Judging Criteria

Thank you for participating in the CIC. We hope you have found your time invested in the competition worthwhile. We are excited to receive & review your submissions! Any and all entries that address the competition categories are welcome, from any department or college across campus.

Guidelines for all submissions can be found HERE

All entries are expected to have:

  • A working end-to-end prototype
  • A business case for your project - this does not have to be a business plan, but rather a description the market space, the problem you are trying to solve, how users can find and what incentivizes them to use your product, what other comparative/alternative solutions exist currently.
  • A robust user experience and interface
  • A video demonstration of prototype, and project documentation
 
Criteria which applies to all categories

The following criteria are considered by the judges when reviewing all competition entries:

  • Innovation - includes the overall novelty of the concept and prototype implementation

  • Viability - is the product/solution applicable to the real world? how feasible is it? how scalable?

  • Completeness - will the product/solution work on multiple platforms seamlessly? What are the next steps for the project?

  • Usability - does the concept have a robust user experience including the user interface and service interactivity?

  • Presentation - includes the overall quality of the submission materials, including the user interface, video, logo, etc.