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Enlightening Words

The education and work go hand in hand, no one of them dispense with the other. With both of them nations build their glories, rises their present and future building, and with them the human achieves his self.

Qaboos bin Said

His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said

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Content:

Introduction 6

General Conditions 7

Religious Creativity 9

Chanting Creativity 11

Scientific Creativity 12

Media Creativity 18

Artistic Creativity 20

Research Creativity 24

Literary Creativity 25

Poetry Competition 26

Scout Creativity 26

Forum Theme 27

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Introduction: The Student Creativity Competition comes to develop the creativity skills among the students of the Colleges of Applied Sciences. It helps to create motivation for youth in order to open doors for creativity, skills and innovative capabilities in different fields in which the students of the colleges are distinguished. Continuous efforts are directed to provide programs and activities that help in developing and upgrading talents, creativity and innovations in students, which will lead to a rich creative experience that makes students involved in the social development process. In addition, those renewable energies are promised with more experience to get a better future at all levels. Therefore, it is our pleasure; as Student Services Center, to present to you the competition guidance in the following fields:

»» Religious Creativity»» Chanting Creativity »» Scientific Creativity»» Media Creativity»» Artistic Creativity»» Research Creativity»» Literary Creativity»» Poetry Competition»» Scout Creativity»» Forum Theme

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General Conditions:• Thecollegeshouldparticipatesinthepreviousmentionedcompetitionswith

itsregularstudentsintheacademicyear2015/»2016.»StudentsshouldshowtheuniversityandIDcardwhenparticipatinginthedifferentcompetitions.

• Studenthastherighttoparticipateinmorethanonefieldofcompetitions.

• All students’worksshouldbe inbothArabicandEnglishandshouldbecheckedintermoflanguage.

• Thepresentedworksshouldnothavebeenparticipatedwithbefore.

• Colleges should insure the quality of the student’s works as well as theintellectualpropertyrightsinordertoavoidthelegalliability.»

• Colleges shouldsend theexactnumber foreverycompetition.» Incaseofanyexceeding,»thecollegewillbedismissedfromthecompetition.

• Thefirstthreewinnersinallcompetitionswillbeawarded.»Thefollowingcompetenceawardswillbegranted:(Media,»Scout,»ScientificandGeneral)»

attheclosingceremony.

• Winningworkswillparticipateinlocalandinternationalcompetitionsinanyavailablechance.

• Best participants in different competitions will be given certificates andawardsaccordingtotheopinionofthecommittee.

• Theparticipants’fullnames(triple)»withthefamilyname,»approvedbythecollege,»shouldbewritteninallcompetition.

• Theworksparticipated in the ScientificCompetitions shouldbe sent onaCDoraflashmemorythatcontainsthesummaryoftheproject.» Inthesameway,» thechantingscript,»broadcastscenario,»andtheparticipantslist

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(triple)»nameapprovedbytheCollege.»Allwhathavebeenmentionedaboveshouldbesubmittedtothecompetitioncommitteeatthetimeandplaceofthecompetition.»

• TheScout’s reports shouldbe sent to theStudentServicesCenter in theMinistryoneweekbeforethestartingofthecompetition(15/3/2016).»

• The poems and stories with the all researches of the Student creativityCompetitionsshouldbesentviaCDorflashmemory,» containingall thedetailsoftheparticipants,»inadditiontoonehardcopyofeachpoem,»storyandresearchworkwithnodetailsabouttheparticipant.»AllworksshouldbesubmittedtotheStudentServicesCenterintheMinistryon1/3/2015asafinaldate.»

• All theparticipationworkswillbelong to theStudentServicesCenter intheMinistry.»TheCenterhasthefreedomtodowhateverwiththeworkswithoutinformingtheCollege.

• Theevaluationcommitteehastherightforwithholdingprizesincasetherearenoworksdeservetowin.

The competitions are evaluated as the following:

PrizeMarkWinner

200O.R.10First

150O.R.7Second

100O.R.5Third

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First: Religious Creativity:Conditions:

• NominatethefirstthreewinnersintheHolyQuranandHadithcompetitionorganizedbytheStudentsServicesCenterinthecollege.

