The Office for the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education invites Indiana University Bloomington students to submit entries for a competition to design a new website for students to access information about general education courses and requirements.
Background Information and Motivation
Indiana University Bloomington is at an exciting stage of transformation with respect to undergraduate education. Great energy abounds on campus, with each successive year’s incoming class reporting higher achievement than the previous. The faculty of IU Bloomington responded to a charge from the trustees to develop a new general education curriculum, effective for undergraduate students entering IUB in summer 2011. Students come to Bloomington with great aspirations and expectations for an outstanding educational experience, but have many choices in how to satisfy general education requirements. The goal of this competition is to identify the key student questions, information sources, and presentation formats for general education requirements – all from the students’ perspective.
Supporting material concerning the design of the general education common ground and
shared goals requirements and lists of courses by area are provided at the following Internet pages:
BFC Circular: https://www.indiana.edu/~iubgened/download/B25-2009.pdf
List of courses:
https://www.indiana.edu/~iubgened/download/Approved_courses_by_category_090819.rtf
Prizes
• First place ‐ $1,000
• Second place ‐ $500
• Third place ‐ $250
All finalists will be invited to apply for a paid internship with the team responsible for building the general education website.
Competition Timeline
• The deadline for submitting a competition entry is 12:00 AM, March 1, 2010.
• Winning entrants will be announced March 12, 2010.
Submission Guidelines and Directions
Students are encouraged to think creatively about both the content as well as the type of information submitted. Submissions must include site map outlining site structure and content, and at least one top page design in either graphic or html format.
• Students must submit a zipped folder containing their design, storyboard, and any other supporting material.
• A single pdf document in the folder titled submission.pdf should describe the contents of the folder, and the name and contact information for the student(s) making the submission.
• The submission must be emailed by the contest deadline to ovpueweb@indiana.edu.
Competition Rules
• The design competition is open to undergraduate students enrolled full‐time on the
Bloomington campus.
• Students can compete as individuals, or as a team. If a team is awarded one of the prizes, then the prize will be divided equally among the team members.
• A student can only submit one entry, as either an individual, or as a member of a team.
• Prizes will be awarded after the announcement of the winners.
• Finalists are invited to apply for the internship, but there is no guarantee that an offer of employment will be made.
• All designs must be implementable such that they are viewable in modern browsers and should adhere to the current legal requirements concerning copyright, first amendment, trade work, and civil rights.
• By submitting an entry into the competition, students are declaring that their work is original, with the normal exception of appropriate citing of others’ work. For example, if a component is used to provide interactivity (e.g. client‐side javascript), it is expected that students will disclose the source of the component.
Judging
A panel of judges, including students, professional staff from the Office of the Provost, the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, and the Office of Creative Services, will review all submissions and determine the winning entries.
