 4, and will continue as
scheduled thereafter.
Again we would like to thank everyone for
their patience and cooperation in this matter, and wish everyone the best of
luck in the competition.
Sincerely,
Team SBC
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| Attention Ontario Xtreme Participants |
Oct 19, 2007 @ 03:13 PM |
Our apologies go out to all teams participating in the Ontario Xtreme Competition. We have experienced a technical difficulty.
Given the limited time to correct the issue before today’s 4pm process, we have elected to postpone the quarter 4 deadline until further notice. We are looking into the issue and will correct the problem as soon as possible.
Teams will be required to re-submit some inputs and you will be informed of when this will be possible. Please watch for News updates regarding how to proceed with the game. You will be notified of any new information when it becomes available.
We greatly appreciate your patience in this matter.
Sincerely,
Team SBC
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| Getting Locked Out? |
Oct 14, 2007 @ 02:20 PM |
If a team or teacher gets their password wrong 3 times in a row when trying to login to the game area of the SBC site, their account will be locked. This security feature is in place to prevent people from trying to gain access to others accounts by guessing passwords. In order to have your account unlocked, please send an email to SBC requesting it be unlocked. Teachers: If you have forgotten your password, use the ‘forgot password’ link and have it emailed to you and email an ‘unlock’ request to SBC. Teams: If you have forgotten your password, please contact your teacher for your password and to send an ‘unlock’ request to SBC. (sbc@sprott.carleton.ca)
Cheers!
Team SBC
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| SBC Fall 2007 Begins! |
Oct 14, 2007 @ 02:19 PM |
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Welcome to SBC Fall 2007! The main competition is now underway. Inputs are due Tuesdays and Fridays by 4pm standard local time.*
*All Ontario inputs will be due at 4pm (ET)
Good luck to all teams!
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| Registration CLOSED Sat Oct 6th @ 9pm! |
Oct 14, 2007 @ 02:18 PM |
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Please note that registration for the SBC Fall 2007 Competition closed on Saturday October 6th at 9pm. Only teams registered by the deadline were included in the fall competition.
Thanks,
Team SBC!
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| Practice Round Locking |
Oct 05, 2007 @ 01:34 PM |
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The extra practice round for Xtreme level teams, which began this week, was inadvertently locked from Tuesday afternoon until Wednesday evening, and as a result, first quarter inputs have not been processed. We apologise for the confusion and inconvenience this has caused. These inputs will be processed on Friday at 4pm. We realise this has limited the practice time for some of our classes, but you will still be able to look at the output from this practice competition and therefore gain some insight into how the game works, even as you begin the main competition.
To view the results of past competitions, teams can visit their team settings page and select which competition they wish to view from the drop down menu. They must select the competition, select the update link, and then go to the analysis pages to view the information. Tutorial #7:Team Settings available under the Info section of the website demonstrates this.
The main competition lasts for several weeks and together with the tips and strategies sheets available under the Info section you will soon learn how to run your business. If you want some additional information about the game please try the demo competition. Please contact Team SBC at (sbc@sprott.carleton.ca) if you have any questions or concerns.
Cheers,
Team SBC
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| New Server, Same Game! |
Oct 05, 2007 @ 10:12 AM |
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SBC has entered a new and exciting era in terms of its computing infrastructure. On Sunday September 30 2007, SBC shut down its venerable old ESPROTT server on the campus of Carleton University and migrated to a state-of-the-art, outsourced and professionally-managed service. Our infrastructure is now in the capable hands of Entrenet Communications (entrenet.com) of Ottawa.
Thus you might get a message from your browser that you are being redirected to sprottbusinesscompetition.ca. In fact, that is correct and you should allow the redirect. If you have bookmarked us at either carleton.ca/sbc or esprott.carleton.ca/sbc, these links will continue to work and will send you to the new site. Updating your bookmarks/favourites will result in one less hop… and be more efficient for you.
Onwards and upwards. SBC looks forward to continued growth and even better service to you with our new computing service partnership.
Cheers!
