Competition FAQs and Judging

rscasny — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 18:32:01 GMT

Current Revision posted to Documents by rscasny on 6/3/2024 6:32:01 PM

Application | Judging | Return to Competitions

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What do I need to do to win the Grand or Runner Up Prize?

You need to post the mandatory final detailed blog and any optional extra credit blogs you choose to write. The judges and element14 will award points for each. (Scroll down to see how they will be scored.) The two participants who earn the maximum number of points will win the top prizes.

Can I still be eligible for the Grand Prize or Runner Up Prizes if I am not selected for one of the kits?

Yes. But you must purchase the kit parts, perform experiments with them, and post your blogs on the element14 Community in the competition area. (Note: Posting competition blogs on a site other than the element14 Community do not count.)

What must I do to successfully finish the competition?

To finish the competition, you must write and post a final detailed blog in the competition area. If you want to, you can post up to 5 more optional blogs for extra credit. Remember, the top prize winners are based on the total points you accrue, NOT just the final blog project summary.

How do you determine who wins the competition?

We award points for blogs based upon their quality, creativity and technical merit. See the judging section below for details.

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Tips on Writing Your Application

The key to writing a winning application is to provide as much meaningful information about your proposed experiments as possible.

The application entry form should be adequately detailed to give a good idea of what you plan to do and how you plan to pull it off. By answering each of the following questions in your application, you will likely provide enough information:

Describe your technical background. Please include your current occupation and job title. If you are a student, list Undergrad or Grad student.
Why are you interested in this competition?
Describe the experiments you plan to perform? (Be as specific as you can)
Have you participated in the element14 Community? If so, how many posts have you written?
- 0-5 blogs
- 6-10 blogs
- 11-20 blogs
- 20 or more blogs

All interested element14 members must submit an application entry form before the end of enrollment date.

Here are some other suggestions for completing a winning application:

Please complete all required information (contact information, etc.) Always use the email address that is associated with your element14 member account.
Answer all of the application questions. Incomplete applications are deemed ineligible.
Tell us why you want to be selected.
Before deciding what you want to write, think about the following things: You are entering a competition. The most persuasive applications are the ones that attract the eye of the judges.
Be as detailed as possible, but don't write a book.

A single sentence application will never be selected. This competition is not a game of chance. The applications are thoroughly read and reviewed by the program manager.

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Judging

element14 members volunteer to judge the competition. Typically, our judges come from our Top Members group. (In some cases, we use members who are experienced engineers, but not a Top Member.)

element14 Community Judges
element14 Community Team

Judging is based upon a point system described below:

The final project blog will be an average of the scores rated by the judges and worth a total up to 300 points.

The five extra credit blogs will be individually scored with a 20-point perfect score based on a very high level of quality and thoroughness. A blog with more than one of the below characteristics would get an additive score, based on quality.

The following itemizes how these 5 blogs will be scored:

A blog that contains a decent unboxing or detailed photographs will get up to 20 points.
A blog that contains a deep-dive into the components will get up to 20 points.
A blog that contain a fair amount of information towards an actual experiment will get up to 20 points.
A blog that significantly helps newcomers to work with the technology will get up to 20 points.
A blog that contains a good quality video that supports the written blog will get up to 20 points. (Note: In some instances, a participant will write video blogs, not written blogs. Video blogs will be viewed by element14 and scored based on all of the characteristics detailed here.
A blog that uses components in an application or prototype to test or experiment with them will get up to 20 points.

Tags: scoring blogs, competitions, judging

Competition FAQs and Judging

pchan — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 02:14:41 GMT

Revision 6 posted to Documents by pchan on 11/12/2023 2:14:41 AM

Application | Judging | Return to Competitions

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What do I need to do to win the Grand or Runner Up Prize?

You need to post the mandatory final detailed blog and any optional extra credit blogs you choose to write. The judges and element14 will award points for each. The two participants who earn the maximum number of points will win the top prizes.

