Setup Guides/Judge Captains

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This page documents the Judge Captains instructional flow in the zFairs setup assistant.

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Overview

Judge Captains have access to additional oversight tools for the category or judge circle they are over. They can also be given access to see Other Judge Scores within their category as well as assign category awards for their category.

To assign someone to be a Judge Captain, have them register as a Judge and then a Staff or Admin user needs to do one of the following:

  • For Regular Judging
  • Navigate to Judging -> Category Chairs / Captains
  • For one or more of the Categories listed, click Add Captain
  • Assign the Captain and Division as appropriate
  • Click Save
  • For Circle Judging
  • Navigate to Judging -> Circle Setup & Management
  • Navigate to Judge Groups
  • Edit or Create a Judging Group
  • Assign the Captain to the First Position in the Judge Group

Assigned Judge Captains will see their menu change to show Judging as a drop down instead of a single click Go to Online Judging. In that drop down they will find the additional tools you have enabled for them to view.

If you are a Judge Captain, you can click the buttons below for further instructions on the additional pages you have access to within zFairs.


Steps

1. Captain Portal

Captain Portal

In the Captain Portal, you can see all of the judges in your designated categories, and you can assign them projects.

To assign projects to a judge:

  • Click the Judging drop-down menu and open Captain Portal
  • Click + Add Assignment
  • Select the Project, Session, and Judge, then click Save

2. Assign Awards

Assign Awards

As a Judge Captain, you will be able to assign awards to projects within the categories you are assigned. Here's how to assign the awards:

  • Click on the Judging drop-down menu and open Assign Awards
  • Use the options on the pop-up box to filter which projects you would like to see
  • Find the project you would like to assign an award to and click on it
  • Select which award you would like to assign to the project


3. Judging Results Reviewer

Judging Results Reviewer

The Judging Results Reviewer will allow you to see the total scores for each of the projects. To view the scores:

  • Click the Judging drop-down menu and open Judging Results Reviewer
  • Click View Results for the round you would like to see the scores for
  • Go to the Projects tab to see the scores for each project, or the Judges tab to see the scores each judge submitted
  • You can use the filter drop-down, project search, or score drop-down to change the projects or the sort order on this page

For an explanation of how each score (Average Score, Adjusted Score, Average Z-Score) is calculated, you can follow this link - Scoring Wiki

4. Virtual Judging Dashboard & Tools

Virtual Judging Dashboard & Tools

On this screen, you can view all of the projects and judges in your assigned categories. Here is a description of what you can find on each tab:

  • Active Users: All users who are currently logged in will show on this tab. You can see their basic information, and the link to their meeting room if your event is virtual.
  • Projects: Every project in your assigned category will show here, with a separate Active Projects section that will show those that are currently logged in.
  • Judges: All judges in your assigned category will show here. Click on their names to log them out of their account, or reload their page.
  • Rounds: View each round in your event, which will show all of the judging assignments, and a status for if the assignment has been completed yet or not.


Related search terms

Judge, Captains, Judge Captains, Leader, Judge Leader, First Judge, Judge Chair, Captians, Judge Captians, Jugde, Jugde Captians

See also