Teams SBC
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| Practice Round Early Processing IMPORTANT
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Oct 02, 2007 @ 10:14 AM |
Some of the teams taking part in the student practice rounds may notice that inputs were processed at 4am this morning instead of 4pm. This was caused by the system move which reset some of the automatic timing parameters set up for this practice competition. If you had not entered 'future inputs', the system would have taken either your last input or the defaults if it was your first quarter. Either way you are still able to view the results and gain some insight into how the system works.
REMEMBER this practice is to help you learn about the competition and will not affect the results of the main competition. It is worth noting though, that sometimes in business, deadlines change, so it is a good idea to plan ahead!
We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact us at sbc@sprott.carleton.ca
Good luck in the main competition
Team SBC
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| ATTN: Server Outage - 6pm 30th Sept |
Sep 30, 2007 @ 03:45 PM |
Attention all teachers and teams: Please note that this evening and early tomorrow (Sunday, September 30th-Monday October 1st) i.e. from 6pm-8am, our server will be down for system maintenance. Thus, the SBC system will be unavailable during this time. Student practice rounds will re-commence at 8am.
Please contact (sbc@sprott.carleton.ca) if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you for your patience.
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| Student Practice Rounds |
Sep 28, 2007 @ 02:25 PM |
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Thank you to
those who have registered, we are happy to have such strong feedback. We have
opted to offer a second student practice
round to run from Oct. 1st-
5th for those of you who were not entered into the initial
competition. Processes will be
occurring Tuesday Oct. 2nd and
Friday Oct. 5th at 4pm (ET).
For those of
you not yet registered don’t forget the last
day for registration is Saturday Oct
6th. We will be unable to include you in the prize competition
following this day.
We look forward
to the start of the competition and wish you all the best of luck!
Cheers!
Team SBC
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| Updates to Rules & Regulations |
Sep 05, 2007 @ 10:32 PM |
Please note that SBC has updated the Rules and Regulations of the SBC competition. Changes include removal of the intraschool competition for late registrants. SBC will no longer make any exceptions for late registrants and they will thus not be placed in the competition. Teams who are not registered by the appropriate deadlines will not be permitted to compete in the competition. Schools located outside the areas eligible for prizes will still be permitted to compete in intraschool competitions without playoffs provided they are registered by the appropriate deadlines. Please see the Rules and Regulations page for further details. Questions and concerns can be directed to Team SBC at (sbc@sprott.carleton.ca).
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| View the SBC Sample Competition! |
Jul 31, 2007 @ 03:52 PM |
Schools are invited to check out the new SBC features and take a test drive of the system. This demo competition will allow you to see the team login area and explore the game, but will not allow you to play. Use the following login information to access the demo competition. The password is case sensitive and must be entered exactly as it appears.
Username: SBC00501
Password: SBCguest
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| Congrats SBC Winners! |
Jun 01, 2007 @ 09:58 PM |
Congratulations! The following teams are winners in the 2007 SBC Winter Classic and Xtreme final competitions.
CLASSIC:
First Place - $500 (per team)
SBC01536 - Iroquois Ridge High School in Oakville
Second Place - $300 (per team)
SBC04485 - Jarvis Collegiate Institute in Toronto
Third Place - $200 (per team)
SBC02084 - Bell High School in Ottawa
XTREME:
First Place - $500 (per team)
SBC03134 - A Y Jackson Secondary School in North York
Second Place - $300 (per team)
SBC02335 - Woburn Collegiate Institute in Scarborough
Third Place - $200 (per team)
SBC02858 - A Y Jackson Secondary School in North York
All Classic and Xtreme finalist participants will receive certificates for their efforts in today's finals competitions. Prizes will be mailed out to schools in the coming weeks.
Thanks to everyone who played!
Cheers!
Team SBC
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| Winter 2007 Survey |
May 16, 2007 @ 02:39 PM |
Sadly our 2007 Winter Competition has come to an end. It has been a great success and we here at SBC are very proud of the competition as well as it's many fine competitors.
In a continuous effort for improvement we have developed both a Teacher and Student survey. Your feedback is one of the many reasons we have been successful, and we thank you for that constant support. We hope you will take just a few short moments, to fill out the survey.
Teachers: Click Here
Students:Click Here
Thanks again, and we look forward to having many of you back for our Fall Competition.