Can I still be eligible for the Grand Prize or Runner Up Prizes if I am not selected for one of the kits?

Yes, on the condition that you purchase the kit parts and perform experiments with them, and post your blogs in the competition area.

Do I have to post more than 1 blog to successfully finish the competition?

No. To finish the competition, you have to write and post a final detailed blog in the competition area. If you want to, you can post up to 5 more optional blogs for extra credit.

How do you determine who wins the competition?

We award points for blogs based upon their quality, creativity and technical merit. See the judging section for details.

Back to Top

Tips on Writing Your Application

The key to writing a winning application is to provide as much meaningful information about your proposed experiments as possible.

Describe your technical background.
Why are you interested in this competition?
What kind of experiment(s) do you plan to perform? (Be as specific as you can)
Have you participated in the element14 Community? If so, how many posts have you written?
- 0-5 blogs
- 6-10 blogs
- 11-20 blogs
- 20 or more blogs

All interested element14 members must submit an application entry form before the end of enrollment date.

Here are some other suggestions for completing a winning application:

Please complete all required information (contact information, etc.) Always use the email address that is associated with your element14 member account.
Answer all of the application questions. Incomplete applications are deemed ineligible.
Tell us why you want to be selected.
Before deciding what you want to write, think about the following things: You are entering a competition. The most persuasive applications are the ones that attract the eye of the judges.
Be as detailed as possible, but don't write a book.

A single sentence application will never be selected. This competition is not a game of chance. The applications are thoroughly read and reviewed by the program manager.

Back to Top

Judging

element14 members volunteer to judge the competition. Typically, our judges come from our Top Members group. (In some cases, we use members who are experienced engineers, but not a Top Member.)

element14 Community Judges
element14 Community Team

Judging is based upon a point system described below:

The final project blog will be an average of the scores rated by the judges and worth aan averaged total up to 300 points.

The remaining 5 blogs will also be individually scored, based on quality, with a 20-point perfect score based on a very high level of quality and thoroughness. A blog with more than one of the below characteristics would get an additive score, based on quality.

The following itemizes how these 5 blogs will be scored:

A blog that contains a decent unboxing or detailed photographs will get up to 20 points.
A blog that contains a deep-dive into the components will get up to 20 points.
A blog that contain a fair amount of information towards an actual experiment will get up to 20 points.
A blog that significantly helps newcomers to work with the technology will get up to 20 points.
A blog that contains a good quality video will get up to 20 points.
A blog that uses components in an application or prototype to test or experiment with them will get up to 20 points.

Tags: scoring blogs, competitions, EXPERIMENTING WITH FLYBACK TRANSFORMERS, judging

Competition FAQs and Judging

rscasny — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 18:20:26 GMT

Revision 5 posted to Documents by rscasny on 10/30/2023 6:20:26 PM

Application | Judging | Return to Competitions

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What do I need to do to win the Grand or Runner Up Prize?

You need to post the mandatory introductory and final summary blogs and any extra credit blogs you choose to write. The judges and element14 will award points for each. The two participants who earn the maximum number of points will win the top prizes.

Can I still be eligible for the Grand Prize or Runner Up Prizes if I am not selected for one of the kits?

Yes, on the condition that you purchase the kit parts and perform experiments with them, and post your blogs in the competition area.

Do I have to post more than 2 blogs to successfully finish the competition?

No. To finish the competition, you have to write and post the introductory and final blogs in the competition area. If you want to, you can post up to 5 more optional blogs for extra credit.

How do you determine who wins the competition?

We award points for blogs based upon their quality, creativity and technical merit. See the judging section for details.

Back to Top

Tips on Writing Your Application

The key to writing a winning application is to provide as much meaningful information about your proposed experiments as possible.

