The Women’s Hackathon is designed to inspire young women to explore the unknown and open doors to opportunities in the tech sector. The 12-hour event is open to all female high school and college students. During the event, participants will work collaboratively to design a website, game, or mobile app that addresses a selected real world challenge. This event is open to participants of all skill levels: those who haven’t programmed at all, those who are programming geniuses, those who have an eye in design and even product management. It will be a great day to learn, invent, and create the future. But not only that, you can use your innovative ideas to support others!

Eligibility

High school girls and college women, regardless prior programming background. Rookie professionals within two years from college graduation are permissible on a case-by-case discussion with event organizer.

Requirements

Each team is to create one account and submit a public accessible URL to an online presentation file that is used to guide your presentation for judges and includes the following:

  • Team name and the challenge addressed.
  • Names and schools of team members.
  • Target users of your Contest Application.
  • Strategies adopted by the Contest Application to address the selected challenge.
  • The implementation environment for the Contest Application.
  • Overview of the Contest Application. Use of visual such as storyboard and screenshots is encouraged. Clearly distinguish prototype and features implemented via programming. Explain testing performed.

In addition, upload a zip file containing the Contest Application and related instructions for event organizer to access/recreate the Contest Application for the purpose of verifying claimed features in the presentation. Awards may be revoked if intentional misleading claims are made in the presentation.

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Prizes

$260 in prizes
Grand Prize
2 winners

One grand prize winning team will be selected for each challenge. Each member of the winning team, up to 6 members, will receive a $50.00 Gift card.

Appropriate to Theme
2 winners

One Appropriate to Theme category winning team will be selected for each challenge. Each member of the winning team, up to 6 members, will receive a $20.00 Gift card.

User Experience & Functionality
2 winners

One User Experience & Functionality category winning team will be selected for each challenge. Each member of the winning team, up to 6 members, will receive a $20.00 Gift card.

Originality & Impact
2 winners

One Originality & Impact category winning team will be selected for each challenge. Each member of the winning team, up to 6 members, will receive a $20.00 Gift card.

Technical Difficulty
2 winners

One Technical Difficulty category winning team will be selected for each challenge. Each member of the winning team, up to 6 members, will receive a $20.00 Gift card.

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Judges

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Judging Criteria

  • Appropriate to Theme
    How well does the Contest App address the selected challenge? Are the target users clearly identified? Does the Contest App incorporate effective strategies to address the special needs of the target users?
  • User Experience & Functionality
    How clearly does the Contest Application define its functionality? How intuitive is the user experience? How effective are the Contest Application in engaging users?
  • Originality & Impact
    How does the Contest Application present original ideas in addressing the selected challenge? What is the potential impact of the Contest Application on its target users regarding the issues raised in the selected challenge?
  • Technical Difficulty #1: Implementation
    To what degree has the Contest Application been implemented in programming language(s) (text-based, graphic-based, or a combination)? To what degree has the Contest Application incorporated effective data structures and algorithms?
  • Technical Difficulty #2: Testing
    To what degree has the Contest Application been tested on typical usage by its target users? To what degree has the Contest Applications been tested against not so typical usage by its target users?

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