IRCC2021

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RBT INNOVATION Project with micro:bit

Innovation, Robotics & Coding

Competition 2021

( NATIONAL LEVEL )

Rules & Regulations

~ RBT Innovation Project with micro:bit ~

Primary School
Secondary School

Revised: 17 April 2021

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OBJECTIVE

IRCC INNOVATION Project is an event aimed to inspire students into inventing an innovation
project entirely on their own, based on annually revolving theme of the year; in which they apply
all related knowledge, mastery as well as soft skills, including but not limited to: understanding of
the RBT subject, application of sensors and actuators, coding and programming skills, creativity
and innovation, trouble-shooting, problem solving, able to work in a team (albeit independently),
etc. IRCC also introduces participating students to the concept of video creation, video editing,
presentation, digital marketing, all the while strengthening their proficiency in the RBT subject.
IRCC encourages participants to get unique and creative in their invention.

Theme of the year 2021:

Gamify RBT Learning in the Classroom

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TEAM REGISTRATION

1. This competition is open to all Malaysian students from any local schools that are within the
qualified age range.
1.1. Category INNOVATION Project - Primary School (standard 4-6)
1.2. Category INNOVATION Project - Secondary School (Remove class, Form 1-3)
2. This category consists of National Level only.
3. Each team shall comprise of Three (3) to Four (4) members, consisting of:
3.1. Minimum of Two (2) to Maximum of Three (3) students, and One (1) mentor/ teacher
3.2. All student participants must be from the same registered school
3.3. Each participant can only partake in one category
3.4. Addition/ Removal/ Change of participant(s) post-registration is NOT allowed
4. Each team is required to register online at intelek.edu.my/irccreg
5. Each team is required to pay an upfront registration fee of: RM 100.00/team
5.1. First-Come, First-Served basis
5.2. Registration status is confirmed upon payment
6. Please pay the registration fee to:
TECHTRONICS INNOVATION
Hong Leong Bank [ 271 000 23818 ]
*Please fill in school name at “recipient reference”
7. Please send proof of payment (transaction slip/ screen capture) via
7.1. email to techtronicrobotics@gmail.com or
7.2. telegram to Miss Cynnie Chin at +6012-921 2732

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NATIONAL LEVEL
For IRCC Category INNOVATION Project, teams are required to invent an RBT Project based on
“the theme of the year”, by using the items listed (please refer to Section: AUTHORISED
COMPONENTS & MATERIALS) as well as recyclable materials. Then, they are to design and build a
physical functioning end-product/ prototype, for demonstration and presentation purposes.

Theme of the year 2021: Gamify RBT Learning in the Classroom

The project must be able to fulfill at least one of the learning objectives in the subject “Reka Bentuk
dan Teknologi.
1.1. Category INNOVATION Project (Primary School) - Reka Bentuk dan Teknologi Tahun 5
1.2. Category INNOVATION Project (Secondary School) - Reka Bentuk dan Teknologi Tingkatan 2
atau Tingkatan 3

***Students must be able to showcase and demonstrate how the learning can be gamified and thus
made interesting/ enjoyable.

Gamifying learning objectives: it means adding elements of gaming and fun, interactive activities to
the classroom learning, while also being able to carry out the learning objective specified.
Here are some of the examples, including but not limited to:
❖ Interaction between each other
❖ Elements of competition or rivalry
❖ Involves some form of active, physical activity
❖ Adding rules related to gaming mechanics or principles
❖ Employ uses of strategy or coordination
❖ etc...

Learning objectives of the subject “Reka Bentuk dan Teknologi” can be found in the Appendix A (please
refer to Section: Appendix A at the bottom).

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AUTHORISED COMPONENTS & MATERIALS

The followings are the authorised components and materials to be used for IRCC INNOVATON Project.
The use of any other unauthorised materials and/or violation of Rules & Regulations may result in
disqualification.

