BCS e-Learning specialist group competition 2017

Both to be submitted by a point of contact to the BCS, elearningcomp@bcs.org by 12:00 (noon) Thursday 30 March 2017 (BST).

Poster and Text competition, with 2 classes, one for students and the other open.

The theme is the 'e-learning - making IT better for society'.

Your entry should be a file a single Powerpoint screens being an e-poster relating to an application of e-learning, which you might have either developed or are proposing. Examples of Topics could relate to gaining skills, professional qualifications or ensuring children’s safety with the Internet.

Rules that apply to the competitions:

The BCS specialist group will be running a different student class competition for students at Universities, Higher and Further Educational Establishments in 2016-2017:

• Entries are invited from individuals or groups of students at all levels of study: postgraduate, undergraduate or in further education, whether in full-time or part-time study; open to BCS and non-BCS members.
• The language should be English.
• Declaration of entry should to be made to elearningcomp@bcs.org, with copy to Margaret.ross@solent.ac.uk and hbwu0812@gmail.com, with e-Learning poster competition as the subject line, stating Student HE, Student FE or Open class.

For the open competition, entries via the individual or one member for group entries, who should be a BCS member, stating the BCS number - only one member per group for the open competition need be a BCS member. The subject heading of for all communication should be 'e-learning Open Competition'.

For the student competition, entries via a nominated single point of contact (normally a teacher or lecturer at the educational establishment) for each student competition, the point of contact need not be BCS member.

For the students (HE and FE) classes, the point of contact from that educational establishment is asked to email your nomination for your establishment’s single point of contact normally a lecturer, to elearningcomp@bcs.org, with copy to Margaret.ross@solent.ac.uk and hbwu0812@gmail.com with e-Learning student competition as the subject line.

We will then post the name of the nominated point of contact along with that of the establishment, its location (town and country) on our e-learning competition webpage, for other students at that establishment to see and use to contact the point of Contact.

Further information, if necessary, can then be sent to the point of contact. The point of contact should, when submitting, by 30 March 2017, for their educational establishment, a zip file containing the separate student files, the identification of the author for each Powerpoint file, and the full contact details of the nominated the point of contact, eg full name, name and address of the educational establishment, and email address.

The point of contact should then email this file to with a subject heading of 'e-learning Student Competition' followed by the name of their establishment, before the closing date for submissions of 30 March 2017 (BST). Each academic establishment may submit up to 30 entries for each competition; it is left to the points of contact to sift down to this limit, if more than 30 entries are submitted to them.

For the open and for the student competitions

• The BCS will assess all submitted entries and select up to 20 per class for further consideration at the BCS e-learning INSPIRE conference.
• All entries must be free from any copyright, potential legal limitations or other issues that might cause offence.
• The judges’ decision is final.
• The BCS will obtain the media rights and all other rights appropriate for the competition.