CIS Intro Sequence Programming Contest
The Results (published after-the-fact :-)
The Original Announcement
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WHAT: Programming contests for three experience levels. See below for details.
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WHEN: Thursday November 11 (No Classes -- OSU Holiday) at 9:00 AM.
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WHERE: CIS lab spaces. Details to be arranged.
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WHO: See eligibility requirements below.
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WHY: So that you can prove that you are the best and win fabulous prizes.
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Official Contest Rules
About the Contests
The CIS Department,
with generous assistance from Software
Architects, Inc., will hold a special day of programming contests.
There are three contests, each designed for students with a specified experience
level based on the SCE course sequence.
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Contest 1: For students who are taking or have taken CIS221 but
not CIS222 or beyond.
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Contest 2: For students who are taking or have taken CIS222 but
not CIS321 or beyond.
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Contest 3: For students who are taking or have taken CIS321 but
who have not taken (and are not taking) a CIS course at or above the 500
level with the exception of CIS541.
Students will work in teams of three members. Each team will attempt to
solve three problems in a three hour time period. Teams will be graded
on their solutions. The team in each contest with the highest total score
for the solutions submitted within the time allotted will be the winner.
About the Prizes
Software Architects, Inc. has very generously donated prizes in the form
of book scholarships. So in addition to bragging rights and the adulation
of your peers, you will have an added incentive to enter and win.
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Contest 1: $150 book scholarship for each member of the winning
team.
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Contest 2: $150 book scholarship for each member of the winning
team.
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Contest 3: $200 book scholarship for each member of the winning
team.
And the Winner is...
The rules for judging are really quite simple. The team with the greatest
number of correct solutions is the winner. If two teams have the same number
of correct solutions then time is used to break the tie. That is, the team
that used the least time to solve the problems is the winner.
Of course, this is predicated on a definition of "correct solution."
A solution is considered correct if it works correctly for the test cases
devised by the organizers. This test data will not be made available to
participants -- you must test your code yourselves.
How to Enter
First you must form a team of three members. Every member of your team
must meet the criteria for the contest you intend to enter. Complete an
official
contest entry form (No purchace necessary. Not valid in Ann Arbor,
MI, State College, PA, the US Virgin Islands or any US territory or possession.
Void where prohibited by law. See /dev/null for official contest rules.)
Submit your form to your 221/222/321 instructor or to the CIS Department
office. The entry deadline is November 1, 1999 and is first-come first-served.
It's just that easy.
NOTE: DUE TO LIMITED SPACE, WE WILL ACCEPT ONLY 12 TEAMS EACH FOR CONTEST
1 and CONTEST 2 AND ONLY 10 TEAMS FOR CONTEST 3.
You mean there's more?
Yes, there's more. After the contest lunch will be served compliments of
Software Architects, Inc. But that's not all. Representatives of SA will
be available to talk with you and answer questions you might have about
their company and the job market in computer science. (Read this part in
your best TV announcer voice.) And if you enter now, you'll get an extra
slice of pizza absolutely
free! That's a chance to win fabulous prizes and the adulation of your
peers, a free lunch, an extra slice of pizza absolutely free, and access
to representatives from a local consulting company. What are you waiting
for? Enter now! Instructors are standing
by.