Team SBC
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| Semi-finals Winners |
May 10, 2007 @ 02:27 PM |
Congratulations! The following teams are winners in today's Classic and Xtreme semi-final competitions. These teams will advance to the Finals which take place tomorrow, Friday May 11th, from 10 am to 2 pm.
Classic:
Industry 1
SBC04485 - Jarvis Collegiate Institute
SBC03334 - The Humberview School
Industry 2
SBC04331 - The Woodlands Secondary School
SBC02930 - Assumption Roman Catholic Secondary School
Industry 3
SBC01536 - Iroquois Ridge High School
SBC02084 - Bell High School
Industry 4
SBC01184 - Francis Libermann Catholic Secondary School
SBC01032 - Ursuline College Secondary School
Xtreme:
Industry 1
SBC02335 - Woburn Collegiate Institute
Industry 2
SBC03681 - Jarvis Collegiate Institute
Industry 3
SBC04413 - Rainy River High School
Industry 4
SBC02302 - Napanee District Secondary School
Industry 5
SBC02858 - A Y Jackson Secondary School
Industry 6
SBC02804 - John Paul II Catholic Secondary School
Industry 7
SBC03134 - A Y Jackson Secondary School
Industry 8
SBC03942 - Norwood District High School
Industry 9
SBC04171 - Erindale Secondary School
Good Luck Tomorrow!
Cheers!
Team SBC
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| Classic Teams Advancing to the Semi-Finals |
May 08, 2007 @ 02:52 PM |
Congratulations! The Following Classic Teams will be advancing to Thursdays Semi-Finals
Industry 1
SBC01589 St Thomas of Villanova Secondary School
SBC01242 North Park Collegiate and Vocational School
Industry 2
SBC02648 St David Catholic Secondary School
SBC02823 Kingsville District High School
Industry 3
SBC01032 Ursuline College Secondary School
SBC01370 Académie Ste. Cécile International School
Industry 4
SBC02531 Resurrection Catholic Secondary School
Sbc02013 St David Catholic Secondary School
Industry 5
SBC01931 Humberside Collegiate Institute
SBC01002 W. A. Porter Collegiate Institute
Industry 6
SBC03212 Sir John A Macdonald Collegiate Institute
SBC02902 Bishop Smith Catholic High School
Industry 7
SBC04485 Jarvis Collegiate Institute
SBC04474 Jarvis Collegiate Institute
Industry 8
SBC04489 Jarvis Collegiate Institute
SBC01224 Nelson High School
Industry 9
SBC01536 Iroquois Ridge High School
SBC01980 Widdifield Secondary School
Industry 10
SBC02154 Central Peel Secondary School
SBC02410 Thomas L Kennedy Secondary School
Industry 11
SBC03334 The Humberview School
SBC02920 Assumption Roman Catholic Secondary School
Industry 12
SBC04048 Barton Secondary School
SBC02930 Assumption Roman Catholic Secondary School
Industry 13
SBC04331 The Woodlands Secondary School
SBC04129 St Augustine Catholic High School
Good Luck to the above teams as they move on to the semi-finals. They will be joining the 4 teams who qualified for the semi-finals from the Ottawa Challenge on May 4th.
Thanks to everyone for their participation.
Cheers!
Team SBC
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| Xtreme Winners move straight to semi-finals |
May 08, 2007 @ 02:08 PM |
Because of the numbers involved, Xtreme winners of the main competion will move straight to the semi-finals on Thursday May 10th. Playoffs for Xtreme teams on May 8th have been cancelled. Please see the Playoff structure in the public news for a pictorial explanation.
Good luck
Team SBC
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| On-Line Xtreme Semi-Final May 10th 10am |
May 08, 2007 @ 02:06 PM |
For all those taking part in the Ontario Xtreme Online Semi-finals on May 10th please read the following information carefully:
1. The Xtreme semi-finals will run from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm . The competition will be open at 9:45 to allow 15 minutes for your first input.
