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All six categories are held on the same day of competition, with an awards ceremony held at the end of the competition day. | All six categories are held on the same day of competition, with an awards ceremony held at the end of the competition day. | ||
===Categories=== | |||
====Senior Design==== | |||
In teams of four, students in third or fourth year compete to solve an engineering problem disclosed on the day of the event despite limited materials and preparation time. This is a condensed version of the Ontario Engineering Competition (OEC) 15 hour competition, and will last 5 hours. The winning team should have a creative and feasible design, allowing them to move on to the OEC. | |||
====Junior Design==== | |||
This category challenges first and second year students to design and construct a project which is revealed on the day of the competition. Similar to the Senior Team Design, both time and materials are limited. They are judged based on originality, creativity, teamwork and presentation. The time for this kompetition category is four hours. | |||
====Innovative Design==== | |||
This category encourages aspiring engineers to experience bringing a new product or service to the market. Teams will produce an original design for a process, service or a product they have invented. Winning entries will have combined originality , technical and economical feasibility, a solid marketing plan with a high quality presentation and exhibition. | |||
====Consulting Engineering==== | |||
In teams of up to four, kompetitors will construct and a promote a solution to an engineering problem which could be given on the date of the kompetition. In this category, sufficient preparation, teamwork, resourcefulness and communication skills are the key to taking home the winning prize. | |||
====Engineering Communications==== | |||
The Engineering Communication category challenges competitors in teams of one or two to present a well supported viewpoint on the social, econimic and environmental impact of any current technological issue. In this kompetition, participants must identify a technological issue, form an opinion and present a convincing well-supported argument. Winning entries will have a through understanding of the issue at hand, a convincing viewpoint and a dynamic presentation. | |||
====Parliamentary Debate==== | |||
In this category, teams of two debate in previously undisclosed resolution using the format of parliamentary style debate, With minimal preparation time, they must present a well-reasoned viewpoint on the topics given. | |||
===Judging=== | ===Judging=== | ||