Solution Challenge Introduction.pptx
- 2. Intro to Solution Challenge 2024 R Ashwin GDSC Lead College of Engineering Chengannur
- 3. What is the Solution Challenge? The Solution Challenge is Google's global annual contest that invites all Google Developer Student Club members to develop solutions to real world problems utilizing Google technologies. This year’s Solution Challenge asks participants to solve for one or more of the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Since 2019, thousands of students have participated in the Solution Challenge and have coded their way to a better world!
- 4. 17 Sustainable Development Goals In 2015, the United Nations adopted the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), addressing some of the world’s biggest challenges in an interconnected way.
- 5. January May June July Registration is open! December 1 Submissions Open January 21 Kickoff Event January 11 Solution Challenge Demo Day Winning 3 Announced June 27 Top 100 Announced Early April Judging Round 1 March Judging Round 2 May Timeline February March April December Submissions Close February 22 Top 100 Resubmit April 29 - May 5 Final 10 Announced Late May Learn & Build Phase Demo Day Prep Mentorship Phase
- 6. Eligibility Who can participate? ● University students (undergraduate and graduate) ● Above the age of majority in the country, state, province, or jurisdiction of residence (often this age is 18 years old) ● Open to any GDSC members (including leads and core team) ● Each person can only join one team Team Building Rules ● Teams can be 1 - 4 people (no more than 4) ● At least 1 person on the team must be a GDSC member. Team Representative must be a GDSC member (they will submit their team’s project) ● Team members can be from ○ Different universities ○ Different GDSC chapters ○ Different countries
- 7. 2023 Solution Challenge: Kickoff Event Timeline Checklist ❏ Step 1: Join a Google Developer Student Club (anytime!) ❏ Step 2: Start hosting info sessions, hackathons, and design days (November-December) ❏ Step 3: Form a team (December) ❏ Step 4: Select United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (December) ❏ Step 5: Identify a Solution (December) ❏ Step 6: Learn & build (January) ❏ Design the front-end interface ❏ Design the back-end technology ❏ Step 7: Test your solution (January - February) ❏ Step 8: Iterate (January - February) ❏ Step 9: Record a demo video and submit project between January 21 and February 22nd ❏ Step 10: Top 100 solutions announced (Early April) ❏ Step 11: Top 100 mentoring (April) ❏ Step 12: Top 10 finalists announced (Late May) ❏ Step 13: Top 3 winners announced live on YouTube (June 27) ❏ Step 14: Celebrate all the 2023 Solution Challenge participants! Design & Build Submissions & Judging December - February February - June 🏆 🛠 🙇 🏾 ♀️ Getting Started November - December
- 8. Guidance As part of the Solution Challenge, we're set for Info Sessions, Workshops, and Hackathons, supporting you in delving into Android, AI/ML, and web technologies for crafting innovative projects.
- 9. Submission Criteria Project Setup 1. Please clearly describe the challenge you are solving for using a problem statement. (5 POINTS) 2. What United Nations' Sustainable Development goal(s) AND target(s) did you choose for your solution? What inspired you to select these specific goal(s) AND target(s)? (5 POINTS) These are the questions on the submission form that you will be asked to provide responses for.
- 10. Submission Criteria Implementation 3. Describe the architecture that your team chose for your solution. What are the high-level components of your architecture? What is the responsibility of each component? (5 POINTS) 4. Which specific products and platforms did you choose to implement these components and why? (5 POINTS) These are the questions on the submission form that you will be asked to provide responses for.
- 11. Submission Criteria Feedback / Testing / Iteration 5. Feedback from users, testing, & iteration ●Walk us through the steps you took to test your solution with real users (outside of your team). Provide three specific feedback points you received from real users. ●What did you learn and how did it help improve your solution? What are three specific things you implemented and improved for your solution based on the feedback from users? (5 POINTS) 6. Code testing and iteration ●Highlight one challenge you faced while building your code, including detail on how you addressed the issue and the technical decisions and implementations you had to make. (5 POINTS) These are the questions on the submission form that you will be asked to provide responses for.
- 12. Submission Criteria Success & Completion of Solution 7. How does your solution address the challenge you are looking to solve for? Describe the success of your solution using metrics, goals, and outcomes. What Google technologies are you using to track usage analytics? Using relevant (or meaningful) statistics, concrete data or numerical examples where possible. Or, where numbers aren’t possible to use, please describe your project’s impact using cause and effect. (5 POINTS) 8. Upload a copy of your demo video (maximum 2 minutes). Make sure the video demonstrates a working application and how a user will interact with the solution. Make sure the video also makes effective use of the chosen Google products. Feel free to include infographics or visual representation of the data in your demo video. (5 POINTS) These are the questions on the submission form that you will be asked to provide responses for.
- 13. Submission Criteria Scalability 9. What do you see as the future / next steps for your project? How would you expand your solution to reach a larger audience? (5 POINTS) 10. Explain how the technical architecture of your solution could support (in its current state or with minor changes) scaling to a larger audience. (5 POINTS) These are the questions on the submission form that you will be asked to provide responses for.
- 14. Prizes
- 15. Prizes Top 100 Receive customized mentorship from Googlers and experts to take solutions to the next level, a branded T- shirt, and a certificate. Final 10 Receive additional mentorship, a swag box, and the opportunity to showcase solutions to Googlers and developers all around the world at Demo Day live on YouTube. Contest Finalists In addition to the swag box, each individual from the additional seven recognized teams will receive a Cash Prize per student. Winnings for each qualifying team will not exceed $4,000. Winning 3 In addition to the swag box, each individual from the Winning 3 teams will receive a Cash Prize and a feature on the Google Developers Blog. Winnings for each qualifying team will not exceed $12,000.