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On November 1, 2008, the Department
of Computer Science at Jackson State University will
host our 1st Annual Regional Computer Science Olympiad
at the JSU e-Center. This competition will feature teams
from nationally known Historically Black Colleges and
Universities. Students will compete in three areas:
Cryptography, Hardware/Software Integration and
Robotics. Winners will advance to the national
competition to be held at Spelman College in Atlanta,
Georgia, March 2009.
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Objectives |
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During this one day event students
will have an opportunity to:
- Interact and engage in stimulating
competition
- Apply practically the knowledge and
skills gained from classroom instruction
- Build life-long relationships with
students from other institutions
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| Eligibility
Rules |
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Each team will consist of four
undergraduate students and a coach. Please adhere to
the following rules when selecting your team:
- No team can be comprised of all upper
level students (no more than one senior).
- Each team must include at least one
female member (all male schools exempt).
- Each team must compete in all
competition events.
- Each team must have a faculty or staff
coach.
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Contact
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Loretta A.
Moore
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Virginia
Bailey
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Professor and
Chair
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Event Chair
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Department of
Computer Science
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Computer Science
Olympiad
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P.O. Box 18839
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P.O. Box 18839
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Jackson State
University
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Jackson State
University
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Jackson, MS 39217
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Jackson, MS 39217
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Phone: (601) 979-2105
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Phone: (601) 979-2105
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Fax: (601) 979-2478
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Fax: (601) 979-2478
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loretta.a.moore@jsums.edu
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virginia.s.bailey@jsums.edu
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Events (with helpful links) |
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Cryptography
– secret code breaking
using Cryptography and Cryptanalysis techniques
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Hardware-Software Integration
– Jeopardy style event with the following
categories: Hardware, Software, Networks,
Operating Systems, Cryptography, HTML, Internet,
Life On-line, CS History, Women in Computing,
Programming/ Languages, Data Structures,
Input/Output,
Netiquette
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Robotics
– Based on the
Lego MindStorms Challenge Format;
Teams will build a
Mindstorm NX Robot and
program it to complete a given task(s) using RoboLab software.
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