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What We Are Looking For!
Three Sections!
• 1/ Overview
• 2/The Issue
• 3/ Your Solution.
Overview.
• Introduction, and the circumstances in which it was established.
• It should give somebody who is reading the project for the first time a sense of what it is about.
• Short/succinct.
• What is your one sentence description of your project?
Overview.
• A/ Give an overview of your project. (150 words)
• B/Describe in one sentence what your project is about? (15 words)
The Issue.
• Define what the societal issue/problem is. (300 words)
• Focus on describing the problem itself. DO NOT provide any details on the work your are going to do to address it.
• Draw on any examples and research evidence to support your answer.
Your Solution.
• This section presents your solution. It describes what you do,and explains how your solution works in addressing the societal issue/problem.
• Draw on examples and research to support your answer.
• Describe the solution you have developed. (200 words)
• Describe the research that you have carried out. (200 words)
What’s Different?
• You should be aware of what is currently done to address this problem, and know the market in which you operate.
• You should be able to explain why your approach is different, innovative and more effective than existing approaches in tackling this societal issue.
• Attempt to identify any other projects who at some level are working on this problem. Is there someone you can compare yourself with?
• In summary, who else is out there working on this problem, and what makes your approach different, innovative and more effective?
What’s Different?
• Who else is out there working on this problem? (100 words)
• What makes your approach different, innovative and more effective?
(300 words).
Identify projected outcomes from your project. (300 words)
Key Dates/Prizes
Group presentation: 2nd May 2014
National Finals: 30th May 2014 –Dublin Institute of Technology
College Prize: 1st Prize –250 Euros, 2nd Prize—100 Euros
National Prize: Winner 2,000 Euros, Runner Up/2nd Prize 1,000,
Runner Up/3rd Prize 500
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