• ThenamesofthewinnersshouldbesentapprovedbytheCollegeduringthetimeofevaluatingthecompetition.

A: Holy Quran Competition:• StudentsshouldmemorizethreepartsoftheHolyQuranwhichare:» (28,»

29,» 30)»withrecitation,» tajweed,» themeaningof thewords inaddition tospecifyingpart(29)»forexplanation.

• ThemarksoftheHolyQurancompetitionwillbedistributedasthefollowing:

MarkEvaluation Criteria

50Memorization

25Explanation

15Tajweedandrecitation

10Words’meanings

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B: Hadith Competition:• StudentsshouldmemorizethetenHadithspecifiedinthepreviousbooklet.• StudentsshouldgiveexplanationofthetenHadithspecifiedintheprevious

booklet.• ThemarksofHadithcompetitionaredistributedasthefollowing:

MarkEvaluation points

50Memorization

35Explanation

15Words’meanings

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Second: Chanting Creativity:• The participated chant should be in the Standard Arabic in one of the

followingtopics:(occasions,»nationaltopics,»religious,»humanityandsocialvalues,»orforumtheme)

• Themelodyispreferredtobenewordevelopedfromtheheritage.» Ifthechanterpreferstochantapreviouslyknownchant,»heshouldaddhisownstyle.

• Theparticipantshouldputontheformaluniformwhilechanting.

• Thetimeofthesoloorgroupchantshouldnotbemorethanfiveminutes.»

Acollegecanparticipatewithmaximumtwochants.

• Performanceshouldbewellconductedsinceitisanimportantfactorthatwillputthechanterandchantintheirappropriateposition.»

• Perfectlychoosingthelyricsintermofcontentandwording.»

• Focusingonguidingchantsthatpromotepositivity.»

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Third: Scientific Creativity:Conditions:• ACollegecanparticipateswiththebestthreeprojectsatthemostineach

competitionofthisfield.

• »ThecompetitorhastherighttoparticipateinthreecompetitionbutnotexceedingoneprojectineachcompetitionoftheScientificCreativityCompetition.

• TheEvaluationCommitteehastherighttoinstantlydismissanyprojectincaseofconditionsviolation.

• ThenumberofparticipantsineachprojectshouldnotexceedtwostudentsandshouldbefromthesameCollege.

• The time allocated for presenting the project of the digital designingcompetitionshouldnotexceedtwominutes.»Sevenminutesistheallocatedtime for other competitions’ projects.» Fiveminuteswill be given for thefeedbackfromtheEvaluationCommitteeforeachproject.»Thepresentationshouldfocusonideas,»stagesandtheusagedomain.

A: Scientific Innovations Competition:Conditions:• Theparticipantsineveryinnovationprojectshouldnotbemorethantwo

students.

• Theproject’sideashouldbeclear,»uniquewithitsoriginalityandcreativity,»

servesthesocietyandapplicable.

• The project should be based on scientific fundamentals easy forimplementationinordertobebeneficialandworkswell.

• Present information andprovide conclusions.» Economical quality of theinnovationprojectshouldbeconsidered.

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• Incaseofpresentingasupportivevideoabouttheproject,»thetimeshouldnotbemorethantwominutes.

• Theparticipatedteamshouldsubmitasheetdescribingtheworkingsystemoftheprojectwithitsposter.»

B: Dynamic Internet Websites Competition:

Conditions:

• The work report should contain the application’s goals,» analysis,» designliketheinputandoutputscreens,» structuringtablesandtherelationshipsbetweenthem,»andtheprocessdesignfunctionedbytheapplication.

• Submittingsamplesoftheimportantreports issuedbythesystemwithadescriptionofthesystemsecurityplan.

• Theworkmustcontain:

»» Databaseconnectionlike:» (MYSQL).

»» Usingserversprogramminglike:» (PHP,»ASP.NET).

»» Usingofclientsprogramminglike:» (JavaScript).

»» FindingtheCSSfilesofthewebsitefromthebeginning.»CopyingCSSfilesfromtheinternetisprohibited.