RBT Innovation Project with micro:bit – Primary school

One Set of Authorised Electronics Components

(also known as “RBT Kit” from here onwards):
1) 1 x USB Cable
2) 4 x AA Batteries
3) 1 x AA Battery Holder with On/Off Switch
4) 3 x Connector Wires
5) 1 x micro:bit
6) 1 x micro:bit Expansion Board
7) 4 x LEDs
8) 2 x Extension Cables
9) 1 x Analog Servo Motor for micro:bit

RBT Innovation Project with micro:bit – Secondary school

1 One Set of Authorised Electronics Components

2
10 (also known as “RBT Kit” from here onwards):

1) 1 x USB Cable
3
11 2) 4 x AA Batteries
9 3) 1 x AA Battery Holder with On/Off Switch
4) 1 x Octopus Digital Push Button Brick
5) 1 x Octopus Light Sensor
8 4
6) 1 x micro:bit Expansion Board
7) 1 x Octopus 5mm LED Brick OBLED
7 6
5 8) 1 x Octopus Analog Rotation Brick OBARot
9) 1 x Ultrasonic Ranging Module
10) 1 x Analog Servo Motor for micro:bit
13 12
11) 1 x micro:bit
12) 4 x Connector Wires
13) 4 x Analog Sensor Cable

1. Authorised electronics components listed above (RBT Kit)

1.1. Maximum of five (5) sets per project/ per team
1.2. Additional electronic parts or add-on(s) are NOT allowed
2. Recyclable materials

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JUDGING

Judging and grading will be done based on the followings, submitted by each participating teams:

1. A4 Sized Poster:
1.1. Introduction of the project
1.2. Highlighting and summarising the core idea of your project

2. Project Report:
2.1. A folio or paperworks needed to present your project
2.2. Must include information like:
● the applicable RBT learning objectives
● does your project manage to meet the criteria/fulfill the objective
● core idea, project design, benefits, coding/ programming
● etc...
2.3. Will be submitted to Organizing Committee through Google Form

3. Solution Video:
3.1. Introduce students to the idea of video making, video editing and presentation
3.2. Teams are required to submit only a single video of not more than 2 minutes long
3.3. All teams are advised to take note and pay close attention to the copyright issue on the
audio files used. To avoid such issues, teams are encouraged to use resources from the
website www.bensound.com. Organizing Committee will not be held accountable for
the outcome resulting from such issues (including loss of score, or even potential
removal of the team from the competition).
3.4. Will be submitted to Organizing Committee through Google Form
3.5. The submitted videos will be uploaded and shared via Youtube and Facebook

Note: There is no specific format for the Poster, Report and Video as we encourage the students to be
creative and get unique. Participants are only allowed to use one language for poster, report and
solution video: English or Malay language only. For sample format, please refer to Appendix B (please
refer to Section: Appendix B at the bottom).

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SCORING

Scoring will be done based on the following criteria:

1. Innovation (50%) - How unique or innovative is your project compared to the others.
1.1. Align to theme and meet the RBT learning objective(s)
1.2. Applicable: Able to demonstrate in real life (not just an imaginary idea)
1.3. Innovation and Creativity
1.4. Engineering Design, Engineering Solution

2. User Experience (30%) - How does your invention benefit other students?
2.1. Application: Actual usability and being practical
2.2. Easy to prepare, user-friendly
2.3. Safety, ease of use
2.4. Accessibility, affordability

3. Coding (10%) - How to make your project and the electronic components work?
3.1. Flow Chart
3.2. Use of coding techniques like function, logic, variables, loops, etc

4. Acceptability (10%) - How popular is your project on Facebook or Youtube?

4.1. Video creativity
4.2. Content value

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RANKING & AWARD

1. The following awards will be given to each team:

Final Score Award

80 - 100 National Champion Award
60 - 79 National First Class Achiever
40 - 59 National Second Class Achiever
0 - 39 Participation
Best Innovation Award
Best Coding Award
Special Awards
Most Creative Award
Best Engineering Design Award

2. TOP_5 teams for each category will be ranked by taking into account each team’s final score
and scores breakdown.
2.1. National Champion Award: Gold
2.2. National Champion Award: Silver
2.3. National Champion Award: Bronze
2.4. National Champion Award: Fourth Place
2.5. National Champion Award: Fifth Place