Describe your technical background.
Why are you interested in this competition?
What kind of experiment(s) do you plan to perform? (Be as specific as you can)
Have you participated in the element14 Community? If so, how many posts have you written?
- 0-5 blogs
- 6-10 blogs
- 11-20 blogs
- 20 or more blogs

All interested element14 members must submit an application entry form before the end of enrollment date.

Here are some other suggestions for completing a winning application:

Please complete all required information (contact information, etc.) Always use the email address that is associated with your element14 member account.
Answer all of the application questions. Incomplete applications are deemed ineligible.
Tell us why you want to be selected.
Before deciding what you want to write, think about the following things: You are entering a competition. The most persuasive applications are the ones that attract the eye of the judges.
Be as detailed as possible, but don't write a book.

A single sentence application will never be selected. This competition is not a game of chance. The applications are thoroughly read and reviewed by the program manager.

Back to Top

Judging

element14 members volunteer to judge the competition. Typically, our judges come from our Top Members group. (In some cases, we use members who are experienced engineers, but not a Top Member.)

element14 Community Judges
element14 Community Team

Judging is based upon a point system described below:

The final project blog will be an average of the scores rated by two judges and worth a total up to 300 points.

The following itemizes how these 5 blogs will be scored:

A blog that contains a decent unboxing or detailed photographs will get up to 20 points.
A blog that contains a deep-dive into the components will get up to 20 points.
A blog that contain a fair amount of information towards an actual experiment will get up to 20 points.
A blog that significantly helps newcomers to work with the technology will get up to 20 points.
A blog that contains a good quality video will get up to 20 points.
A blog that uses components in an application or prototype to test or experiment with them will get up to 20 points.

Tags: scoring blogs, competitions, EXPERIMENTING WITH FLYBACK TRANSFORMERS, judging

Competition FAQs and Judging

dychen — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 16:34:44 GMT

Revision 4 posted to Documents by dychen on 9/12/2023 4:34:44 PM

Application | Judging | Return to Competitions

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What do I need to do to win the Grand or Runner Up Prize?

Can I still be eligible for the Grand Prize or Runner Up Prizes if I am not selected for one of the kits?

Yes, on the condition that you purchase the kit parts and perform experiments with them, and post your blogs in the competition area.

Do I have to post more than 2 blogs to successfully finish the competition?

No. To finish the competition, you have to write and post the introductory and final blogs in the competition area. If you want to, you can post up to 5 more optional blogs for extra credit.

How do you determine who wins the competition?

We award points for blogs based upon their quality, creativity and technical merit. See the judging section for details.

Back to Top

Tips on Writing Your Application

The key to writing a winning application is to provide as much meaningful information about your proposed experiments as possible.

Describe your technical background.
Why are you interested in this competition?
What kind of experiment(s) do you plan to perform? (Be as specific as you can)
Have you participated in the element14 Community? If so, how many posts have you written?
- 0-5 blogs
- 6-10 blogs
- 11-20 blogs
- 20 or more blogs

All interested element14 members must submit an application entry form before the end of enrollment date.

Here are some other suggestions for completing a winning application:

Please complete all required information (contact information, etc.) Always use the email address that is associated with your element14 member account.
Answer all of the application questions. Incomplete applications are deemed ineligible.
Tell us why you want to be selected.
Before deciding what you want to write, think about the following things: You are entering a competition. The most persuasive applications are the ones that attract the eye of the judges.
Be as detailed as possible, but don't write a book.

A single sentence application will never be selected. This competition is not a game of chance. The applications are thoroughly read and reviewed by the program manager.

Back to Top

Judging

element14 members volunteer to judge the competition. Typically, our judges come from our Top Members group. (In some cases, we use members who are experienced engineers, but not a Top Member.)

element14 Community Judges
element14 Community Team

Judging is based upon a point system described below:

Introductory Blog: You must complete the introductory blog and post it to element14 by the deadline (see Timeline Table). This blog should describe what experiments you plan to conduct and any other relevant information that would be of interest to a judge or a blog reader. To get you going, we will award 60 points if you fulfill these conditions.

