Embarking on your next challenge
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The document is a presentation by Lee Stott, an academic evangelist from Microsoft, aimed at first-year computer science students at the University of Manchester. It highlights the Dreamspark initiative, which provides educators and students free access to Microsoft professional-level tools to help achieve their potential and emphasizes opportunities like the Imagine Cup competition. The presentation encourages students to leverage these resources to enhance their skills and pursue their technological aspirations.
Embarking on your next challenge
- 1. Embarking on your next challenge.. Work Hard, Play Hard and Learn.. Presentation to 1st Year Computer Science, University of Manchester Lee Stott Academic Evangelist Microsoft LeeStott@microsoft.com www.microsoft.com/uk/faculty @Lee_Stott
- 2. InnovatingAround Important IT Trends
- 3. What's happening in Education
- 4. DREAMSPARK.COM For Educators - DreamSpark is about giving educators no cost access to Microsoft professional-level developer, designer and gaming software to ensure they and their students achieve their greatest potential. For Students - DreamSpark is simple; it's all about giving students Microsoft professional-level developer and designer tools at no charge so that they can chase their dreams and create the next big breakthrough in technology - or just get a head start on their career.
- 6. COMPETITIONS • Software Design • Game Design: Xbox/Windows • Game Design: Windows Phone • IT Challenge • Kinect • Phone Apps • Cloud And more to come …
- 7. ENTERING THE IMAGINE CUP 1. Register at http://www.imaginecup.com 2. Form a team max 4 students 3. Find a mentor 4. Sign up to a competition There is more! http://www.microsoft.com/uk/faculty http://www.microsoft.com/careers
Editor's Notes
- #7: You can participate in any of the 4 categories mentioned above, with some more interesting challenges coming in the near future.You can enter more than one competition, so you might have a an amazing Software Design entry where a Windows Phone app is an obvious inclusion in the project (although if you get to the Worldwide finals for more than one competition stream you have to choose one).The only competition stream that we run locally in the UK is Software Design, everything else is run as an online competition. The UK specific information for the Imagine Cup isn’t available on the website yet but teams must submit a preliminary summary on imaginecup.com by the 13th March 2012 and the final deadline for project submissions in the Software Design category is the 15th April 2012. The team that wins the UK final of the Software Design competition gets an all-expenses paid trip (subject to some T&Cs) to Sydney, Australia with the chance to win a top prize of $25,000 in the worldwide final.The deadlines for each of the other competition streams vary and more information can be found on imaginecup.com and clicking on the competition.
- #8: So how do you enter the Imagine Cup then?If you’re entering the Software Design or Game Design competitions then:Register on imaginecup.comForm a team of up to 4 students and choose a cool team nameFind a faculty mentor for your teamRegister all of your team members and sign up to a competition on imaginecup.comI haven’t put this point but think of a great idea and start your project with the goal of winning the worldwide final in Sydney, Australia.If you’re interested in entering the IT Challenge simply register on imaginecup.com and sign up to the IT Challenge, with no need to form a team as it’s an individual competition.