Certified Judge Advisor Practice Test

If a team does not submit an Engineering Notebook, which Judged Awards can they be considered for?

1. Everything but the Excellence, Design, and Innovate Awards

2. All awards are accessible regardless of documentation

3. Only Performance Awards

4. All Judged Awards excluding the Performance Awards

The correct answer is: Everything but the Excellence, Design, and Innovate Awards

When a team does not submit an Engineering Notebook, their eligibility for Judged Awards is limited. The correct understanding is that the Engineering Notebook is a crucial component for a comprehensive assessment of a team's engineering process and design thinking. Awards like the Excellence, Design, and Innovate Awards rely heavily on the submission of this documentation, as they evaluate not just the final product, but also the journey taken to reach that point. The Excellence and Innovate Awards specifically assess the overall quality of the engineering process and innovation, which are substantiated by the details found within the Engineering Notebook. Similarly, the Design Award evaluates the design process that is meticulously documented in the notebook. In contrast, some awards, like Performance Awards, focus on the team's performance during competitions rather than the documentation of their engineering process, allowing teams without an Engineering Notebook to still compete for these specific awards. Therefore, teams that fail to submit an Engineering Notebook can be considered for all awards except for the Excellence, Design, and Innovate Awards. This highlights the importance of documentation in the evaluation of a team's work in the context of many judicious awards.