»» Finding templates of the website from the beginning.» Usingready-madetemplatesfromtheinternetisconsideredanexplicitcheatingandwilldirectlyleadtodismissingthecompetitorfromthecompetition.

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»» Specifyinginputscreensanddatasearchingscreens.

»» Containing the user registration operations and putting thenecessaryprivacyandsecuritystandards.

»» CommitmenttotheknowndesigningstandardsusedbyW3C.

»» Commitment to the Intellectual Property Rights andacknowledginganydrawsormultimediausedintheproject.

C: Programs Designing Competition:

• Connectiontodatabaselike(ORACLEorMYSQL).

• Usingrecentprogramminglanguageslike(JAVA,»HTMLS,CSS,»AJAX).

• ProvidingeasyInputanddatasearchingscreens(UserFriendly)

• Theabilitytoproduceandprintreportsfromthewebsite(PDF)»format.• Providingascreenforprogramandauthoritiesmanagement.• Usingtheprogrambyinternetbrowser.»

• Compatible with all devices (iPad,» Tablet)» with all their characteristics(Responsive)

• Connected with any external party to export data (Data Integration/

Exchange).

• UsingMVCFramework.

• Commitment to the privacy and security standards necessary for theprogram.

• Commitment to the intellectual property rights and acknowledging anydraws,»multimediaorcodesusedintheproject.

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Evaluation criteria:

• Content,» including:» content value,» accuracy and presentation,» andcommitmenttotheIntellectualPropertyRights.

• Aesthetics,» including:» visualcoordinationstyle(colors,» contrast,» fontandspaces)»andgeneralcoordinationandclarity.

• ThedesignshouldcomplywithHTMLstandards,»including:»links,»effectiveshiftinglist,»effectiveusageofthemultimedia(pictures,»audios,»videosandanimations)» and it shouldbecompatible with theknownbrowsers like:»

(Firefox,»IEandChrome).

• Easeuseandaccess,»including:»decreasingtheusermemoryload,»decreasingtheuseractions,»effectivetechniquetoguidetheuser(helpingandguidingmessages),»effectiveshiftinglisttofacilitatebrowsingandtheabilitytousethewebsitebypeoplewithvisualdisabilities.

• Qualityofthepresentationduringsubmittingtheprojectandreports.

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D: Animations Competition:• Thecompetitorshouldcreate2Dor3Danimationsusingtheknowndesigning

programsandusinginnovativecharacterstopresentapurposefultheme.

• Thecompetitor isallowedto insertsoundormusicaleffectsbuthe/» sheshouldrefertoitssourceandshouldgetpermissionfromtheownertousethemifitisnecessary.

Conditions:

• Thecompetitorshouldgiveastoryboardthatincludesageneralsummaryabouttheworkanditstimeperiod,»thengiveadescriptionandexplanationfor each scene in a chronological order and specify the timeperiod,» thesoundeffectsandthewayofusingimagingforeachsceneinthework.

• Thecompetitorshouldbecommittedtotheintellectualpropertyrightsandacknowledgeanydraws,»multimediaorcodesusedintheproject.

Evaluating criteria:

• Creativity,»theclarityofideaandthegoalofthework.

• Aesthetics,» includingvisual coordination style (colors,» contrast,» font andspaces),»generalcoordination,»clarityandharmony.

• Character that means the presence of an independent identity for thecharacter.

• Technologyandtheusedtools.

• Presentationeffectivenessandstrength.

• The ability ofmerging 2D and 3Dwithout exceeding thework domain.»

Example:»designingcharactersby3Dprogramswith2Dbackgrounds.

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E: Student Company Competition:

Condition:• The project should be based on legal foundations and the number of

participantsshouldnotbemorethantwo.

• Provideapresentationincludingthefollowing:

»» Technical explanation of the project (components and parts of theproject,»andexplaintheprojectstructure).

»» Clarifytherecords,»usedtoolsandthetargetpeopleoftheproject.»» Thedesignof theproject should include the logo,» companybusinesscardandclarifytheadministrativeandorganizationalstructureofthecompanyifitispossible.

