Walden
Media presents
2003
MATE Center/MTS ROV Committee ROV Competition for
High
School & College Students
www.marinetech.org/rov_competition/index.html
Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT)
June 2003
*****tentative; location
and date to be confirmed*****
General
Information
OVERVIEW
The Marine Advanced Technology
Education (MATE) Center and the Marine
Technology Society’s (MTS) ROV
Committee are organizing their 2nd
annual ROV
design and building competition for high school and college
students. Employers –
industry, businesses, government agencies, and research
organizations – and working
professionals are becoming involved in the event by donating funds,
building supplies,
equipment, and facilities and volunteering their time and technical
expertise as mentors,
technical assistants, and judges to support the competing teams.
Goals:
· To increase the awareness and
visibility of marine technical fields, educational and
career opportunities, and potential employers.
· To help students develop the
skills necessary for careers in technical fields. These
include technical and non-technical skills, such as communication,
presentation, and
job search skills, and personal quality traits, such as the
ability to work as a team,
problem-solve, and think creatively.
· To connect students and
educators with employers and working professionals.
· To facilitate the exposure of
participating students to prospective employers.
Eligibility:
· Open
to high school, college, and university students. Home-schooled students of
comparable grade levels are also welcome.
· Students can design and build
the vehicles as an entire class project or school group
activity. The group must be affiliated with a school or school
network (e.g., homeschooling
network). Students can divide themselves into groups that focus on
various
aspects of vehicle design and operation.
· Teams must have at least three
students with at least one faculty member or advisor
affiliated with the school involved in the process. One student
should be designated
as the team spokesperson.
TM