Judging is based upon a point system described below:

Final Summary Blog: This blog is a standalone, detailed blog that covers the premise of your testing, a description of your experiments, testing methodology, the results of your experiments, and what you learned (e.g., tips, tricks and lessons learned), all WITHIN the blog. You can provide links to your extra credit blogs in a References section. IMPORTANT NOTE: Do not treat this blog as a table of contents or index to your other blogs; if you do, you will not score as high as if you included all the important information in a single final summary blog. This blog will go to the judges. It is worth up to 300 points, based on the judge’s discretion.

Extra Credit Blog: These are blogs that support your experiments and add into your total points. Each extra credit blog can earn up to 20 points. They will be judged in the following manner:

You will be awarded 15 points for explaining the technology providing a closer look or in depth discussion of an experiment.

You will be awarded 10 points for providing "getting started" steps or a tutorial that explains how to do something that’s relevant to one of your experiments.
You will be awarded 10 points for providing a kit unboxing or other product photos/videos.
You will be awarded 1 point for a general update (e.g. I received the kit) or a progress update (e.g., I have been delayed because I am waiting on another part).
You will be awarded 5 points if you align your blog to accepted best practices of search engine optimization (SEO).

Forum Participation: element14 will review the forum associated with this challenge and award up to a total of 40 points for the following:

10 points for asking a question regarding your experiments
15 points for providing substantive assistance to another participant
5 points for making a general comment

Tags: competitions

Competition FAQs and Judging

pchan — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 16:07:44 GMT

Revision 3 posted to Documents by pchan on 9/12/2023 4:07:44 PM

Application | Judging | Return to Competitions

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What do I need to do to win the Grand or Runner Up Prize?

Can I still be eligible for the Grand Prize or Runner Up Prizes if I am not selected for one of the kits?

Yes, on the condition that you purchase the kit parts and perform experiments with them, and post your blogs in the competition area.

Do I have to post more than 2 blogs to successfully finish the competition?

No. To finish the competition, you have to write and post the introductory and final blogs in the competition area. If you want to, you can post up to 5 more optional blogs for extra credit.

How do you determine who wins the competition?

We award points for blogs based upon their quality, creativity and technical merit. See the judging section for details.

Back to Top

Tips on Writing Your Application

The key to writing a winning application is to provide as much meaningful information about your proposed experiments as possible.

Describe your technical background.
Why are you interested in this competition?
What kind of experiment(s) do you plan to perform? (Be as specific as you can)
Have you participated in the element14 Community? If so, how many posts have you written?
- 0-5 blogs
- 6-10 blogs
- 11-20 blogs
- 20 or more blogs

All interested element14 members must submit an application entry form before the end of enrollment date.

Here are some other suggestions for completing a winning application:

Please complete all required information (contact information, etc.) Always use the email address that is associated with your element14 member account.
Answer all of the application questions. Incomplete applications are deemed ineligible.
Tell us why you want to be selected.
Before deciding what you want to write, think about the following things: You are entering a competition. The most persuasive applications are the ones that attract the eye of the judges.
Be as detailed as possible, but don't write a book.

A single sentence application will never be selected. This competition is not a game of chance. The applications are thoroughly read and reviewed by the program manager.

Back to Top

Judging

element14 members volunteer to judge the competition. Typically, our judges come from our Top Members group. (In some cases, we use members who are experienced engineers, but not a Top Member.)

element14 Community Judges
element14 Community Team

Judging is based upon a point system described below:

Final Summary Blog: This blog is a standalone, detailed blog that covers the premise of your testing, a description of your experiments, testing methodology, the results of your experiments, and what you learned (e.g., tips, tricks and lessons learned) all WITHIN the blog. You can provide links to your extra credit blogs in a References section. IMPORTANT NOTE: Do not treat this blog as a table of contents or index to your other blogs; if you do, you will not score as high as if you included all the important information in a single final summary blog. This blog will go to the judges. It is worth up to 300 points, based on the judge’s discretion.

