|0X`mputer students from Lipscomb University placed first in the southeast region programming contest held by the Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges at Georgia Perimeter College, Dunwoody, Ga., Nov. 8.
A second team of programming students placed seventh in the contest, and two other Lipscomb students took first place in the web design competition, said Jon Fouss, instructor in computer science.
The programming contest required students to write computer programs to solve as many of six presented problems as possible in a three-hour period. The team that solves the most problems with the fewest penalty points wins. Completing problems as rapidly as possible also affects the outcome, Fouss said.
Both Lipscomb teams solved all six problems, he said.
For the web contest, teams are given information regarding next year's CCSC conference and are given two weeks to design a website promoting the conference. Submissions are judged on presentation, design/layout, navigation/interactivity, and technical features, Fouss said.
The Lipscomb teams competed in a field of 30 teams from 24 universities and colleges, Fouss said.
The winning programming team included Bryan Bates, a junior computer science major from Tullahoma, Tenn.; Cole Beck, senior, computer science, Watertown, Tenn.; Will Gray, senior, mathematics, Antioch, Tenn., and Nate Sylvester, senior, computer science, Finksburg, Md.
The seventh-place team included Matt Palmer, senior, computer science, Tulsa; Zahangir Jeweel, sophomore, computer science, Nashville; Ben Ness, sophomore, engineering mechanics, Brentwood, Tenn.; and Joe Zachary, junior, information systems, Katy, Texas.
Palmer and Jeremy Howard, junior, information systems, Old Hickory, Tenn., comprised the winning web design team.
Fouss and Becky Tallon, assistant professor of physics and engineering science, were the teams' faculty sponsors.