2025 Hackathon - Finalist
Badge awarded to
Ellen Lapteva
This badge will be awarded to Hackathon 2025 Finalists who, in addition to achieving the goals
of the Participant, will also have successfully developed one of the top solutions for their
selected challenge, met the judging criteria, and have been chosen by the event staff as one of the
finalists.
Issued on 10 Apr 2025 by
Seneca Polytechnic
Issuer
Seneca Polytechnic
info@senecapolytechnic.ca
Seneca Polytechnic is a multiple-campus public college located in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. It offers full-time and part-time programs at the baccalaureate, diploma, certificate and graduate levels.
Criteria
The recipient of this badge has demonstrated the ability to:
- Identify the problem that needs to be solved. This involves researching and understanding the issues faced by various stakeholders, such as users, customers, employees, and other parties who are affected by the problem.
- Define the scope of the problem and prioritize the requirements that the solution must meet. This includes functional requirements (what the solution must do) and non-functional requirements (how the solution must perform).
- Develop a functional system that includes a user interface, data organization, logic, processes, behaviours, security, and privacy to bring their vision to life. • Participants must use various approaches, tools, and strategies to model the system's behaviour and structure.
- Produce a mock-up solution, a prototype system, or a proof of idea/technology to demonstrate their solution.
- Communicate their innovation to stakeholders and the judging panel using appropriate communication strategies.
- Adhere to the professional and ethical requirements of the hackathon while working on their solution, which may include guidelines related to plagiarism, code of conduct, and intellectual property rights.
By providing evidence of the following:
- A short video (typically 5 minutes) that provides an overview of their project, explains the design choices they made, demonstrates how the solution works and shares any lessons learned during the hackathon.
- Use a version control system (such as GitHub) to manage and share all the artifacts and code they create during the hackathon. This makes it easier for others to review and evaluate their work.
- Provide live code, prototypes, mock-ups, or use case stories that showcase the key features of their solution.
- Active participation in event social media and collaboration with event organizers and team members.
