The All-Russian School TIM Championship of SPbGASU has ended: on 26 March for its participants, on the 27th – for the jury. The works have been checked, the results have been summed up.
As Denis Nizhegorodtsev, Deputy Director of the SPbGASU Educational Center for Digital Competence, explained, the students solved two problems: creating a digital information model and making up drawings based on it.
"Of course, the level of their work with drawings is lower than with the modeling functionality. Nevertheless, if we consider that the tasks were completed by students in grades eight through eleven, the quality of the work performed can be considered very good. Participants from all regions demonstrated a decent level of proficiency in building information modeling tools. Having received the appropriate professional knowledge in the construction industry, they would be able to successfully complete tasks in real design," Denis Nizhegorodtsev noted.
The winners were Anna Oleynik (8th grade, school No. 564, St Petersburg) and Andrey Artemenkov (10th grade, school No. 26, St Petersburg). The prize winners included Evgeny Alimpiev (11th grade, gymnasium No. 30, Ulyanovsk), Andrey Zyurikov (10th grade, school No. 347, St Petersburg), Aleksandra Kuznetsova (8th grade, school No. 342, St Petersburg), Zlata Goldobina (8th grade, school No. 564, St Petersburg).
Participants about the TIM Championship
Sergey Alshevsky, a pupil at School No. 347 in the Nevsky District of St Petersburg, believes that participation in the TIM-Classes project is good preparation for this Olympiad; in addition, experience helped – Sergey participated for the second time.
"Last year, the tasks seemed easy because all the formulas and calculations were given. This time, I had to calculate the area of the premises myself, including the walls and doors, and that was difficult. But I like participating in these kinds of competitions: it develops skills and prepares me for further activities. True, I haven't decided on a profession yet, but I think I'll go to college or university with the aim of getting a working specialty - where you need to work with your hands, on the road, so as not to sit at the computer," explained Sergey.
In preparation for the TIM Championship, tenth-grader of the Surgut Scientific Lyceum Maria Nikitenko took a preparatory week-long course in Khanty-Mansiysk, where she learned to work in two programs: Renga and QGIS. After that, she continued to prepare independently, including using educational videos.
"There were tasks at the qualifying stage of the TIM Championship that I easily completed. But when I saw the three-dimensional drawings at the final stage, I got scared at first. In about fifteen minutes I figured out the process and realized: you don't need to panic, but just look closely at every detail of the projects and build systematically. I like doing this so much that I plan to enroll in the SPbGASU Faculty of Architecture. For this purpose, I will continue to participate in such competitions in order to seriously immerse myself in the topic," said Maria.
Valery Selivanov, a tenth-grader at School No. 20 in the Nevsky District of St Petersburg, is a participant in the TIM-Classes project, so he contacted his supervisor, an SPbGASU student, to clarify some questions about participating in the TIM Championship. He also completed the university's educational video courses.
"In the TIM class, we also make a project of an individual residential house, but it is much easier there, because you choose the house yourself, build it according to the prescribed requirements and declared parameters. Here I saw a huge drawing, which was quite difficult to navigate. For example, to clarify each criterion, it was necessary to turn over many pages, the task was voluminous. But I am happy, although at first it seemed that I did not have time. It was nice to meet the guys: I came alone and was worried about how I would be in an unfamiliar place with strangers, but I immediately joined the general company of interesting participants from different cities. Most likely, after finishing school, I will choose a technical specialty, but I will think about the profile for now: perhaps it will be innovative technologies," concluded Valery.
Karim Khalitov, an eighth-grade student at the Specialized Educational and Scientific Center "IT Lyceum of Kazan Federal University", admits that two months ago he had not even heard of information modeling technologies. A friend introduced him to this field.
"My friend is keen on architecture, plans to enter SPbGASU, but unfortunately couldn't come. He suggested that I study TIM and take a three-week preparatory course at the Kazan University of Architecture and Civil Engineering. After that, I took part in my first TIM competition among professionals and took third place at the regional stage. The result inspired me to participate in the TIM Championship of SPbGASU. The most difficult moment was reading the drawings. I read such drawings on paper, and their electronic format was unusual for me. I managed to do something, but I tried to do everything. At the same time, reading these drawings and interpreting them into a 3D model is very interesting. The process itself is fascinating!" - shared Karim.
He does not yet plan to connect his future profession with architecture, but he considers participation in the TIM Championship important for self-development and finding his own direction of activity.
