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AGENDA

1.  Objec@vesoftheCompe@@on2.  Mentors’Guidelines3.  Demographicsofstudentsincompe@@on4.  Timelineandmilestonesofcompe@@on5.  BootCamp20146.  LinktoCompe@@on’sWebsite

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andBluemixServices Goals: •  Increase awareness of the new era of computing, Cognitive Systems, and the role

they will play in transforming industries •  Advance student skills in a growing area to help them differentiate themselves in the

workplace How it works: •  Students compete in teams to put Watson to work •  Students apply their classroom learning to develop an organization’s strategy for

acquiring and implementing this new technology in either the Higher Education or Government Sector

Deliverables: •  3 page Business Case Analysis describing practical and creative applications that

address issues within Higher Education or the NYC Government Sector •  1-minute video •  PowerPoint presentation

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MENTORS’GUIDELINES1.  Taketheini@a@vetomaketheini@alcontactwithyour

team(s)2.  Listencarefullytothegoals,strengths,andstrugglesof

theteamanditsmembers.3.  Supporttheteaminmee@ngitsgoalsthrough

ques@oning,providingguidanceandfeedback,sharingyourownexperiences,andpossiblyconnec@ngtheteamwithotherindividualsorgroupswhocouldhelp.

4.  Thepurposeofmentoringisnottotelltheteamwhattodo,buttohelptheteammakeinformeddecisions.

5.  Besuppor@ve,notcri@calornega@ve,andrememberthateveryone’sexperiencesandpriori@esaredifferent.

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ACCOUNTING&FINANCE29%

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ENGINEERING9%

MANAGEMENT6%

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Par>cipants• UndergraduateandgraduatestudentsenrolledattheoneoftheCityUniversity’s24colleges

•  Focusoninnova@on,qualitysystemsmanagementandteamworkaimedatbringingdiverseknowledge,skillandperspec@vetoenhancetheirprofessionalandpersonaldevelopment

Team Mix •  Multi-disciplinary – Business, Technical, content

area majors in the arts and humanities, government and higher education representatives on each team

April21,2017Deliverables•  Final submission April 21, 2017 •  3 - page Business case analysis •  1-minute video •  Finalist notified April 28, 2017

•  Judges: Panel of 5-6 Judges::

•  IBM: 1-2 (TBD) •  University: 1-2 Faculty (TBD) •  Industry/government leaders: 1-2 (TBD)

•  Selection Process: •  Finalists make 5 minute PowerPoint

presentation •  Judges select and rank top 3 teams

•  Award Ceremony

FinalSelec>on(May12,2017)NewmanLibrary&TechnologyBldg.–RM750

BestPrac>ces•  Mul@-disciplinaryteamsofstudents•  Mentorsworkingwitheachteamimprovethelearningexperience•  Longerdura@onsrequireaddi@onalcheckpointsandmorefacultyengagementtokeepstudentsengaged•  JudgesdrawnfromIBMWatsonTeam,CUNYfacultyandpublicandprivatesectorleaders

Duration (February - May 2017) •  February9,2017oncampusbriefingbyIBMWatson

Teammembers–NVCRoom3-160•  March17-18,20172-DaysBootCamp–Intrepid

Museum-Workshops,Feedbacksession-5min.pitch

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FORMOREINFORMATIONgotoh"p://www.baruch.cuny.edu/ibm-watson

LinktoIBMWorkshopmaterialsfortheBootCampwebpageforfurtherdetails:h"p://academia.mybluemix.net/