Technology Competition

PSPA 222: Democracy, leadership & civic engagement

Technology Competition

Ahmad Konainah, Abbas Hoteit, Marwa AL-Hakim

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Outline

Objectives, Strategy & Challenges

Choice & Background

Stakeholders & targeted audience

Context, Design & Methodology

Timeline

Resources

Impact indicators

Evaluation & Sustainability

Lessons Learned

IT'S NOT THAT WE USE TECHNOLOGY, WE LIVE TECHNOLOGY

Godfrey Reggio

Choice & background

Why Technology? & Why a competition?

Stakeholders & targeted audience

• Lebanese youth from all over Lebanon including AUB Students & people interested in Technology in general.

• Office of Students' Affairs (including the provost's office and dean's office).
• The Robotics Club and the Education Student Society.
• Computer Science Department.

Objectives, Strategy & Challenges

- Time constraint. - Obstacles, obstacles, obstacles.

1. Clubs and Societies.
2. Department.
3. Office of the Provost, Dean and Student's Affairs.

- Dependency. - Timing (Ramadan, classes, etc.). - Designing the quiz (offline - results to email).

Objectives, Strategy & Challenges

Research-based & Three Stages

Did we choose this approach? Why then? Based on what?

• Field-specific quiz.
• Scenarios and Problem-solving.
• Research and Presentation.

Application Form, ELIGIBILITY & Selection criteria

• Attracts more people.

• Shows that the efforts and time are valued.

• Learn, have fun and win at the same time.

Three winners & Awards

Reaches a wider community. Meets with AUB perspectives and requirements.

• Interest (complete application form with fine essays).
• Vaccinated and vetted.

Objectives, Strategy & Challenges

Awareness

Tech-related field of study

Novel advancements in technology

Real-life scenarios

Context, Design & Methodology

Stage one: General Knowledge Quiz about advanced technology, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence.

Stage two: Problem-Solution Exercise.

Stage three: Research and Present.

Resources

Projector, HDMI cable & a laptop

Participants & Organizers

Money for the awards

Venue

Microphone

Pens & papers

timeline

March 29th, Tuesday

March 20th, Sunday

March 22nd, Tuesday

March 23rd, Wednesday

Reply from the Dean's office with initial rejection. - Further infromation required. - Collaboration with clubs and societies needed. - Clubs initial rejections.

In-person visit to the office. - Change of Email. - No one was informed except for clubs. - Information needed.

• Security
• Vetting
• etc.

Email sent with all detials to the office of student affairs.

Kind reminder as no one replied.

timeline

• Approval from the robotics club and the ESS was granted.
• Rejection from the provost as collaboration with the Computer science department is needed.

April 5th, Tuesday

April 5th, Tuesday

Meeting with the computer science department and getting their approval.

• Approval from the provost's office at 1 pm.
• Application form was opened and advertised at 3 pm.

April 6th, Wednesday

April 9th, Saturday

Application form was closed at 11:59 pm.

• Shortlisting candidates and vetting them.
• Sending results for the accepted ones.

April 10th, Sunday

• Arrival of accepted participants at 11:30 AM.
• Competition held between 12 and 3 PM.
• Results were announced at 3:15 PM.

April 11th, Monday

Impact Indicators

Diversity

Interest

Feedback

Network

Evaluation & Sustainability

• Adopted by the Robotics Club.

• Social Media.

• Contact Information.

90%

How successful it was and why?

Lessons Learned

Expect many people to oppose you and stand in your way

Start Early no matter how much time you have

Yet, Never give up on your goals and the things you are passionate about.

Learn how to reach your ends considering negotiation and effective communication.

Always try to find alternatives that help you get your independence

If you are passionate about it, It's never impossible

Feedback

Thank you for this amazing event. I have attended many events but never seen such professionalism and organization. Definitely attending any future ones.

Mohammad Majzoub, 22 Years Old

This competition made me more interested in technology despite any stereotypes that say such fields of study are for guys only.

Rama Ali, 18 Years Old

I am certainly going to major in a tech-related field whether it's computer science or computer engineering. I am sure more than any time.

Zahraa Badran, 19 Years Old

team

Marwa Al-hakim

Ahmad Konainah

Abbas Hoteit

THANKS!