5 Running Footraces - 5.4 Scheduled Rounds and Self-Paced

5.4 Scheduled Rounds and Self-Paced

Instructors can opt to have participants advance at their own pace or schedule rounds in a similar fashion to Tournament simulations, including Auto Process. To schedule rounds:

• Click the Schedule Rounds link under Manage Industry;
• When the new page opens, click the Schedule Rounds button to the upper right;
• Select both the Practice and Competition options.

If a company misses an Auto Process deadline, its round will need to be manually processed (all others will proceed). See 5.5.1 Processing Companies That Miss Deadlines on page 34.

5.4.1 Self-Paced Option

To allow participants to proceed at their own pace:

• Click the Schedule Rounds link under Manage Industry;
• When the new page opens, click the Self-Paced Option button to the middle right;
• Select a round to which you want your participants to advance on their own, for example, Round 4 or Round 8;
• Click the Turn On button;
• If you wish to eliminate the Self-Paced option, repeat the steps above and click Turn Off.

When participants are ready to advance, they login to the website and click into their simulation. On the Dashboard, under the Task List, a link will display that allows participants to proceed to the next round (at least one set of decisions must be uploaded before this link will display). Once they advance, participants immediately can begin work on their next round.

Group coordination is very important, as it is possible for any team member to advance the simulation. Teams might consider appointing a processing point person, who will check with the entire team prior to advancing the round.