»» Highlighting the mechanism of marketing and promotion for thecompanyandclarifythepricingprocesses.»Clarifyingtheideaandtheeconomicalandproductionfeasibilityareconsidered.

»» clarifyingthetargetmarketandspecifyingthepossiblecompetitorsinthemarket.

»» Theworkteamcansubmitextradocuments insakeofclarifyingandexplainingtheproject’sidea.

»» The project should be presented in both Arabic and English takinginto account using the correct language and avoiding spelling andgrammaticalerrors.

F: Mobile Applications Competition:This competition focuses on innovating or developing mobile

programs and applications that serve the society like GPS program and applications related to health, economy, police and general services.

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Fourth: Media Creativity:Conditions:

• » Commitment to the journalism writings standards according to thejournalismtypesmentionedinthecompetition.

• Commitmenttothecorrectlanguageandspellinginallpresentedworks.

• ProvidingtheStudentServicesCenterwithmaximumthreeworksinArabicforthejournalismcompetitionswithdocumentationofthereadablereleaseandawordcopyofthesameworkinadditiontothreeworksinEnglishforthe journalism competitionswith documentation of the readable releaseorelectronicreleaseandawordcopyofthesamework.»Thesedocumentsshouldbepublished in thewebsites of differentmedia institutionsor inapprovede-newspapers.»

Media competitions:

• Consistsofthefollowing:

• JournalarticleinEnglish• NewsreportinEnglish• InternalreleaseinEnglish• JournalinvestigationinArabic• JournalreleaseinArabic• InternalreleaseinArabic

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Internal release conditions:

Include the following:• Thenumberofreleasepagesshouldnotbelessthan(16)»foreachissue.

• (A4)»or (A3)» size with the same style of paging,» collecting and issuingapprovedinmagazinesandTabloids.»

• Diversityincontentincludingnews,»investigations,»surveys,»andarticlesondevelopingstudents’skills.» » »

• SendingonlyoneinternalreleaseandonecopyofeachissuetotheStudentServicesCenterintheMinistry.

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Fifth: Artistic Creativity:A: Drawing and Photography Competition:

• Presenceofaclearandpurposefulideathathasanimportantmessage.

• Itisprohibitedtousecolorprintingsoraskanyartisttodrawthepaintinginsteadof the student.»Thestudentmustdohisworkpersonallyusing amanualtechnique.

• Artisticworkmeasurementsshouldnotbemorethe(100cm)»inlengthand(80cm)»inwidth.

• Studentshouldwritehispersonalinformationandtheideaofthepaintingbehindthework.

• Studentisfreetouseanyrawandcolorshe/shefindssuitableinexpressingtheideaofhis/herpainting.

B: Three-dimensional Composition Competition:

• Creatingbalanceinthesculpturepartsbetweenthemass,»thespaceandthecohesionofthesculpture’spartsinacorrectway.

• Commitmenttothetechniqueofthethree-dimensionalartworkthroughstyle,»rawmaterialsformingandparts.

• Theartworkideashouldbeclearandpurposeful.»Studenthasthefreedomtochoosethestyleofthesculpturalcompositionfromanyartschool.

• Itispossibletouseanycomponentsandrawmaterialsinthefreesculpture.

• Theheightoftheworkshouldnotexceed(100cm).

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C: Calligraphy and Calligraphy Composition Competition:

• Using the calligraphy within the correct measurements of the Arabicalphabetandwithinthefixed-dimensionsofanycalligraphyschool(Diwani,»

thethird,»thescript,»thepatch,»replicationandPersian).

• Framingtheartworkwithasuitableframewithinthemeasurementandtheappropriateshapeaesthetically.

• Itisallowedtoworkoncanvas,»softwoodpanelorthickpapersandusethewatercolor,»acrylic,»oilyorspraycolors.

• Itisallowedtouseadditionalrawmaterialsinthecollageiftheworkrequiredsuchthingslikewood,»gesso,»thickpapersoranyotherlightcomponents.

• Iftheartworkismadeonathickpapers,»itshouldbeframedwithglassfromthefront.