Extra Credit Blog: These are blogs that support your experiments and add into your total points. Each extra credit blog can earn up to 20 points. They will be judged in the following manner:

You will be awarded 15 points for explaining the technology providing a closer look or in depth discussion of an experiment.

You will be awarded 10 points for providing "getting started" steps or a tutorial that explains how to do something that’s relevant to one of your experiments.
You will be awarded 10 points for providing a kit unboxing or other product photos/videos.
You will be awarded 1 point for a general update (e.g. I received the kit) or a progress update (e.g., I have been delayed because I am waiting on another part).
You will be awarded 5 points if you align your blog to accepted best practices of search engine optimization (SEO).

Forum Participation: element14 will review the forum associated with this challenge and award up to a total of 40 points for the following:

10 points for asking a question regarding your experiments
15 points for providing substantive assistance to another participant
5 points for making a general comment

Tags: competitions

Competition FAQs and Judging

pchan — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 16:03:17 GMT

Revision 2 posted to Documents by pchan on 9/12/2023 4:03:17 PM

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What do I need to do to win the Grand or Runner Up Prize?

Can I still be eligible for the Grand Prize or Runner Up Prizes if I am not selected for one of the kits?

Yes, on the condition that you purchase the kit parts and perform experiments with them, and post your blogs in the competition area.

Do I have to post more than 2 blogs to successfully finish the competition?

No. To finish the competition, you have to write and post the introductory and final blogs in the competition area. If you want to, you can post up to 5 more optional blogs for extra credit.

How do you determine who wins the competition?

We award points for blogs based upon their quality, creativity and technical merit. See the judging section for details.

Back to Top

Tips on Writing Your Application

The key to writing a winning application is to provide as much meaningful information about your proposed experiments as possible.

Describe your technical background.
Why are you interested in this competition?
What kind of experiment(s) do you plan to perform? (Be as specific as you can)
Have you participated in the element14 Community? If so, how many posts have you written?
- 0-5 blogs
- 6-10 blogs
- 11-20 blogs
- 20 or more blogs

All interested element14 members must submit an application entry form before the end of enrollment date.

Here are some other suggestions for completing a winning application:

Please complete all required information (contact information, etc.) Always use the email address that is associated with your element14 member account.
Answer all of the application questions. Incomplete applications are deemed ineligible.
Tell us why you want to be selected.
Before deciding what you want to write, think about the following things: You are entering a competition. The most persuasive applications are the ones that attract the eye of the judges.
Be as detailed as possible, but don't write a book.

A single sentence application will never be selected. This competition is not a game of chance. The applications are thoroughly read and reviewed by the program manager.

Back to Top

Judging

element14 members volunteer to judge the competition. Typically, our judges come from our Top Members group. (In some cases, we use members who are experienced engineers, but not a Top Member.)

element14 Community Judges
element14 Community Team

Judging is based upon a point system described below:

Final Summary Blog: This blog is a standalone, detailed blog that covers the premise of your testing, a description of your experiments, testing methodology, the results of your experiments, and what you learned (e.g., tips, tricks and lessons learned) all WITHIN the blog. You can provide links to your extra credit blogs in a References section. IMPORTANT NOTE: Do not treat this blog as a table of contents or index to your other blogs; if you do, you will not score as high as if you included all the important information in a single final summary blog. This blog will go to the judges. It is worth up to 300 points, based on the judge’s discretion.

Extra Credit Blog: These are blogs that support your experiments and add into your total points. Each extra credit blog can earn up to 20 points. They will be judged in the following manner:

You will be awarded 15 points for explaining the technology providing a closer look or in depth discussion of an experiment.

