» Congratulations to all the Winners of the Chapman Make-a-Thon 2024!

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The Chapman Make-a-Thon, hosted by the Fowler School of Engineering, is an opportunity for students across campus to showcase and present a design project in under ten minutes. Students can present course projects or other independent projects, to the Fowler School of Engineering community.

Students will enter the Make-a-Thon individually, or as a team (up to 3 individuals).

There will be cash prizes for First, Second, and Third place winners and Honorable Mention.

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Application Opens	November 13, 2023
Application Due	March 29, 2024
Students meet with Mentor*	March 25, 2024
Students Present Projects to Make-a-Thon Committee for Qualification	April 12, 2024
Faculty Committee Approves and Drops Projects	April 25, 2024
Students practice Presentations with mentors	April 29, 2024
Chapman Make-a-Thon	May 9, 2024

*Students will need to identify a faculty mentor. If that mentor is from outside the Fowler School of Engineering, another Fowler mentor will be assigned to them. Students presenting course projects may use their instructor as a faculty mentor.

Application for Chapman Make-a-Thon 2024 is closed.

The deadline to apply was March 29, 2024.

Student (or project team of 2, 3 maximum) must demonstrate and present a project prototype (preferably working) that has been designed, constructed, and tested by the student only.

Presentation

A 8-minute PowerPoint must be presented discussing the project with the following slides:

Slide 1: The Project Objective – What is the intention of your idea? Who is the customer (user)
Slide 2: Customer Requirements – What are the design requirements for the innovation?
Slide 3: Ideation Overview – What ideas did you explore? What tools did you use to focus on the final solution?
Slide 4: Solution – A description of the solution and how it works
Slide 5: Budget - Provide a breakdown of funds used for the project
Slide 6: Future Improvements and Learnings – What can you improve in your design for the customer if you had more time?

Project Types

Projects can consist of fabrication, software, and control systems.

Examples include:

Fabrication: 3D printed, machined prototype demonstrating a mechanical functional operation such as a car cupholder to maintain hot coffee.
Software: A software program with a human interactive user interface, web page, or game to create a community competition.
Control Systems: A project utilizing electronics, embedded software with an Arduino-type processor that does 3 actions in combination: SENSE, PROCESS, AND ACT (DO) to interface with a thermostat for better energy savings.
You may see a faculty mentor for advice to determine if your idea meets the guidelines.

An ENGR101 Arduino kit will be provided to any groups that have not gotten one through the class (must be requested). Contact Makerspace Manager Miyuki Weldon, mweldon@chapman.edu, to request your kit.
All groups are permitted to use up to $100 worth of materials and electronic components stocked by the DCI Lab (excluding ENGR101 kit electronics).
Any additional funding requests, including those of items not in stock, must be submitted to the Project Grant form with a list of items to purchase and justification.

The Project Scoring Rubric consists of the following categories:

Concept Development Techniques
Innovation
Design Process
Project Craftsmanship
Demonstrated Project Effort

First Place	$1000
Second Place	$500
Third Place	$250
Honorable Mention	$100

Students/Teams selected to participate in the final round of the Chapman Make-a-Thon will receive a t-shirt.

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» Congratulations to all the Winners of the Chapman Make-a-Thon 2024!

Best Overall Winner: "Knee Alignment Device" - by Kourtney Barbour, Sophie Pelton, Leeor Oshri

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