iconomix

Swiss National Bank

Category 1: Conditions for participation

General

The contest is open to all students of Swiss upper secondary schools.

Students are allowed to work in teams of up to four members.

The project must have been written between 1 March 2010 and 1 March 2011.

The essay can be entered in other contests at the same time.

iconomix reserves the right to create a factsheet for the essay and publish it on this website as well as to do spot checks for plagiarism.

The written invitation to the iconomix event includes a one-day train pass to cover travel expenses.

Decisions on invitations and jury decisions at the event are final and no correspondence will be entered into.

Submitted material will not be returned. (More about privacy under iconomix charterhttp://www.iconomix.ch/en/about/what-is-iconomix/charter/ and legal issueshttp://www.iconomix.ch/en/about/legal-issues/.)

Form and content

  • The essay is based on a current challenge question.
  • The text is understandable.
  • Sources are mentioned (quotations, bibliography).
  • The essay is structured according to the template for category 1(47 KB)http://www.iconomix.ch/fileadmin/docs/award/template_cat1_en.doc: title page, body text, sources. It is not a requirement to use the template, however.
  • Short essays of two pages are just as welcome as longer papers running up to twenty pages.

Key

Categories

The iconomix award comprises two categories. Category 1 consists of an essay on one of the iconomix challenge questions. Category 2 is a recognised project undertaken independently by the students on a subject of their choice.

Challenge questions

Every iconomix module includes a challenge question. Each of these questions provides the ideal starting point for a short essay that can be entered in category 1.

Topics of choice

In category 2, students can submit projects that are approved by their school and deal with economics. This may comprise written or non-written work (e.g. an essay or a film). If non-written work is submitted, brief documentation of the process is required (as for other school work at this level).

Independent projects

The independent projects are referred to differently at the various types of Swiss upper secondary schools. For a detailed list, please refer to the German or French versions of this website.

Factsheet

Any approved submission will be published in the form of a factsheet on the iconomix-award website. A factsheet contains important information on the submission, including the author’s details (name and place of residence), a brief description of the content and an extract from the feedback report written by an expert in the field.

www.iconomix-award.ch

The purpose of this website is to promote the iconomix award among students. Unlike www.iconomix.ch, it is aimed at students and has its own look and feel.