Program the Future: The Accenture Technology Campus Challenge Winners

Here are the winners of Accenture Philippines’ Program the Future Technology Campus Challenge. Launched last December, the competition gathered IT, Computer Science and Engineering students from different schools and universities to design and develop mobile applications that will help improve the Philippines’ education system.

Nine teams – four (4) teams from De De La Salle University (DLSU), two (2) teams from University of Sto. Tomas (UST), two (2) teams from Mapua Institute of Technology (Mapua) and one (1) team from the University of the Philippines (UP) – Diliman showcased their coding skills during the interschool competition. Each team is composed of three students and one faculty adviser.

All teams were required to submit their entries, consisting of five-minute concept video/storyboard showing how their app can help improve the country’s education system, and the source code.

A panel of judges that includes Accenture’s top executives and key officials from DOST, DepEd and CHED chose the top 5 mobile app based on design and user experience (40 percent), technical design, innovation and implementation (40 percent), and relevance to the theme (20 percent).

The top 5 teams get to take home the following prizes:

• Grand Champion – Trophy and Apple MacBook 13” or Php 200,000 worth of gadgets, and Php 50,000 for the school
• 1^st Runner-up – Trophy, IdeaPad Yoga 13” Convertible Ultrabook or Php 150,000 worth of gadgets
• 2^nd Runner-up – Trophy and Php 100,000 worth of gadgets).
• 4^th and 5^th finalists – Honorable Mention, and Php 50,000 worth of gadgets each
• Special People’s Choice award - To the mobile application that tops the public voting on Facebook and the campus roadshows. 

Below are the winning teams and their mobile apps:

Grand Champion	Team CodeUP:	University of the Philippines – Diliman
	Romelio P. Tavas, Jr.
	Acezon Rhay E. Cay
	Christine C. Balili
	Adviser:
	Philip Christian C. Zuniga

JuanderLab is an app that aims to revolutionize the way Chemistry is taught, through a virtual laboratory.

After being named the competition’s Grand Champion, Team CodeUP had this to say to inspire fellow students:
“We should use our talents and skills together with innovation to help our nation and serve the Filipino people.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhdNadc08Ig

1st Runner-Up	Team HelloWorld:	De La Salle University
	Louis Timothy D. Dumlao
	Micaela Angela C. Mangubat
	Jan Robert D. Villarosa
	Adviser:
	Ethel Chua Joy Ong

Echonotes is an app combining a mobile phone’s mobility features and powerful processors that will allow users to make annotations during discussion for effective note-taking & note-making.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRF45MEqkmg

2nd Runner-Up	Team Swift Shop:	De La Salle University
	Mark Anthony S. Castilo
	Sharmaine Amanda S. Lim
	Oliver Brian C. Syson
	Adviser:
	Ethel Chua Joy Ong

Funimals is an app that aims to develop children’s reading skills through a story-telling-based application downloaded on tablets and phones. Users can create, read, save and view new stories in a fun way. Kids can also listen to the voice narrative (“story-telling feature”) and learn new vocabulary.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUjTb1jcTYE

Special Citations:

Team MBA:	De La Salle University
Prince Kendrick E. Estebal
Jan Karlo M. Hernandez
Jeremy James M. Sipin
Adviser:
Melvin K. Cabatuan

Reviewer on the Go is an app that aims to provide students with reviewers on Math, Trigonometry, Electronics, etc. Through an easy-to-navigate user interface, the student will be able to learn and review lessons on the basics of a subject and take quizzes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLRedekH954

Team Juan:	Mapua Institute of Technology
Maurice Andre Z. Tolentino
Kyle Joshua P. de Ungria
Kenneth Vincent G. Agustin
Adviser:
Joel C. de Goma

EskwelaJuan is an app that aims to provide the teachers an efficient way of uploading their lessons, simulated quizzes and other learning resources to help students in their daily learning activities.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbm7Wh13bOY

People’s Choice Award

Team Awesome:	University of Sto. Tomas
Marya C. Magno
Alvin Rustan G. Zhang
Paul Benedict Añonuevo
Adviser:
Eugenia P. Ramirez

Livelihood on Load app aims to equip the youth with the proper knowledge & skills in entrepreneurship. This app should aid high school graduates who immediately need to make a living.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCPhhibINso

Check out Accenture Philippines’ website and Facebook page for more.

Source: http://www.pinoytechblog.com/archives/program-the-future-the-accenture-technology-campus-challenge-winners