2. The first inputs for Classic teams are due by 10:00 am sharp We use NRC time as our official clock is http://time5.nrc.ca/JavaClock/timeDisplaySE.shtml (note: Java needs to be enabled)
3. Teams will use the same SBCID and password as for the regular competition.
4. The parameters/rules of the game are THE SAME as for the Main competition. The teams will start from scratch - starting at Quarter 1.
5. Inputs will be due approx. every 10 minutes - rapid rounds. Watch the Competition News for up to the minute announcements.
6. We will take a short break for lunch at about 12 - watch the News item for definite time.
7. Students are not required to enter the rationale, HOWEVER Team SBC will monitor the rationale area in case any questions arise as students input their values. Answers to questions will be posted in the Competition News.
Please watch for instructions in the 'Competition News', which can be seen from the team login area. Questions and concerns can be e-mailed to Team SBC (sbc@sprott.carleton.ca).
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| On-Line Classic Semi-Finals May 10th 10:05 am |
May 08, 2007 @ 02:05 PM |
For all those taking part in the Ontario Online Semi-finals on May 10th please read the following information carefully:
1. The Classic semi-finals will run from 10:05 am to 2:05 pm . The competition will be open at 9:50 to allow 15 minutes for your first input.
2. The first inputs for Classic teams are due by 10:05 am sharp We use NRC time as our official clock is http://time5.nrc.ca/JavaClock/timeDisplaySE.shtml (note: Java needs to be enabled)
3. Teams will use the same SBCID and password as for the regular competition.
4. The parameters/rules of the game are THE SAME as for the Main competition. The teams will start from scratch - starting at Quarter 1.
5. Inputs will be due approx. every 10 minutes - rapid rounds. Watch the Competition News for up to the minute announcements.
6. We will take a short break for lunch at about 12 - watch the News item for definite time.
7. Students are not required to enter the rationale, HOWEVER Team SBC will monitor the rationale area in case any questions arise as students input their values. Answers to questions will be posted in the Competition News.
Please watch for instructions in the 'Competition News', which can be seen from the team login area. Questions and concerns can be e-mailed to Team SBC (sbc@sprott.carleton.ca).
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| Congrats Manitoba Winners! |
Apr 27, 2007 @ 03:05 PM |
Congratulations! The following two teams are the winners of the SBC Manitoba Finals.
First Place:
SBC01068 - Transcona Collegiate
Second Place:
SBC03140 - Vincent Massey High
The two winning teams will be presented with their award certificates and the winning cheque by a representative from the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce. Teachers of winning teams must contact Kristine Sigurdson at (ksigurdson@mbchamber.mb.ca) or (204.948.0101) to arrange a time in May.
Cheers!
Team SBC
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| Playoff Registration |
Apr 20, 2007 @ 05:16 PM |
The main competition has now ended and winning
teams have been selected to move onto the next round of play. Teams were
chosen based on their shareholder’s equity and their participation level (must
be greater than 50%). To find out which team in your industry was chosen to move
on, log in to your SBC Teacher Area and visit the ‘Playoff Registration’ page.
Playoff
registration is now OPEN! Teachers must register their winning team
online.
Manitoba:
Registration Deadline: Wednesday April 25th at
10pm (ET)
Ontario:
Registration Deadline: Friday April 27th at 4pm
(ET)
If you have any questions, please contact Team SBC either by email (sbc@carleton.ca) or voicemail (613.520.7565).
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| SBC Ottawa Challenge |
Apr 20, 2007 @ 12:06 PM |
Teams in the Ottawa area will be invited to participate in a playoff qualifying round on site at the Sprott School of Business,
at Carleton University. If your team is outside the Ottawa region and
you would like to participate at Carleton, please email Team SBC at sbc@sprott.carleton.ca in order to reserve a spot. For details regarding the Ottawa Challenge please click here.
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| SBC Attends OBEA Conference |
Apr 20, 2007 @ 11:32 AM |
SBC Faculty Sponsor, Rob Riordan, and Systems Developer, Giovanni Armani, are attending the OBEA Spring Conference in Toronto today. They will be holding an information session about SBC and will be running an information booth throughout the day. If you are in the area, stop by Holiday Inn Select
Toronto Airport for more information about SBC and sponsorship opportunities.
