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The Vital Signs Project: 1996 Case Study Competition
Responses to Inquiries Received During the Question and Answer Period Ending November
15, 1996
Question #1: The submission requirements for the building work-up specify that it
is to be no longer than 12 pages. Does this refer to 12 numerical pages or does it refer
to 12 physical pages, double-sided, allowing for 24 actual numerical pages?
Answer #1: 12 numerical pages, using a font that is 10 point or larger.
Question #2: Is there any particular format in which the competition entries need
to be submitted?
Answer #2: Page layout within the 12 page limit is at the discretion of the
individual entrant. However, the
general
submission and mailing requirements must be followed precisely. These were included on
pages 9 and 10 of the competition program or can be found via the link in the previous
sentence. Any submissions that do not follow these requirements will be automatically
disqualified.
Question #3: I am the faculty advisor to several teams entering the competition.
These teams are drawn from my introduction to technology lecture class. They are
submitting case study work done in the form of assignments. My question, would it be
acceptable or appropriate for me to write a paragraph of boiler plate that each of six
groups could use to kick off their work-ups? This would describe the class and the problem
as assigned, most of which is related to but not contained in the VS packages.
Answer #3: This is fine with the following stipulation. Identify the author of the
paragraph as the faculty advisor. Be sure to not give your name or identify your school.
Question #4: I am the faculty advisor to a number of entering teams. To what degree
is it appropriate or acceptable to develop a common format for all groups from a given
class or school to use? Right now all of the student work is hand done on
11"x17" sheets, so they are all learning Photoshop and reformatting to 8.5"
x11". Should I have them work to a class standard or let them flounder?
Answer #4: This is entirely up to the faculty advisor and the students. As long as
the entries meet the submission and mailing requirements, formatting is up to the
entrants.
Question #5: Is it alright if I change the title of my submission? As I've begun to
examine the building, the scope of the investigation seems to be changing.
Answer #5: This is fine. The registration form was primarily intended to register
people and/or teams. From our own experience, having the scope of the investigation change
as you become involved in the work is not unusual.
Question #6: How many competition registrations were received?
Answer #6: Immediately following the jury session in January we will announce the
winners along with numbers for total registrations and final submissions.
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The Vital Signs Curriculum Materials Project
Comments to author:gbrager@socrates.berkeley.edu
All contents copyright (C) 1998.
Charles C. Benton.
All rights reserved. Revised: November 20, 1996
URL: http://www-archfp.ced.berkeley.edu/vitalsigns/act/1996comp/geninfo.html