That being said, an organizing committee may add any number of additional academic cases, providing that the core academic cases (listed below) are included. In each case competition, participants have a fixed amount of time to review the facts and prepare before presenting to the industry judges and experts. Current academic events for JDC West are:
Accounting
Business Strategy
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Human Resources
International Business
Business Technology Management
Marketing
Not-for-profit
Taxation
Debate
Each debate team has 4 students. They have 30 minutes to review the proposal before presenting. As it is in parliamentary style, one team is designated Team Government and the other Team Opposition. Athletics
The hosting school chooses the sport each year. The teams include both male and female competitors.
2006: Indoor Soccer (Futsol)
2007: Handball
2008: Dodgeball
2009: Volleyball, Westcoast Kickball, Inner-tube Water Polo, Relay (6 X 200)
2010: Indoor Soccer played on two 190 x 90’ fields on FIFA sanctioned Polytan artificial turf.
2011: Inner-Tube Water Basketball & Ultimate Frisbee
2012: Flag Football & Yukigassen
2013: Doctor Dodgeball & Netball
2014: Floor Hockey & Tchouckball
2015: European Handball & Schtick Disc
2016: Floor Ringette & Dodgeball
2017: Korfball & DBL Ball
Social
Each social team has four students – two males and two females. The social portion of the JDC West competition is arguably the most arduous on its competitors who are on-call for eight social challenges to be completed in less than 48 hours at any time of day or night. These entertaining challenges are known to include athletic, spirit, and problem solving competitions and thus often draw a crowd. Community Involvement
JDC West is committed to giving back to communities across the country. Every year, the charity competition encourages school teams to log volunteer hours and raise money for charitable organizations by working with external organizations and through our internal Chillin’ for Charity dunk tank event. In 2013, JDC West teams raised $236,861.26 and logged over 6,712 hours for Canadian charities.
