Spelman College Computer Science Olympiad Schedule
Friday, March 22 through
Saturday, March 23
Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD
Friday, March 22 (Day 1)
4:30 – 5:30 PM:
Check-in/Registration
5:30 – 6:30 PM:
Dinner
6:30 - 7:00 PM:
Olympiad Opening
7:00 – 8:00 PM:
Event 1: Cryptography
8:15 – 9:15 PM:
Event 2: Hardware/Software Integration
Saturday, March 23 (Day 2)
9:00- 12:00 PM:
Event 3: Robotics - Finch
12:30 - 2:00 PM:
Lunch
2:00 - 6:00 PM:
Event 4: Web Design
and
Event 5: Programming - Google Android Apps
7:00 PM:
Dinner & Awards Ceremony
As in previous years the five computing discipline areas selected to challenge students are Cryptography, Robotics, Programming, Website Design, and Hardware/Software Integration.
OLYMPIAD 2013 EVENTS:
Website Design - design and create a unique multi page website based on a given theme related to Computer Science and Robotics using Google Sites. (2 hrs)
Robotics - Based on Lego MindStorms Challenge format. Teams are to build a MindStorm NXT Robot, and program it to complete a given task(s) using NXT-G 2.0 software. (3 hrs)
Programming Google Android Applications - Design and create a unique Google Android App using App Inventor or the Java Android SDK (developer.android.com), and bring it to the Olympiad for a 3-5 minute presentation and demonstration during the event time. The App for this event should be themed specifically for your University or around ARSTI and/or robotics in general. Please read this event handout (AppInventor Event). Get your team together and get started using App Inventor. (2 hrs)
Cryptography - secret code breaking using Cryptography and Cryptanalysis techniques (brute force, Caesar cipher, frequency analysis). (1 hr) Cryptograms.org
Hardware/Software Integration - Jeopardy style event. Five of the following categories will be used: Hardware, Software, Networks, Operating Systems, Cryptography, HTML, Internet, Life On-line, CS History, Women in Computing, Programming languages, Data Structures, Input/Output, Netiquette. (1 hr)