• ItisallowedtousetheIslamicdecorativeformationswithinthecalligraphylike:»octagons,»floralandarabesque.

• It isprohibited tomake theArabicalphabetsbycomputerora templatecopied from another artist.» Student should depend on the free manualtechnique.

• Theartworkshouldcontainacorrectandbalancedestablishmentaccordingtotheinternalspaceoftheartwork.

• Theheightoftheworkshouldnotbemorethan(100cm)»inlengthand(80cm)»inwidth.

• In the Calligraphy Composition Competition,» student is free to use thecalligraphytocreatenewartisticideas.

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D: Photography Competition:• Thephotoshouldhaveapurposefultitle.

• Thephotoshouldcontainacenterandadistinctiveandpreciseangle inlightandshadowthatgoesinharmonywiththemainshapeorthecore.

• Creating balance between the photo and its internal components as thebalancepropertycontrolsthehighusageofthelightsources.

• Thepresencesoftheaestheticalvaluesinthephotointermsofthenatureoftheselectedscene,»thespaceandthebackground.

• Thephotosizeshouldnotbemorethan(42cm)»inlengthand(29.7cm)»inwidthnotlessthanthat(A3).

• Thephotoresolutionmustbehighwithclarity.

• »ColorprocessingisallowedusingPhotoshopprograminasmallpercentagewithmaintainingthephotographyprofession.

E: Artistic Poster Competition:• The idea of the poster should be clear and purposefulwith nomystery,»

complicationorAbstraction.

• Thesizeofthepostershouldnotbemorethan(42cm)» inlengthandnotlessthan(29.7cm)»inwidth.

• Thepostershouldhaveapurposefulideathathassocial,»advertising,»culturalorartisticgoals.

• Ifneeded,»letterscanbeusedinposterinaclearandbalancedwaywhetheritisinArabicorinanotherlanguagetakingintoaccounttherulesofthelanguage.

Artwork Selection criteria:• EachcollegeshouldparticipatewithminimumtwostudentsintheArtistic

CreativityCompetitiontodescribeworksintheopening.

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• Thecollegeshouldnotputthenameofastudentonaworknotproducedbyhim/her.

• FivepointswillbedeductedfromthecollegeaccusedwithCopyingandplagiarism.

• Choosingtheartworkaccordingtoitspowerandclarityoftheidea.

• Theartworkshouldhasabalancedandappropriateestablishmentwithinthespaceandmassoftheartwork.

• Usingcolorsinaclear,»scientificandidenticaltechnique.

• Theartworkshouldbeoriginalandnotadaptedfromanyotherartworksintermsofideaandstyle,»whichwillreflectthestudent’spersonalinnovation.

• Theartworkshouldnotbeparticipationinanypreviousexhibitions.

• The finishing of the artwork should be accurate and complete with nochancesforweaknessandincompleteness.

• Theartworksshouldbeseparatedbytransparentpaperswhensubmissiontobesortedonthecolleges’level,»sothattheworksdonotstickwitheachotherespeciallythedrawingsandthecalligraphy.»Thedigitaldesigningandphotographyworksshouldbealsoseparated.

• Theworksthatcontainwronglanguageexpressionswillbeexcluded.

• Eachcollegeparticipatesineachcompetitionwithnomorethantenworks.»

Studenthastherighttoparticipateinthreecompetitionsatthemost.• TheArtworks should be submitted to the ExhibitionCommitteewith a

blackframeaftersorting(drawingsandthecalligraphy).

• Photographyanddesignworksshouldbeprintedin(A3)»onthickFoamBoard.

• TheworksofthecollegesshouldbesubmittedtotheSortingCommitteeonaharddiscentitledwiththestudent’sname.»EachfieldoftheArtisticCreativityCompetitionshouldbeinaseparatefile.»Thephotossubmittedtothecommitteeineachfieldshouldnotbemorethantwentyworkphotos.

• TheSortingCommitteecanacceptlessthantenworkswhentherequiredlevelofparticipationisnotachieved.»

