1. What can we expect from the challenges?
2. Is this the first year of the competition?
3. How long is the competition series?
4. What are the challenges in NIC 2010?
5. How do students prepare for the competition?
6. What is the scoring system for the circuit?
7. Who are the judges of the competition?
8. Can my school participate in all the challenges?
9. Can I send different teams to compete in different challenges?
10. Can the same team of students compete in different challenges?
11. My school does not have an Infocomm Club. Can my students participate in the NIC?
Section A
About the National Infocomm Competition
- What can we expect from the challenges?
The challenges introduce new growth infocomm areas such as digital media, web 2.0 and mobile technology into the competition. By exposing students to these new growth areas early, we are preparing Singapore for future exploitation and creation of technologies for economic competitiveness.
- Is this the first year of the competition?
The National Infocomm Competition was inaugurated in 2010. It is now into its fifth year.
- How long is the competition series?
The competition has kicked off and will last till November 2010. For details of the NIC Calendar, please click here.
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Section B
About the Challenges in NIC 2010
- What are the challenges in NIC 2010?
There are 16 challenges, out of which three, [i.code], Imagine Cup: Software Design and NetRiders 2010 are new. For details of the NIC Calendar, please click here.
- How do students prepare for the competition?
Students who are sent to participate in the competition will attend workshops and training conducted by the various challenge organisers. For more information on the individual challenges, please click here for the NIC Calendar.
- What is the scoring system for the circuit?
Scoring System
- There will be points awarded for the top 6 winners in each challenge (see table below).
- For each circuit, the school with the highest accumulated points will be the circuit champion. Should there be a tie, the school with the highest number of top prizes will emerge the winner.
- For ITE/Poly circuit, points will be awarded to each winning “School” eg. School of Business, School of Engineering etc. Should 2 schools combined to form a team, there should only be one unique school name representing the team.
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Position |
Station Points |
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1st |
12 |
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2nd |
9 |
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3rd |
6 |
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4th |
4 |
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5th |
2 |
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6th |
1 |
- Who are the judges of the competition?
Please click here to refer to the respective challenge's website.
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Section C
Participation in the National Infocomm Competition
- Can my school participate in all the challenges?
Schools can opt to participate as long as they qualify for the respective circuits (i.e. Secondary Schools, JC and Polytechnic/ITE).
- Can I send different teams to compete in different challenges?
Yes.
- Can the same team of students compete in different challenges?
Yes.
- My school does not have an Infocomm Club. Can my students participate in the NIC?
Yes, participants of NIC need not be Infocomm Club members.
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