Development of Jury Evaluation System for Innovation Competitions

Abstract

Innovation competitions play a vital role in encouraging creativity, problem-solving, and entrepreneurship across students, academicians, professionals, and industries. With the increasing shift towards virtual platforms, traditional manual judging methods are becoming less effective and often impractical. Therefore, ensuring fair, consistent, and transparent evaluation of submissions remains a significant challenge, particularly when assessments are made by multiple jurors. This research focuses on the design and development of a digital Jury Evaluation System tailored specifically for innovation competitions. The system provides a structured, criteria-based evaluation framework that allow jurors to assess entries using predefined weighted rubrics. The system was developed using Google Sheets for data storage, with the frontend built using Bootstrap 5.3, Vue 3, and HTML, while the backend was implemented using Google Apps Script. The development followed the Waterfall Model methodology, involving sequential phases: Analysis, Design, Implementation, Testing, Deployment, and Maintenance. As a web-based application, the system incorporates role-based access control, real-time scoring, automated result aggregation, and feedback mechanisms. It streamlines the evaluation workflow, minimizes human error and bias, and enhances the credibility of competition outcomes. The system has been successfully tested across various innovation competitions involving multiple judges and numerous entries. This project offers a scalable and user-friendly solution that can be adopted by educational institutions and other organizations to ensure a transparent and objective judging process in both online and hybrid competition formats.