CIS Open House

Feb 4th, 2015

Engineering Open House

Expand your Possibilities

• April 10th & 11th, 2015
• Organized by Steel Ring Honor Society
• Major outreach & recruitment event

Major Components

• Curriculum Display
• Limited Class Displays
• Freshman/Sophomore Displays
• Open Class Displays
• Graduate Student Displays
• Technical Displays
• Yellow Brick Award
• Other Departmental Events

Curriculum Display

• Lists the curriculum for new students
• Overview of the department
• Show degree options
• What professionals in field do
• Needs major overhaul

Limited Class Displays

• Show an aspect of what the department does
• Cannot include class work or project judged for another competition
• Interactive and relate to the public

Freshman/Sophomore Displays

• How underclassmen are involved in department
• First 2 years within department curriculum
• Have not passed CIS 501 yet
• Less technical than other displays
• Show how younger students relate to field

Open Class Displays

• Class or individual project
• Can have been entered elsewhere
• Includes written portion
• Senior project classes (CIS 59x)

Graduate Student Displays

• Highlight research by graduate students
• Engaging to the general public
• Highlight real-world applications of research

Technical Displays

• Any Open Class or Limited Class display
• Requires a 2 page abstract
• Rough draft due Feb 27th
• Problem-and-solution format

Judging Displays

• Top 3 displays in each category will be recognized by CIS
• Department will choose 1 display for special recognition
• 1st place CIS displays will be judged for College of Engineering Awards
• Winners recognized at Engineering Awards Banquet April ??

CIS Judging

• CIS Faculty will judge each category
• 1st place display will win PRIZES
• Total Prize Pool: $4000 (plus possible sponsored prizes)
• Winners recognized at CIS award ceremony

CIS Eligibility

• Must be currently declared CIS major
• Must register to present at UG/Grad research forum
• More rules TBA via email soon

Yellow Brick Award

• Parade Float
  • 8w x 12l x 8h
  • Follow Open House theme
• Skit
  • 2 minutes or less
  • Show spirit & enthusiasm
  • Explain how department relates to theme

BNSF Challenge

• Scavenger hunt for young kids
  (ages 5 - 12?)
• Robot Maze ver. 2.0
• Try to have some tangible take-away
• Aim for ~5 minutes of activity

Children's Activity

• More hands-on activities for children to promote CS awareness
• Plan is to use Minecraft
• Multiple difficulties for multiple ages

Other Department Events

• Competition?
  • eSports?
  • Brainstorm board?
• Other Ideas?
• Sponsored Prizes?

The (Tentative) Plan

• Before Spring Break (March 13)
  • Curriculum Display
  • Limited Class Displays
  • BNSF Challenge
  • Children's Display
  • Club displays

The (Tentative) Plan

• After Spring Break (March 13)
  • Float
  • Skit
  • Finalize Displays
  • Submit posters for printing

The (Tentative) Plan

• After Spring Break (March 13)
  • Skit Practice
  • Display presentation practice
  • Display needs (computers, etc.)

Tonight

• Join working groups:
  1. Curriculum Display (lead: ?)
  2. Limited Class Displays (lead: ?)
  3. BNSF Challenge (lead: Han Tran)
  4. Children's Display (lead: Logan B)
  5. Executive & Promotion Committee (lead: Ethan)
  6. Freshman/Sophomore Displays (lead: ?)