You will be awarded 10 points for providing "getting started" steps or a tutorial that explains how to do something that’s relevant to one of your experiments.
You will be awarded 10 points for providing a kit unboxing or other product photos/videos.
You will be awarded 1 point for a general update (e.g. I received the kit) or a progress update (e.g., I have been delayed because I am waiting on another part).
You will be awarded 5 points if you align your blog to accepted best practices of search engine optimization (SEO).

Forum Participation: element14 will review the forum associated with this challenge and award up to a total of 40 points for the following:

10 points for asking a question regarding your experiments
15 points for providing substantive assistance to another participant
5 points for making a general comment

Tags: competitions

Competition FAQs and Judging

pchan — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 21:30:06 GMT

Revision 1 posted to Documents by pchan on 9/11/2023 9:30:06 PM

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What do I need to do to win the Grand or Runner Up Prize?

Can I still be eligible for the Grand Prize or Runner Up Prizes if I am not selected for one of the kits?

Yes, on the condition that you purchase the kit parts and perform experiments with them, and post your blogs in the competition area.

Do I have to post more than 2 blogs to successfully finish the competition?

No. To finish the competition, you have to write and post the introductory and final blogs in the competition area. If you want to, you can post up to 5 more optional blogs for extra credit.

How do you determine who wins the competition?

We award points for blogs based upon their quality, creativity and technical merit. See the judging section for details.

Tips on Writing Your Application

The key to writing a winning application is to provide as much meaningful information about your proposed experiments as possible.

Describe your technical background.
Why are you interested in this competition?
What kind of experiment(s) do you plan to perform? (Be as specific as you can)
Have you participated in the element14 Community? If so, how many posts have you written?
- 0-5 blogs
- 6-10 blogs
- 11-20 blogs
- 20 or more blogs

All interested element14 members must submit an application entry form before the end of enrollment date.

Here are some other suggestions for completing a winning application:

Please complete all required information (contact information, etc.) Always use the email address that is associated with your element14 member account.
Answer all of the application questions. Incomplete applications are deemed ineligible.
Tell us why you want to be selected.
Before deciding what you want to write, think about the following things: You are entering a competition. The most persuasive applications are the ones that attract the eye of the judges.
Be as detailed as possible, but don't write a book.

A single sentence application will never be selected. This competition is not a game of chance. The applications are thoroughly read and reviewed by the program manager.

Judging

element14 members volunteer to judge the competition. Typically, our judges come from our Top Members group. (In some cases, we use members who are experienced engineers, but not a Top Member.)

element14 Community Judges
element14 Community Team

Judging is based upon a point system described below:

Final Summary Blog: This blog is a standalone, detailed blog that covers the premise of your testing, a description of your experiments, testing methodology, the results of your experiments, and what you learned (e.g., tips, tricks and lessons learned) all WITHIN the blog. You can provide links to your extra credit blogs in a References section. IMPORTANT NOTE: Do not treat this blog as a table of contents or index to your other blogs; if you do, you will not score as high as if you included all the important information in a single final summary blog. This blog will go to the judges. It is worth up to 300 points, based on the judge’s discretion.

Extra Credit Blog: These are blogs that support your experiments and add into your total points. Each extra credit blog can earn up to 20 points. They will be judged in the following manner:

You will be awarded 15 points for explaining the technology providing a closer look or in depth discussion of an experiment.

You will be awarded 10 points for providing "getting started" steps or a tutorial that explains how to do something that’s relevant to one of your experiments.
You will be awarded 10 points for providing a kit unboxing or other product photos/videos.
You will be awarded 1 point for a general update (e.g. I received the kit) or a progress update (e.g., I have been delayed because I am waiting on another part).
You will be awarded 5 points if you align your blog to accepted best practices of search engine optimization (SEO).

Forum Participation: element14 will review the forum associated with this challenge and award up to a total of 40 points for the following:

10 points for asking a question regarding your experiments
15 points for providing substantive assistance to another participant
5 points for making a general comment

Tags: competitions