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| Playoffs Information - Manitoba |
Apr 11, 2007 @ 12:15 PM |
The top team from each industry (based on shareholder’s equity and participation rate) is invited, along with their teacher, to participate in the SBC playoffs. Once the main competition is complete, teachers must register their winning teams online to confirm their participation.
The last day of inputs is Friday April 20th. Registration of winning teams will open Saturday April 21st and will close on Wednesday April 25th at 4pm (ET).
Friday April 27th - SBC Manitoba Finals: All finalist teams will compete in ONE final competition played at the SBC Classic level from 10am-2pm online (11am - 3pm ET).
Teachers will receive more details regarding the playoffs via email this week. If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail us anytime at sbc@sprott.carleton.ca.
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| Playoffs Information - Ontario |
Apr 11, 2007 @ 12:10 PM |
The top team from each industry (based on shareholder’s equity and participation rate) is invited, along with their teacher, to participate in the SBC playoffs. Once the main competition is complete, teachers must register their winning teams online to confirm their participation.
The last day of inputs is Friday April 20th. Registration of winning teams will open Saturday April 21st and will close on Friday April 27th at 4pm (ET).
Playoff dates for Ontario for each game level (you and your students participate on one date based on the game level and area code) are available on the Dates & Milestones page.
Teachers will receive more details regarding the playoffs via email this week. If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail us anytime at sbc@sprott.carleton.ca.
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| Input Troubles? |
Mar 07, 2007 @ 07:24 PM |
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If teams experience difficulties submitting their inputs, it could be due to the settings on the machine they are using. Please remind your students to look for the green message stating "Inputs successfully submitted" when they are entering their inputs. If they do not see this message after clicking the submit link button, check to make sure that entries are within the set limits. If they are, try using another computer or checking the Internet settings to ensure that JAVASCRIPT and ACTIVEX are enabled. Teams may simply need to log out and log back in again. Contact sbc@sprott.carleton.ca if you continue to experience problems.
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| March Break |
Mar 05, 2007 @ 04:38 PM |
With March Break fast approaching for many of you; we would like
to inform you that students can continue to play during the holiday period if
they have access to a computer. Alternatively they can input ‘future inputs’ (please see the 'Inputs' page in the Game Area) before they break. Teachers, please remind your students that inputs are processed on Tuesdays and Fridays at 4pm ET for the Ontario main competition and Fridays at 4pm ET for the Manitoba main competition. This
processing schedule will continue throughout the March Break period.
If you have any questions Team SBC can be contacted either by email (sbc@sprott.carleton.ca) or voicemail (613.520.7565).
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| *ATTN ALL TEAMS!* |
Feb 28, 2007 @ 12:20 PM |
Let's heat things up a bit!!! This Friday, March 2nd, there will be a blind quarter. Teams in both the Ontario and Manitoba main competitions will have to submit two sets of inputs.
This simulates a situation in which your marketing department was
unable to get the information on your results and industry.
Therefore you have to make your decisions without that information.
Both quarters (2 & 3 in Maintoba and 4 & 5 in Ontario) will be processed Friday sometime after 4pm. For
a more detailed explanation of blind quarters, please see the “Terminology” page listed under the 'Info' link. If you have any questions, please contact us either by email (sbc@sprott.carleton.ca) or voicemail (613.520.7565).
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| Registration is now Closed |
Feb 18, 2007 @ 11:01 PM |
Registration for the SBC Winter 2007 Main Competition is officially closed. Good luck to all those in the competition!
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| Registration closes Saturday @ 9pm! |
Feb 15, 2007 @ 04:47 PM |
Please note that registration for the SBC Winter 2007 Main Competition will CLOSE THIS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17th AT 9PM! All teams regsitered by this deadline will be included in the competition.
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| Remember to Create New Passwords |
Feb 12, 2007 @ 09:49 AM |
Teachers: You MUST assign new passwords to your teams in order for them to be able to enter inputs. After you create your teams, a list of usernames for your teams will appear on the 'Main' login page of your teacher account area. This list will only appear here after you have created teams and will disappear after you have assigned new passwords.
