HOW WILL ENTRIES BE JUDGED?.
Sri Lanka Software Design competition will have 3 rounds as follows. In all
three rounds projects will be judged based on the below given critera. (in
the first round marks gives for the presenation will not be considered)
- Round 1
- A panel of judges review and score each Team’s
project proposal according to the judging criteria set forth below.
- Also the universities will have the internal competition rounds if there are
more than 5 peojects submitted from a university
- Round 2 - Semi-finals
- 8-12 teams will present their solutions to an industry panel.
- Round 3 - Sri Lanka Finals
- 5 teams will present on stage at the Sri Lanka finals.
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Criteria
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Description
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Weighting
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How are you making a difference?
(Problem Definition)
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How precise and relevant is the real world problem? How interesting or difficult
to resolve - functionally or technically - is the problem being challenged? For
this criterion, we only focus on the problem challenged, not on the solution
created to solve this problem. How well does the project adhere to the Imagine
Cup 2012 Theme? |
10% |
What does your solution do?
(Solution Design & Innovation) |
Does the application approach a new problem, or look at an old problem in a new
way? Is the solution completely innovative or does it rely on an existing
concept/technology? Does the application impact a large number of people very
broadly, or impact a smaller number of people very deeply? To which degree does
the application actually solve the current problem? |
35% |
How does your solution work?
(Technical Architecture & User Experience) |
Is the system architecture broken down into logical chunks and modules? Is the
project technically open to some evolution? Is it only made with a monolithic
block or does it present interfaces enabling extensions (SDKs or APIs)? To which
degree are the HMI (Human Machine Interfaces) intuitive, ergonomic and user
friendly? Does the application leverage the presence of fresh and updated data? |
30% |
How will your solution become a reality?
(Business Viability) |
Is the application technically and economically viable? Is this solution only
theoretical or does it have a realistic application for commercial purposes?
(Not necessarily here and now, but eventually in the future and/or for certain
markets). |
15% |
How well have you explained your solution?
(Presentation) |
The judges will be looking for video presentations that provide background
and context to the project, explain why the problem is an interesting one,
highlight how the system works, and include an insightful demonstration. Teams
will also be evaluated on their ability to take questions from the judging
panel.
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10% |