Submission Requirement for Universal Design Product Competition 2013 (UDPC 2013)

FINAL SUBMISSION.................................................................................................................................

Submission date: 31st October 2013 (Thursday)
·     Time: 9.00 am – 3.00 pm
Note: All dates and times are subject to change

ASSESSMENT............................................................................................................................................

Assessment date by the judges: 5th November 2013

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

The organizer has the right to appoint any jury to assess the participating entries and decisions made by the panel of jury are final. The assessment is based on:
  • Novelty of product (How novel is the idea or concept. Is the product unique?)
  • Inventiveness (Is the product innovative or modification of a similar existing product? Would it likely lead to a new product, system, design, material or process?)
  • Functionality (Fulfilling its intended functions, reliability and problem solving)
  • Educational Impact (Contribution of the design/invention on educational aspect for the child development)
  • Universal Design Impact (Contribution of the design/invention on the needs for the disable person, elderly and children development)
  • Ergonomic & safety requirement (The interaction between user, product and environment; physically and psychologically) which follows Malaysian Standards.)
  • Commercial Potentialities (market potential of the invention (is there any evidence of market need? Is the product/invention comparable or superior to similar product in the market?)
  • Presentation and Demonstration Quality (The whole idea/design/invention are presentable which qualify its designers to be awarded as the winner such as quality of its prototype/model, writing, sketches, drawing and verbal presentation/explanation.

RULES AND REGULATION.....................................................................................................................

The organizer cannot be held liable and responsible for any damages, claims or lost of ideas before or after the competition. Design protection according to the Intellectual Property Rights Act: All participants are encouraged to register their designs under the Intellectual Property Rights Act and to keep all documents as proof of ownership before sending or exposing their design to the organizer.

CONTACT US.............................................................................................................................................

KAED Universal Design Unit (KUDU), IIUM

Kulliyyah of Architecture & Environmental Design (KAED),
International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM),
P.O Box 10, Jalan Gombak
50728 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Tel: (6) 03 6196 6769/5244
Fax: (6) 03 6196 6395
 
E-mail: kudu.kaed@gmail.com