Challenge Overview
CIBC, Deloitte and Tableau are excited to announce the Data VizArt Student Challenge (DVA), a nationwide competition for data visualization, storytelling and analytics, open to undergraduate / graduate students from post-secondary, full-time programs across Canada. Students can participate as part of a team of 2 or 3; all team members must be from the same school, regardless of faculty or program. Teams are limited to a maximum of 3 participants.
Grand Prizes
The prizes for the first and second place winning teams will be cash or cash-equivalent.
2018 Winning Submission
Here’s how it works
Form a Team
Assemble a team of creative and curious people who love a challenge and want to hone their data visualization skills. Assign a Team Captain. Each team must have a minimum of two (2), to a maximum of three (3) participants, including the Team Captain. And remember all team members must be from the same school.
Get Started
Competition opens January 7, 2019! Download Tableau Desktop for Students, open the data sets provided (on January 7, 2019), and start building your viz! A business problem will be provided for each round of the competition. Keep in mind that no additional data should be used to create your visualizations.
Submit
Competition closes January 25, 2019! Have your assigned Team Captain upload your visualization into Tableau Public. The link to your Viz on Tableau Public must be copied into/inserted in your Data VizArt registration & submission form along with the packaged Tableau workbook.
Challenge Timelines
The contest has two rounds: Qualifying and Finals Rounds.
Qualifying Round (January - February 2019)
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Jan. 7, 2019
Announcement of Business Case (Registration Opens at 12:00 p.m. ET)
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Jan. 25, 2019
Deadline for Submission of Visualization (Registration Closes at 8:00 p.m. ET)
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3
Feb. 14, 2019
Announcement of Advancement of Winners
Finals Round (February – March 2019)
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Feb. 15, 2019
Announcement of Business Case for Qualifying Round winners (12:00 p.m. ET)
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Mar. 15, 2019
Deadline for Submission of Visualization for Qualifying Round winners (Submission Closes at 8:00 p.m. ET)
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Mar. 22, 2019
Final Presentation in Toronto, Judging, Winners Announced