Teams begin with the default password 'Password'. You must assign new
passwords for them to be able to enter inputs. To do this you have two
options:
- You can choose to assign a unique password for each team separately in order to allow teams to choose their passwords
- You can click the 'Generate Random Password' link to have the system assign random passwords for all you teams. When you click the link, an email will be sent to you with the password list. These random passwords will be a series of numbers and letters.
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| SBC in the News! |
Feb 12, 2007 @ 09:26 AM |
Professor Rob Riordan, faculty sponsor for SBC, talked about the competition in an interview on 580 CFRA News Talk Radio's Business @ Night program on February 7th. Download the MP3 file to listen to Rob and learn about SBC.
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| SBC Tutorials |
Feb 09, 2007 @ 09:39 AM |
Team SBC is currently in the process of developing online tutorials to assist teachers and students with the use of the SBC system. The first tutorial available demonstrates how to register for a new SBC teacher account. These accounts are yours to keep for as long as you are associated with SBC. If you currently have an SBC teacher account, there is no need to re-register. Click here! to access the tutorial. Please contact Team SBC if you have any questions or concerns (sbc@sprott.carleton.ca).
Cheers!
Team SBC
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| Trouble logging in? |
Feb 09, 2007 @ 09:29 AM |
Weekly system maintenance is scheduled for Friday mornings every week. This morning we were experiencing login issues due to this maintenance. The problem should now be corrected. Please try logging in again and contact sbc@sprott.carleton.ca if your are still experiencing issues.
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| Problems with your Password? |
Feb 07, 2007 @ 09:32 AM |
Please note that passwords are case sensitive! Make sure that if you enter 'Pizza' when creating a password that you enter uppercase 'P' when you log in. After 5 incorrect tries, accounts are locked out for security reasons. Teams, please ask your teacher for the correct password and have them email SBC a request to unlock the account . Otherwise, teachers can override the lock by simply creating a new password for a locked out team. The new password will write over the old one and teams will be able to login using the new password. There features are in place to prevent students from logging into other teams accounts. If you have and questions, please contact (sbc@sprott.carleton.ca).
Cheers!
Team SBC
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| Practice Rounds #2 |
Feb 06, 2007 @ 11:44 AM |
SBC cannot add or remove teams from a competition after it has begun. If you wish your students to participate in the practice rounds please make sure they are registered by 9pm on Saturday February 10th. SBC will set up a second practice competition for those who registered after the start of the first practice competition. This second practice round will take place from February 12th to 16th. The first practice round will also end February 16th as previously scheduled.
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| Student Practice Rounds |
Feb 05, 2007 @ 10:39 AM |
The Student Practice Rounds are now under way! All teams registered by 12pm (EST) Sunday February 4th were included in the competition. Teams registered after this deadline will have to wait to be included in the practice rounds until the second week of play. All teams registered by 9pm (EST) on Saturday, February 10th will be included in the second week of practice rounds taking place from February 12th - 16th.
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| Teacher Practice Rounds |
Jan 26, 2007 @ 11:43 AM |
THANK YOU to those
of you who have registered for SBC Winter 2007! The deadline to sign up
for the Teacher Practice rounds is FAST approaching. You must register
by 9pm Saturday January 27th to participate and you must confirm your desire to participate.
These practice rounds will take place from January 30th to February 2nd.
You will be able to get a feel for the game through participation. By
playing yourselves, you can develop a better understanding of how to
use the system and how the game actually works. The purpose is to allow
you to better assist your students
throughout the main competition.
Login to your SBC teacher account and visit the 'Teacher Practice' page. Select the checkbox and click 'update' to confirm your participation.
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| Tutorials Update |
Jan 09, 2007 @ 08:55 AM |
We have corrected the issues with most of the tutorials and they are again available on the 'Tutorials' page. We apologize for any inconvenience. Please contact Team SBC at sbc@sprott.carleton.ca or (613.520.7565) if you continue to experience difficulties with the files.
Cheers!
Team SBC
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| Tutorials |
Jan 08, 2007 @ 11:41 AM |
SBC is currently experiencing issues with the Tutorials. We are attempting to fix the problem. Please check back frequently for updates. We will inform you when they are available again. Thank you for your patience in this matter.
Cheers!
Team SBC
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