3. If competing teams acquire the same final score, then ranking will be determined by scores
broken down in the order of the following:
3.1. Innovation (50%)
3.2. User Experience (30%)
3.3. Coding (10%)
3.4. Acceptability (10%)

Case 1:
Final Score – Score – User Score – Score –
Team Ranking
Score Innovation Experience Coding Acceptability
A 80 40 30 5 5 1
B 80 30 30 10 10 2

Case 2:
Final Score – Score – User Score – Score –
Team Ranking
Score Innovation Experience Coding Acceptability
A 75 30 30 5 10 2
B 75 30 30 10 5 1

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4. Certificates (physical copies) will be issued to ALL participants, after IRCC National Level Closing
Ceremony is concluded.
5. Medals, trophies and build:bit robotics sets will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed
teams.
6. Medals and trophies will be awarded to 4th and 5th placed Teams.
7. Judges have the final authority and right to make any decision in the event of any dispute
and/or unforeseen circumstances during any point of the competition.

MORE INFORMATION/ CONTACT US

Amendments to the rules and regulations, announcements, new updates and other related
information can be found through the followings:

← Official Telegram Group: “IRCC2021”

https://t.me/ircc2021

IRCC2021 Webpage:
https://intelek.edu.my/ircc

If you have any enquiries or require any assistance, please contact:

Rules & Regulations: Mr Kelvin | +6016-696 8854 | kelvinlee@intelek.edu.my

General Information: Ms Cynnie | +6012-921 2732 | techtronicrobotics@gmail.com

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APPENDIX A

RBT Year 5 (Reka Bentuk dan Teknologi Tahun 5) Learning Objectives:

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RBT Form 2 (Reka Bentuk dan Teknologi Tingkatan 2) Learning Objectives:

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RBT Form 3 (Reka Bentuk dan Teknologi Tingkatan 3) Learning Objectives:

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APPENDIX B

FOLIO: PROJECT REPORT (SAMPLE FORMAT)

The project report softcopy that participants submit for judging and grading for their creation must
contain the following sections or information that are presented below. The folio can be done in
English or Bahasa Melayu.

Please note that this is strictly meant as a guideline or sample format, as we encourage students to get
creative and innovative during the entire competition, from invention idea, creation project as well as
findings/ research/ project report folio. Participants can tweak and add in extra content or
information, but the following sections or information must be included in the project report.

This is as inclusive but not exhaustive guidelines for the project report folio of RBT Innovation Project
with micro:bit:-

1. Introduction
1. Cover Page/ Title Page
2. Team’s Information (members’ name, team name, school name, etc)
3. Aims/ Objectives
4. Short introduction of the project: how does it achieve RBT’s Learning Objective (state which
one is your project aiming at) and accomplish the theme of the year
5. Benefits of the project

2. Body
a. Methodology: how does the project work (mainly hardware)
b. Project Design: what is the design, how you build it, explain the whole process
c. Algorithm: how does the electronic parts function together (coding part)
d. Programming: flowchart, programming flow, explain the programming part
e. Application, Functionality, Practicality: how to implement in a classroom, is it easy to
use, can it be used by anyone, what is the result of other students using your project.

3. Conclusion
a. Summary of the project

We encourage participants to Include more pictures, images, data and facts that can back up your
Innovation Project design and functionality.

However, should you choose to use any resources online, please take note of the copyright issue (do
not take other people’s work and use it without permission, unless it is “free” or it is your own original
content).

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Video Release Form

This release form concerns the video listed above produced by the undersigned and submitted for
Innovation, Robotics and Coding Competition (IRCC) 2021.

By signing below, I grant permission for the Innovation, Robotics and Coding Competition (IRCC) to use,
reproduce, and/or publish photographs and/or video that may pertain to me-including my image,
likeness and/or voice without compensation. I understand that this material may be used in IRCC
copyrighted materials, websites, publications and productions.

This authorization is continuous and may only be withdrawn by my specific rescission of this
authorization. I further agree that my name and identity may be revealed in descriptive text or
commentary in connection with the images and/or voice.

Participants: Parent or official guardian:

Signature : ____________________ Signature : ____________________

Date : ____________________ Date : ____________________

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