ABOUT THE CHALLENGE
Theme: Innovating Education
GET STARTED
1. Attend the opening ceremony (or read the slides!)
2. Register on Devpost
3. Complete the team registration form here
4. Create a public Github repo
SCHEDULE
Friday, 2nd October:
- 4pm: Opening Ceremony (80.04.011)
- Find teammates, register, and get started1
Saturday, 3rd October:
- 9am-5pm: On-campus breakout rooms open to participants
- 12pm: Free lunch! (80.04.011)
- 2pm: Team registration form due
- 5pm: Room bookings end -- feel free to continue hacking from home or elsewhere.
Sunday, 4th October:
- 9am: On-campus rooms open to participants
- 12pm: SUBMISSIONS DUE!! + Working lunch (practise your presentations!)
- 1pm: Live presentations
- 3-3:30pm: Closing ceremony + prizes
Requirements
WHAT TO BUILD
In teams of up to 4 students, build a website, web application, mobile application or other implementation for your solution.
WHAT TO SUBMIT
By Saturday, 3rd October 2pm:
- One member of your team should complete this team registration form.
By Sunday, 4th of October, 12pm:
- Submit your github repo and written description here on DevPost
- Start getting ready for your live presentation!
Prizes
$1,000 in prizes
1st Place
1st Place
$350 in cash
1 winner
Split via gift cards
2nd Place
2nd Place
$250 in cash
1 winner
Split via gift cards
3rd Place
3rd Place
$150 in cash
1 winner
Split via gift cards
Community-Voted
Community-Voted
$125 in cash
1 winner
Split via gift cards
Best Presentation
Best Presentation
$125 in cash
1 winner
Split via gift cards
Judges
CSIT Society
RMIT University
Judging Criteria
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Problem Relevance
How well does the project address a genuine problem or difficulty faced by students? -
Desirability & Impact
How appealing would this solution be to students? Would students want to use it? -
Solution & Creativity
How original, creative and innovative is the idea and its approach to the problem? -
UI/UX
How intuitive, visually clear and easy to use is the project? -
Functionality
How well does the project function? Does the implementation successfully deliver its core feature and demonstrate the solution? -
Presentation
How clearly and creatively does the team communicate the problem, solution and impact through their demo?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager