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==Competitions== | ==Competitions== | ||
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===Senior Design=== | ===Senior Design=== | ||
Teams of four students are given a complex design problem. Teams are typically given eight hours immediately after the problem is revealed and are required to design and realize a prototype, as well as prepare a presentation on their solution. The teams will then put their prototypes to the test by demonstrating them in action in a public setting in front of a panel of judges. Typically, this competition is reserved for those in the later years of their degree. | Teams of four students are given a complex design problem. Teams are typically given eight hours immediately after the problem is revealed and are required to design and realize a prototype, as well as prepare a presentation on their solution. The teams will then put their prototypes to the test by demonstrating them in action in a public setting in front of a panel of judges. Typically, this competition is reserved for those in the later years of their degree. | ||
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===Innovative Design=== | ===Innovative Design=== | ||
Teams of up to four students present their innovative design or product idea to a panel of judges. These designs are to be prepared before the competition and can involve any discipline of engineering. Judges will base their evaluations of the designs on technical value, functionality, and marketability. Additionally, the designs will be displayed in an exposition area open to all competition attendees. | Teams of up to four students present their innovative design or product idea to a panel of judges. These designs are to be prepared before the competition and can involve any discipline of engineering. Judges will base their evaluations of the designs on technical value, functionality, and marketability. Additionally, the designs will be displayed in an exposition area open to all competition attendees. | ||
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===Consulting=== | ===Consulting=== | ||
Teams of four students compete against each other to design and offer the best solution to a large-scale engineering problem. Social, economic, environmental and political aspects of the solution have to be considered in presentations to the judges, who represent potential clients. Although the solution comprises the major portion of the team’s score, the report and presentation collectively are important. | Teams of four students compete against each other to design and offer the best solution to a large-scale engineering problem. Social, economic, environmental and political aspects of the solution have to be considered in presentations to the judges, who represent potential clients. Although the solution comprises the major portion of the team’s score, the report and presentation collectively are important. | ||
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Participants, either alone or in teams of two, will have to explain a complicated technical concept or issue in a way that is comprehensible to the general public. The presentations have to discuss social, economic, environmental, and political impacts. They will be judged on content and primarily presentation style. | Participants, either alone or in teams of two, will have to explain a complicated technical concept or issue in a way that is comprehensible to the general public. The presentations have to discuss social, economic, environmental, and political impacts. They will be judged on content and primarily presentation style. | ||
===Debates=== | ===Debates=== | ||
Teams of two go head-to-head in a parliamentary style debate competition. Although some rules of parliamentary procedure have been relaxed, the challenge lies in presenting well-constructed and articulated arguments with minimal preparation time.{{ | Teams of two go head-to-head in a parliamentary style debate competition. Although some rules of parliamentary procedure have been relaxed, the challenge lies in presenting well-constructed and articulated arguments with minimal preparation time.{{col-end}} | ||
[[category:VP_External]][[category:Competitions]][[category:In_Progress]] | [[category:VP_External]][[category:Competitions]][[category:In_Progress]] | ||