NDLI: CSIDC-challenges and choices [computing competitions]

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Clements, A.
Copyright Year	2001
Description	Author affiliation: Sch. of Comput., Teeside Univ., Middlesbrough, UK (Clements, A.)
Abstract	In 1999 the IEEE Computer Society ran its first International Design Competition, called CSIDC (Computer Society International Design Competition). Typical computing competitions give individual students a problem and expect the contestants to solve them in a few hours. A group of Computer Society members got together to design a new student competition that better reflects the activities students will perform when they graduate. The Computer Society International Design Competition is unusual because it stresses team activity over a relatively long four-month period. All teams taking part in the first CSIDC were given a project kit consisting of hardware and software. Teams had to use this kit to specify, design, construct, document, and test an Internet-based system over a four-month period. The first year of CSIDC was a success and ten teams of students from eight countries took part in the World Finals in Washington, DC. This paper discusses the philosophy of the CSIDC competition, its use of state-of-the-art technology, the provision of a "level-playing field" for all teams, and the mechanisms adopted to provide a fair distribution of competing teams from around the world. However, CSIDC is a very complex and expensive competition to stage. We also look at the feedback from the first cohort of participants and discuss some of the problems the competition faces in terms of its scalability.
Sponsorship	IEEE Educ. Soc.
File Size	542289
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780366697
ISSN	01905848
DOI	10.1109/FIE.2001.963677
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2001-10-10
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Computer Society Computer science Educational institutions Stress Radio access networks Hardware System testing Internet Feedback Scalability
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Education Computer Science Applications Software

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