The Practical Project Competition is open to individuals or teams of all undergraduate and higher diploma students of any of the nine institutions. Students can form teams of up to five members from different academic programs and different institutions. Projects that are developed specifically for an academic program of the institutions are acceptable. Each team may include a staff member of any of the institutions as an advisor of the project.

The teams participate on their own behalf and do not represent any institution.

Interested individuals or teams must submit a Registration Form to give information about their team and the Project on or before March 19, 2001.

A full project description including documentation, CD or website must be submitted before May 2, 2001. Ten finalists will be selected to give an oral presentation to the Panel of Judges at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University on June 2, 2001 to determine the Winner and the Runner-ups. The teams must bring their own computers for the presentation.

Projects, including final year projects that are developed specifically for an academic program in the institutions are acceptable entries to the competition.

The practical project entered by the project team must be free from bugs and carry practical values. The 'end product' should be a feasible one in that it can be used and applied in general live situations. A Project that is developed specifically for an academic program in the institutions is acceptable. The assessment criteria are as follows:
   

First round

 Final round
  Applicability 30% 30%
  Innovativeness 10% 10%
  Technical Level 20% 15%
  User-friendliness 20% 15%
  Documentation 20% 10%
  Presentation N/A 20%

    1. Applicability refers to the degree the end product can be used in the daily life. Thus the end product should be of practical value that can be applied to day to day situations rather than a theoretical project that has no immediate application. Furthermore, errors and bugs are detrimental to the value and applicability of the end product.

      3.

      Innovativeness refers to the level to which the end product has been able to incorporate new ideas and applications, rather than a replica of some existing systems.

    3. Technical level refers to the level of new/advanced technology the project has deployed and the efficiency and effectiveness in the deployment of such new/advanced technologies. With today偉s rapid development in IT, students need to keep abreast of the trend of new technologies and methodologies.

    4. User-friendliness refers to the user interface and user operation procedures which must be simple and easy to use if the end product is to be widely applicable and acceptable.

      5.

    5. Documentation is an essential ingredient of system and product development. Full documentation including functional specification, technical specification, user manual and any other pertinent information are essential to facilitate ongoing support and maintenance of the end product, and in this case, for the Panel of Judges to assess the standing of the project.

      6.

    6. The aim of the presentation is twofold. First, students need to demonstrate their ability to present ideas clearly and concisely and illustrate to the judges the viability and strengths of their end product. Secondly, it allows the judges an opportunity to raise questions and seek clarification and explanations from the team on any unclear points or follow up on any issues arising from the presentation.

     

Mrs Leung Yiu Lai-ping Senior Executive, IT Development, Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
Mr Danny Tang General Manager, Information Technology Services, Kowloon Canton Railway Corporation
Mr Paul Kwan Director, Special Project, Hong Kong Computer Society
Mr Herman Tsui Core Infrastructure Director, EDS Hong Kong Limited
Mr Ernest Yuen IT Systems Development Manager, icare.com Limited
Dr Hareton Associate Professor, Department of Computing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

 

All judgements of the competitions will be final and no appeal will be entertained.

Each team whose registration is accepted will receive a memorable souvenir and each team member will receive a Certificate of Participation.
  Winner: Cash $20,000 plus prizes
  1st runner-up: Cash $10,000 plus prizes
  2nd runner-up: Cash $ 5,000 plus prizes
  March 19, 2001

Close of registration
  May 2, 2001

Submission of full project description including documentation, CD or website
  June 2, 2001

Oral presentation
  June 11, 2001

Award Presentation Ceremony*

The Oral presentation will be held at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

* An award presentation ceremony to honour all the winners will be held on June 11, 2001 at the Jockey Club Auditorium, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.