Rules And Regulations

RULES AND REGULATIONS ECE QUIZARD 2007: The IECEP-EMMSC Elimination for the 28th National Interscholastic Electronics Engineering (ECE) Tournament

VENUE AND DATE OF ECE QUIZARD 2007 ECE QUIZARD 2007: The IECEP-EMMSC Elimination for the 28th National Interscholastic Electronics Engineering (ECE) Tournament will be held on October 19, 2007 at the Bulwagang Balagtas, Ninoy Aquino Learning Resource Center of Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Manila. Elimination proper will start at exactly 9:00 A.M. NATURE OF QUESTIONS 1. ECE QUIZARD 2007 will comprise three (3) rounds, with a total of twenty-one (21) questions, seven (7) questions for each round. 2. The twenty-one (21) questions to be asked during the three (3) rounds will be divided into objective type questions and problemsolving questions, distributed as follows, in accordance with the subject coverage of BECE Board Resolution No. 3, Series of 1995. OBJECTIVE TYPE SOLVING Mathematics Electronics Engineering Communications Engineering

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3. Each objective-type question will be worth five (5) points and will be answered within a maximum of ten (10) seconds. Each problem solving question will be worth fifteen (15) points and will be answered within a maximum of three (3) minutes. TEAM COMPOSITION 4. Participation shall be limited to school / university teams only.

5. The members of the team shall be bona fide members in goodstanding of an active accredited IECEP-EMMSC school student chapter. a. The school chapter shall be an active member of the IECEP Expanded Metro Manila Student Chapter (EMMSC) as per school year 2007. b. Six (6) members shall represent each participating school / university, but only three (3) will officially participate at a time. Substitutions are allowed after each round. 6. The members of each team should be bona fide ECE students of the participating school / university duly certified by (at least) the Dean of the school / university. a. Only students who are ECE majors are qualified to participate. b. Participants shall not have completed or graduated in any course. 7. Certification from at least the Dean of the School shall be submitted prior to the date of the Quiz. 8. Deadline of submission shall be on 30 September 2007. Late submissions will not be entertained. DEFAULTING 9. On the day of ECE QUIZARD 2007, all registered participating teams should be on the venue by 8:00 AM. 10.A fifteen (15) minute grace period will be enforced after which no-show teams will be automatically disqualified. MANNER OF ANSWERING 11. Each team will be provided with answer sheets and scratch papers that will be used for their computations. a. The final answers should be written on the Official Answer Sheet and should be enclosed by a circle or a rectangle.

b. Answers not enclosed by a circle or a rectangle will not be considered. c. In case the contestants need to change their answers, they shall cross out the previous answers and rewrite the final answers, clearly enclosed by a circle or a rectangle. d. Watchers will be assigned to ensure that no alterations are made on the Official Answer Sheets at the end of the designated time limit. 12.Each question will be read twice. 13.Time Limit starts upon cue by the Quizmaster, after the question has been read twice. 14.At the end of the time limit, one (1) member of the Team stands holding their answer sheet with a raised arm. a. The Quizmaster will announce the correct answer and will then ask the teams with the correct answer to ‘remain’ standing while the rest of the teams should sit (meaning they have incorrectly answered the question). b. Watchers will then get the correct answer sheets and submit them to the Quizmaster, who shall read out the answer(s) depending upon the discretion of the Panel of Judges. 15. Wrong spelling in the written answers will constitute a wrong answer. 16. In case of mathematical answers, a wrong unit will make the answer wrong. a. Mathematical the required places, and automatically

questions with numerical answers will specify degree of accuracy or number of decimal failure to comply with the same will render the answers unacceptable.

b. Further questions on accuracy of numerical answers will be referred to the Board of Judges.

17. No deductions will be made for wrong answers or no-answer questions. 18.A maximum of three (3) non-programmable calculators will be allowed for each team. Mathematical tables and conditional scratch papers will be provided. 19.No other materials, (e.g., reference books, notebooks, etc.), will be allowed during the contest. 20. In case of ties, either an objective type or problem solving question will be randomly selected by the Panel of Judges from the three (3) subjects until the tie is broken. CLARIFICATIONS Only the official participating members of each team actually on stage may raise questions or clarifications on the answers already given. 21.Clarification regarding the questions and answers should be directed to the panel of judges only after the allotted time for the given questions, but before reading the next question. 22.The decision of the Panel of Judges will be final and irrevocable. 23. IECEP-EMMSC reserves the right to change part of the rules & regulations to further improve the conduct of the ECE QUIZARD 2007.

AGREEMENT & OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM

DATE ______________________ This is to certify that we have read, understood and have agreed to abide by ECE QUIZARD 2007.

______________________________ School / University

_____________________________ Authorized Representative

Team Members (Please print name & sign) 1.__________________________

4. _____________________________

2. __________________________ _____________________________

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3. __________________________ _____________________________

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Coach (Please print name and sign) 1.

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We certify that the above names are bona fide students enrolled in the 4th / 5th year classes in our School / University.

_____________________________ ECE Department Head Note:

To confirm participation, submit this duly accomplished form on or before September 30, 2007 to the IECEP Secretariat or on the upcoming BOD meeting

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