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Welcome to judging in iGEM 2015! If you’re new to iGEM, you’re probably working hard on your project, trying to make sense of all the requirements, medal criteria, part submission guidelines and other facets of iGEM so that you can present a great project at the Jamboree later this year. | Welcome to judging in iGEM 2015! If you’re new to iGEM, you’re probably working hard on your project, trying to make sense of all the requirements, medal criteria, part submission guidelines and other facets of iGEM so that you can present a great project at the Jamboree later this year. | ||
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<p>If you're an instructor or advisor, consider <a href="https://2015.igem.org/Judging/Application_Form">applying to be a judge</a>!</p> | <p>If you're an instructor or advisor, consider <a href="https://2015.igem.org/Judging/Application_Form">applying to be a judge</a>!</p> | ||
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Revision as of 17:26, 25 June 2015
- Judging in 2015
- 2015 Judging Handbook
- Rubric Categories and Aspects
- Judging Forms
- Requirements
- Important Information
- Application form
- Judges Dashboard
- Judging Handbook
- Committees
Welcome to judging in iGEM 2015! If you’re new to iGEM, you’re probably working hard on your project, trying to make sense of all the requirements, medal criteria, part submission guidelines and other facets of iGEM so that you can present a great project at the Jamboree later this year.
Judging in 2015
Judging Application
If you're an instructor or advisor, consider applying to be a judge!
Application deadline: June 1st! The first round of judge selection will be conducted during June and announced on the 1st of July.
Before evaluation, you should familiarize yourselves with the requirements for iGEM this year. We have a Requirements page for this information.
We also have separate requirements for new track teams, as the scope of work is different for these teams. Please see the requirements page for more details and the Calendar of Events page for all the deadlines.
For Teams
Requirements to participate in iGEM in 2015
Before evaluation, you should familiarize yourselves with the requirements for iGEM this year. We have a Requirements page for this information.
We also have separate requirements for new track teams, as the scope of work is different for these teams. Please see the requirements page for more details and the Calendar of Events page for all the deadlines.
In our mission to make iGEM better every year, there are a few differences in terms of the evaluation in 2015. Medal requirements have been slightly modified, so please read over them again on the Awards page.
Important Information
- Judging Forms
Teams will be required to submit a judging form that outlines their accomplishments according to the Judging Criteria. We have made some significant changes to the way judging forms work in 2015. First of all, we will be releasing them months earlier than in previous years.
We're releasing the judging forms much earlier so teams can see which pages they should work on. We have created standard pages with static links in your wiki templates for all special prizes and for most medal criteria. These pages help you be clear about what you have done, and allow the judges to easily find all the parts of your project. You can no longer add links to your judging form, so please check the Judging Forms early and often to see your progress.
One major impact this change will have is in terms of how you build your wiki. You can no longer use a web package that does not allow you to use static links. Please take this into consideration when making your wiki.
- Wiki freeze
Experienced teams will be familiar with the wiki freeze, the time in the iGEM calendar when we disable editing to allow judges to look at your wikis without them changing. You wiki will be frozen at 11:59 EDT on September 18th 2015. Please see the Calendar of Events for more important dates.
- Part Documentation on the Registry
The Registry will not be frozen this year. However, you should put up all your part information on the Registry by the time of the wiki freeze. We care about capturing all your part measurement and characterization information and iGEM teams are not the sole users of the Registry, so we do not freeze that site. However, if you have not added all your part measurement and characterization data by the time of the wiki freeze, the judges are not under any obligation to look at new information.
For example, if you wait until the Jamboree to put up your part documentation on the Registry, judges evaluating your team may not have time to see it. Judges do not have any obligation to look at part information on the Registry posted after the wiki freeze. Remember - it is up to your team to convince the judges that you have done your work!
Please see the 2015 Calendar of Events for all the important dates and deadlines.
- Part Characterization, Measurement and Improvement
This year, we’re changing the medal requirements for characterizing, measuring and improving a part. You should put all your new characterization and measurement data on the experience page. You should edit existing part pages by making a contribution. Please see the contribution page for more information
For Judges
Apply to be a judge! All judges must apply, even if you were a judge in the past.
We are making some important changes to judging in 2015. We are de-specializing judging this year. There will no longer be a dedicated human practices judge in each presentation room. We will still have HP judges, but it will be the responsibility of the the entire judging team to learn how to evaluate areas that are outside of their core competency and research field.
To help with this process, we plan to update the Judging Handbook to include case studies and work on all areas that will require evaluation in iGEM. If you're not familiar with how to evaluate human practices, there will be a section. You can also check out the Practices hub. We are working on the handbook and will aim to have it available well in advance of the Giant Jamboree and wiki freeze.
Judging Application form
One significant change in 2015 will be the judging application form. In 2014, we worked hard on diversity and regional representation in the judging team. This year, we are continuing the democratization of this process by opening up the judging application procedure to the whole iGEM community. We will be publishing a list of criteria for potential candidates when the application form opens some time over the summer 2015.
Judges Dashboard
The dashboard for judges will be available to 2015 judges closer to the Giant Jamboree. If you are unfamiliar with judging in iGEM, all of our evaluation takes place online. Once you are selected to become a judge, your teams will appear in your dashboard when we freeze the team wikis. If you would like more information on how to use the online evaluation system, please download and read part 2 of the judging handbook below.
Judging Handbook
Learning how to judge an iGEM team is a complex task and one that we are always working to improve. In 2014, we introduced the judging handbook in two parts. Part 1 of the handbook is dedicated to describing great examples and winning teams from previous years. This handbook focuses on the factors contributing to the success of these teams from the perspective of the judges who evaluated them. Part 2 focuses on how to perform your judging assignment.
We will update the handbooks later in the iGEM 2015 season. If you are not familiar with how excellence is rewarded in iGEM, we encourage students, instructors and advisers to all read through Part 1 of the judging handbook to learn more about how teams are evaluated.
Please download the handbooks here: