The judging teams will complete this section. Judges will answer these questions
and assign a point value for each question. This sample judging form is provided
to the students so they know the components of the judging criteria. Please
use whole numbers, not fractions. New! Teams will need to place the
word count at the end of the essay that they submit.
| Essay: Part 1
500-700 Word Essay (0-70 points) "Keeping our Future City's
infrastructure healthy: Using nanotechnology to monitor city structures
and systems". A score of zero is assigned if none of the criteria
is met.
Does the Essay... |
Values |
| 1. Selecting a critical infrastructure component to
monitor
(4 - 5 points) Component selected and good
explanation of its Importance to City.
(3 points) Component selected but
not critical to City's health.
(1 - 2 points) Component selected but no explanation
of criticality.
(0 points) No Component selected. |
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| Requirements of the Monitoring and Control System. |
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2. Defining potential problem areas for the selected infrastructure
component
(4 - 5 points) Thorough analysis of potential problems
and threats.
(3 points) More than one problem or threat identified
with good explanation.
(1 - 2 points) One potential problem or threat identified,
little or no explanation.
(0 points) No potential problem areas identified. |
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3. Determining the variables to monitor to identify problem condition
(4 - 5 points) Appropriate variables and ranges
identified for potential problem areas.
(3 points) Appropriate variables selected, but acceptable
range of values not defined/ determined.
(1 - 2 points) Variables selected are inappropriate or insufficient
for successful monitoring.
(0 points) No variable identified. |
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4. Determining the appropriate actions or responses
to problem
(4 - 5 points) Appropriate responses or a hierarchy
of responses identified to address the problem with minimal
human intervention.
(3 points) Appropriate response identified to address
the problem.
(1 - 2 points) Response identified, but inadequate
or inappropriate to address problem
(0 points) No actions described. |
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| Control system hardware and implementation. |
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5. Overall control system (or distributed control system) description
(4 - 5 points) Exceptional monitor and control system
design. Fully integrated into the infrastructure. Thoroughly
described.
(3 points) Control system adequate. Hardware partially
described and integrated into infrastructure.
(1 - 2 points) Simple or incomplete control system
design. Hardware not fully defined. Not integrated
into the infrastructure.
(0 points) No description. |
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6. Sensor component.
(4 - 5 points) Sensor components identified and thorough
discussion of their implementation and operation.
(3 points) Sensor components identified with a
brief description of their implementation and operation.
(1 - 2 points) Sensor component identified, but
inappropriate or inadequate to monitor defined variable.
(0 points) No sensor component described. |
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7. Controller and communication components
(4 - 5 points) Good design and thorough description
of the controller and communication components.
(3 points) Adequate controller and communication design.
Brief discussion..
(1 - 2 points) Incomplete description of the controller
and communication components.
(0 points) No discussion. |
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8. Actuator component
(4 - 5 points) Good design and response to monitored
problem(s). Thorough description of actuator.
(3 points) Adequate response to resolve monitored problem
(s). Brief description of actuator.
(1 - 2 points) Inadequate response to monitored problem(s)
and incomplete description of actuator.
(0 points) No discussion. |
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9. Applying nanotechnology
(4 - 5 points) Takes full advantage of nanotechnology
throughout the design of monitoring and control system. Thorough
discussion.
(3 points) Nanotechnology applied to sensor design.
Some discussion and some understanding of nanotechnology.
(1 - 2 points) Some discussion, but little
understanding of nanotechnology.
(0 points) No discussion.
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10. Advantages of nanotechnology
(4 - 5 points) One or more advantages thoroughly
discussed.
(3 points) One or more advantages listed with partial
discussion
(1 - 2 points) One advantage listed, but not
discussed.
(0 points) No discussion. |
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11. Role of one type of engineer in monitoring and control
(4 - 5 points) Role of engineer in the design and implementation of
the monitoring and control system is thoroughly discussed.
(3 points) Role of engineer is briefly, but incompletely
discussed.
(1 - 2 points) Role of one type of engineer is mentioned,
but not discussed.
(0 points) No discussion. |
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12. Creative solution
(4 - 5 points) Solution is creative, well-designed,
and exceptionally well communicated.
(3 points) Solution is creative and fairly
well communicated.
(1 - 2 points) Solution is not particularly creative
and poorly communicated.
(0 points) No creativity shown. |
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| Written communication skills |
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13. Well written
(1 - 2 points) Exceptionally well organized and written.
(0 points) Poorly organized and written.
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14. Grammar
(1 - 2 points) No grammatical errors.
(0 points) Many grammatical errors.
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15. Spelling
(1 - 2 points) No spelling errors.
(0 points) Many spelling errors. |
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16. Length
(1- 2 points) Within the 500-700 word limit.
(0 points) Less than 500 words or greater
than 700 words. |
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17. List of references
(1- 2 points) At least three appropriate references,
correctly listed.
(0 points) No references |
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