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Sixth: Research Creativity:Conditions:• Commitmenttothecorrectlanguageandspellinginallpresentedresearches.

• Researcher should be committed to the rules and methodology of thescientificresearch.

• Researchpagesshouldnotbelessthantwentypages,»excludingappendices,»

shapes,»tablesandthequestionnaire.

• Researchercharacterinhis/herresearchshouldbeclearwithresearchtoolmanifestedinthecorrectlanguage.»

• Thenumberofparticipantsineachresearchshouldnotbemorethantwostudents.

• Only one hard copy of the research should be sent in addition to theelectroniccopy.

• The presented research should be in Arabic or English and has noparticipationsinpreviouscompetitions.

• Thequalityofdocumentation.» »

• Flexibleorganizingofresearchcomponentsinordertobeoneunitexpressingawareness,»competenceandability.

• Livelinessofthetheresearchsubject.Research titles:• ElectronicMedia.

• Engineeringandadministration.• Literarycriticismofcreativetexts.»

• Youthincommunityservice.• Students’activitiesanditsroleinsupportingstudents’personality.»

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Seventh: Literary Creativity:Conditions:

• Thepoemorstorymustbewrittenbythestudentanditisnotallowedtoparticipatewithmorethanonetextinthecompetition.

• Studentcanchoosewhathe/shewantstowriteaboutinanysubjectsrelatedtodifferentconceptsoflife.

• Commitmenttothecorrectlanguageandspellingintheallpresentedworks.

• Thepoemorthestoryshouldnotbepublishedbefore.

• Sendingonlyonehardcopyofthesameworkthatcontainsnoinformationabout theparticipant.»This information shouldbeonlyon the electroniccopy.

• EverycollegeparticipateswiththebestthreeworksineverycompetitionoftheLiteraryCreativityCompetitions.

The competitions:

• ShortStoryCompetitions:»inArabicandEnglish.

• StandardArabicPoemCompetitions:»inArabicandEnglish.

• NabateanPoemCompetitions:»inArabic.

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Eighth: Scout CreativityConditions:

• Settingupdevelopmentproject(idea,»goals,»detailedstepsofimplementingtheproject,»projectevaluationandprojectreportanddocumentation).

• Carryingoutactivitiesandprogramsthatservethesociety.

• Providing a visual presentation; not more than five minutes,» about theactivitiescarriedoutbytheclan.

• Publishingscoutactivitiesinmediaandscoutwebsites.

Ninth: Poetry Competition:Conditions:

• Everycollegeparticipateswithtwostudentsonly.

• Versesshouldbecorrectinmeterandrhyme.

• Satireversesareprohibitedinthecontest.• Repetitionofthesameversesinthesamecontestisprohibited.

• Vowellettersareexcludediftheyformtheversesrhyme.

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Tenth: Forum Theme:Competitions:

A: Best Logo Competition:

• Logoshouldrepresenttheforumtheme.

• Itshouldbesimpleandofahighquality.

• It should be Modifiable regarding to the opinion of the Main ForumCommittee.

B: Best Article Competition:

C: Best Standard Arabic Poem Competition:

D: Short Movies Competition:

• »Considerationshouldbegiven to theclarityandrecentnessof the idea,»

scenessequence,» treatmentofthescreenplayanddirectorialmontageandtheharmonyofthesoundeffectswiththemovie.

• Theworkshouldbesentinafamiliarformat.

• Eachcollegecanparticipatewithmaximumthreemovies.

• The movie should be of high quality with the familiar internationalmeasurementslikeFullHD1920*1080notexceedingfiveminutes.

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E: Broadcasting Competition:

• AllprogramsandmaterialsshouldrepresenttheForumTheme.

• DiversityintheprogramsandmaterialsinbothArabicandEnglish.

• Rolesshouldnotoverlapinonepartofthebroadcastprogramnotexceedingonehour.

• The teamwork in one broadcast program should not be more the tenparticipantsatthemost.

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Names of Participants in Student Creativity Competition for Academic Year 2015 - 2016

No. Name Competition The Title of the Work

Head of the Students Services Center

Approved, College Dean