In order to uplift the technology knowledge, to sharpen the technology skills and to strengthen the interests and knowledge in networking technology of students in both Post-Secondary and Secondary levels. Cisco Network Academy (HK & Macau) will launch ‘The 9th Cisco Hong Kong-Macau Youth Networking Skills Competition’ in 6 July 2013, detail as below :
Date, Time, Venue Info :
- Date : 6 July 2013 (Saturday)
- Time : 12:30-18:00
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Venue : HKUSPACE Kowloon East Campus, 28 Wang Hoi Road, Kowloon Bay (Exit B, Kowloon Bay MTR Station)
Groups for competition :
- Secondary Group (FULL ALREADY, NO MORE APPLICATION WILL BE ACCETPED)
- Post Secondary Group
Detail of Competition for Post-Sec Group :
- 2 students per team (max 18 teams)
- Format:
- Theory part – online questions in form of MC, T/F, Matching, Fill-in-the-blank etc
- Network Setting and Trouble Shooting through the use of Packet Tracer (Version 5.3.3.0022)
- Scope : CCNA 1-4
Detail of Competition for Secondary Group :
- 2 students per team (max 50 teams)
- Format:
- Theory part – online questions in form of MC, T/F, Matching, Fill-in-the-blank etc
- Practical part – network cable making (568A or 568B standard, straight or crossover cable)
- Practical part – Network scenario building (using Packet Tracer Version 5.3.3.0022)
- Scope :
- CCNA Discovery – Networking for Home and Small Businesses Chapter
- HK ICT Curriculum : Core part – Networking related content + Networking Elective content (P.22-25, 30-35, 45-53 of http://334.edb.hkedcity.net/doc/eng/ict_final_e.pdf)
In order to release the burden of teacher(s)-in-charge of Secondary Group, a training session (for Secondary Group only) to teach student about basic Networking concept, making network cable and the use of Packet Tracer will be arranged as below:
- Date: 2013-05-25 (Sat)
- Time: 09:30 – 12:30
- Venue : HKU SPACE Kowloon East Campus
Awards：
- Post Secondary Group:
- Champion, 1st Runner-up, 2nd Runner-up and Merit awards
- Secondary Group:
- Gold Awards, Silver Awards, Bronze Awards for team(s) has / have reached that award standard
- Merit awards
Prizes :
- Certificate, trophies, Coupons
- All participants (teacher and student) will have a Polo shirt for the competition, please specify the size you required during registration.
Registration : Closed
Remark :
- Even though unlimited number of teams can be registered to join the competition, however, in order to cater more schools’ participation, only the teams with priority 1 and 2 (both for Post Secondary Group and Secondary Group) of @ institute / school will be auto-accepted before registration is full. More teams (according to the priority indicated during registration) can be accepted if either the responses from schools are low or the venue can accommodate more teams. So during registration, please show the priority for the team so that we can have better information and can make decision on how many team(s) your school can finally accepted to the competition
