2011 Judging - FutureCity Ohio

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Judge's Name
Future City Name:
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Essay and Narrative
(0-90 Points)

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.

Research Essay Score Sheet (0-70 points):
700-1000 Word Essay
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Scoring (0-3 points)
			0 No points	1 Poor	2 Good	3 Excellent	Score
			Requirements Missing	Poor-Fair quality. Fulfills less than 50% of requirements.	Average-Above average quality.	Excellent quality. Fulfills 100% of requirements. Additional distinctive features	Score
I. DEFINE THE PROBLEM (18 POINTS)
			0	1	2	3
1	Does the essay describe the patient population?		No description of the patient.	Brief description of the patient that will use the product.	Good discussion of the patient that will use the product.	Detailed description of the patient that will use the product.
2	Does the essay describe the medical condition being treated?		NO description of the medical condition.	Brief description of the medical condition.	Good description of the medical condition.	Detailed description of the medical condition.
3	Does the essay define the care the user/patient requires?		NO explanation of the users requirements or health need	The user's needs are briefly described	The user's needs are adequately described.	The user's needs are well described
4	Does the essay define how the solution addresses the patient's needs and are? a. Delivering treatment b. Informing health care team c. Manageing patient's condition	a.	No discussion of how the product provides the needed treatment.	Some discussion of how product provides the needed treatment	Good discussion of how product provides the needed treatment	Detailed discussion of how product provides the needed treatment
		b.	No evidence of how the product will deliver information to health care team	Some discussion of how the product will deliver information to health care team	Good discussion of how the product will deliver information to health care team	Detailed discussion of how the product will deliver information to health care team
		c.	Living space target demographic is NOT identified	Target demographic is briefly discussed	Target demographic is adequately discussed	Target demographic is well discussed
II. POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS (9 POINTS)
			0	1	2	3
5	Does the essay describe a few potential solutions?	a.	NO evidence of research of multiple solutions	One solution researched	More than one solution briefly researched	More than one solution clearly researched
5	Does the essay describe a few potential solutions?	b.	NO description of basic functions of proposed solutions	Some description of basic functions of one proposed solution	Brief description of basic functions of more than one proposed solution	Detailed description of basic functions of more than one proposed solution
6	Does the essay analyze the basic pros and cons of the potential solutions?		NO analysis of pros and cons	Brief analysis of pros and cons	Adequate analysis of pros and cons	Analysis of pros and cons is well described
III. DEVELOP NEW PRODUCT (24 POINTS)
			0	1	2	3
7	Does the essay describe the new product developed, or the improvement to a technology of an existing product?		NO description of the product or imporvement is given	Brief description of the product or improvement is given	Adequate description of the product or improvement is given	The description of the product or improvement is well discussed
8	Does the essay describe the key benefits of the new product?		NO description of the key benefits is provided.	Brief description of the key benefits is provided.	Adequate description of the key benefits is provided.	The description of the key benefits provided is well described.
9	How innovative is the product or solution?		NOT innovative or original	Somewhat original or innovative	Solution is innovative and original	Solution is highly innovative and original
10	How effective is the product/solution in treating the condition		NOT effective	Solution is somewhat effective in treating the condition	Design is an effective treatment for the condition	Design is highly effective treatment for the condition
11	How effective is the product/solution in providing information to the health care team?		NOT effective	Solution is somewhat effective in providing information	Design provides adequate information	Design is highly effective in providing information
12	How effective is the product/solution in helping the patient manage his/her condition?		NOT effective	Solution is somewhat effective for patient self-management	Design provides for patient self-management	Design is a highly effective for patient self-management
13	What is the role of virtual medicine? How does the product/solution facilitate virtual monitoring?		No discussion of virtual medicine	Brief discussion of virtual medicine and how the product/solution facilitates it	Adequate discussion of virtual medicine and how the product/solution facilitates it	Detailed discussion of virtual medicine and how the product/solution facilitates it
14	How futuristic is the product/solution?		NOT futuristic	Brief discussion of how the product fits in the future is given	Adequate discussion of how the product fits in the future is given	How the product fits in the future is given and well discussed
IV. ROLE OF ENGINEERING (6 POINTS)
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15	Engineering desciplines involved		Engeering disciplines are NOT identified	One engineering descipline is identified	More than one engineering desciplines are identified	More than one engineering desciplines are discussed
16	Role of an engineer		The role of at least one engineer involved in developing the product is NOT discussed	The role of at least one engineer involved in developing the product is briefly discussed	The role of at least one engineer involved in developing the product is adequately discussed	The role of at least one engineer involved in developing the product is well discussed
V. WRITING SKILLS (13 points)
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17	Organization		Poorly Organized	Fair Organization	Good organization
18	Well written		Poorly written	Fair writing skills	Good writing skills
19	Work appears age appropriate		Work does not appear to be age appropriate		Work appears to be age appropriate
20	Grammar		Many grammatical errors	A few grammatical errors	No grammatical errors
21	Spelling		Many spelling errors	A few spelling errors	No spelling errors
22	List of references (Wikipedia not recognized as an acceptable reference)		No references	Less than three acceptable references	At least three acceptable references	At least three acceptable references all appropriatedly cited.
Total Essay Points (0-70 points)

City Narrative Score Sheet
300-500 Word Narrative (0-20 points)
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I. DESCRIBE THE CITY (12 POINTS)
		0 No Points	1 POOR	2 Good	3 Excellent	Score
		Requirements missing	Poor-Fair quality. Fulfills less than 50% of requirements	Average-Above average quality.	Excellent quality. Fulfills 100% of requirements. Additional disxtinctive features.
1	Basic city information, such as Population, age Location	No basic information	Brief basic information	Good basic information	Complete basic information included
2	Describe the City's physical components and infrastructure, such as Landmarks Parks and recreation Other highlights	No description of physical components	Brief description of physical components	Good discussion of physical components	Detailed description physical components
3	Describe the City's services, such as Health, safety, education Other quality of life issues	No description of city services.	Brief description of city services.	Good description of city services.	Detailed description of city services.
4	Describe any other unique attrubutes of the City	No unique attributes.	Brief description of unique attributes	Good description of unique attributes	Detailed description of unique attributes
II. WRITING SKILLS (8 POINTS)
		0	1	2	3
5	Organization	Poorly organized	Fair organization	Good organization
6	Well written	Poorly written	Fair writing skills	Good writing skills
7	Grammar	Many grammatical errors	A few grammatical errors	No grammatical errors
8	Spelling	Many spelling errors	A few spelling errors	No spelling errors
Total City Narrative Points (0-20 Points)

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Essay and Narrative (0-90 Points)

Essay and Narrative
(0-90 Points)