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 problem-
solving questions, distributed as follows, in accordance with the
subject coverage of BECE Board Resolution No. 3, Series of
1995.

OBJECTIVE TYPE PROBLEM

SOLVING
Mathematics 3 4
Electronics Engineering 4 3
Communications Engineering 4 3

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 good-
standing 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 questions with numerical answers will specify

the required degree of accuracy or number of decimal
places, and failure to comply with the same will
automatically 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. __________________________ 5.
_____________________________

3. __________________________ 6.
_____________________________

Coach (Please print name and sign)

1. __________________________

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

Fax: (02) 687-1676/ (02) 687-7187

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