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This is a page for conveying homework assignments for HSU Dominicana Appropriate Technology courses from May 28th to July 7th, 2012. Assignments are due before class starts on the day denoted below.

Tentative calendar

Week 1 - May 28, 2012

1 - lunes

Topics covered: US and Program introductions, Experiences in country so far, Getting around, Cultural norms, Syllabus design, Paperwork, A little about AT

1 - martes

Topics covered: Group Introductions (uno a uno), Appropriate Technologies (ppts y paginas), Appropedia

1 - miércoles

Topics covered: Microhydro and Appropriate Technology

Assignments due

1. Read
   • Microhydro power
   • http://www.microhydropower.net/ - Check out their case studies (under the resources pull down window). Avoid their theory sections.
   • http://www.homepower.com/basics/hydro/ - Great basics of microhydro from Home Power magazine.

1 - jueves

Topics covered: Microhydro and projects

Assignments due

1. read the notes at Jottings on appropriate technology on differing definitions of Appropriate Technology.
2. Find and record a photo and location for each of two local example ATs from Santo Domingo in groups of four
   • For each of the two topics, answer the following, preferably in Spanish, on a piece of paper:
     • Brief description such as type and application.
     • Location (address or coordinates)
     • Justification as Appropriate Technology based on a definition of AT.
     • Issues with its appropriateness based on a definition of AT.
     • Notes, such as phone number, if applicable.
3. Post your AT examples to HSU Dominicana/AT Gallery. You might want to wait until after you do your userpage for more instructions on how.
4. Start Appropedia user page

1 - viernes

Topics covered: Working in the field

1 - sabado

Topics covered: Microhydro Lab

Assignments due

1. Find units for K for the 3 other Qs
2. Microhydro power with 2" pipe and the other givens all the same.

Week 2 - June 4, 2012

2 - lunes

Topics covered: Microhydro, Solar

Assignments due

1. Microhydro lab
2. Microhydro hw not turned in on Saturday
3. Read http://sgp.undp.org/download/SGP_DominicanRepublic2.pdf, http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/technology/2010/8/11/36616/Jarabacoa-village-gets-two-micro-hydroelectric-stations and HSU Chiapas micro hydro feasibility study.
4. Optional - do this problem set on unit conversion. 

2 - martes

Topics covered: Community meetings, Solar, Power and energy

Assignments due

1. Optional - do this problem set on unit conversion.

2 - miércoles

Topics covered: Projects, Criteria, Literature Review

Assignments due

1. Find an error in HowStuffWorks Hydropower (no more than 30 minutes. Bring in on a scrap of paper.)
2. Join the HSU Dominicana Facebook group at http://on.fb.me/HSUdom (very short)
3. Your research page. Post your name and your link here: (long)

• • PAGENAME - Team member names

2 - jueves

Topics covered: Community visit instead of class

2 - viernes

Topics covered: Criteria, Solar

Assignments due

• Read Electricity basics

2 - sabado

Topics covered: Solar lab

Assignments due

Week 3 - June 11, 2012

3 - lunes

Topics covered: Literature Review, Criteria, Communication

Assignments due

3 - martes

Topics covered: Microhydro quiz, Field work

3 - miércoles

Topics covered: Problem definition, Rainwater

3 - jueves

Topics covered: Rainwater

Assignments due

1. Answer the following on a piece of paper:
   • A 0.5 m^2 panel is producing 50W, what is the efficiency of the panel?
   • For a 14% efficient panel how much space would you need to generate 800W?
   • If you need 6 kWh/day, how large of a solar array will you need to install given 18% efficient panels and 5.5 hours of full sun per day?
2. Post at least one useful link per team and one vocabulary word related to appropriate technology per person at HSU_Dominicana/shared_resources.

3 - viernes

Topics covered:

Assignments due

1. Team project page with:
   • Opportunity definition or Objective
   • Criteria
   • Research (at least 6 hours per team member)

3 - sabado

Topics covered: Project fieldwork

Assignments due

• 215ers only Edited Appropage and Literature Review

Week 4 - June 18, 2012

4 - lunes

Topics covered: Natural building, project leadership

Assignments due

4 - martes

Topics covered: Project time

4 - miércoles

Topics covered: Natural building, timeline and quiz

4 - jueves

Topics covered: Projects and natural building

Assignments due

1. Add one more local example of appropriate technology to HSU_Dominicana/AT_Gallery. Please make sure to: 
   • follow the gallery format 
   • add your photo to the corresponding category of AT
   • try to add an image of something that hasn't been added yet
2. Add a timeline to your project page (one per team).

4 - viernes

Topics covered: Solar

4 - sabado

Topics covered: Project

Assignments due:

• Project update on Appropedia

Week 5 - June 25, 2012

5 - lunes

Topics covered: Appropriate Technology

Assignments due

• Add a timeline to your project page.
• Start describing your solution and building process using photos. Consider using Template:How_to like at How to build Geared-Up From the Feet-Up and Poly Pod Instructions.
• Read http://rael.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/old-site-files/1997/Kammen-Dove-Mundane-Science-1997.pdf
• Make sure that you have added at least one useful link per team and one vocabulary word related to appropriate technology per person at HSU_Dominicana/shared_resources (some of you did this last week).

5 - martes

Topics covered:

Assignments due

5 - miércoles

Topics covered: Natural building, projects

Assignments due

Find:

1. Heat needed to maintain the temperature daily.
2. Estimated solar insolation.

• Using the following assumptions:
  • Wall: 13.689 ft^2*^oF*hr/BTU
  • Window: 0.88 ft^2*^oF*hr/BTU
  • Door: 2.3 ft^2*^oF*hr/BTU
  • Avg T_out: 35 ^oF
  • Avg T_in: 70 ^oF
  • Wall: 12' x 20'
  • Window: 3' x 2'
  • Door: 8' x 3'

5 - jueves

Topics covered: Project work

Assignments due

5 - viernes

Topics covered: Earthen ovens

Assignments due

Week 6 - July 2, 2012

6 - lunes

Topics covered: Presentations

Assignments due

• Appropedia page design

6 - martes

Topics covered:

Assignments due

6 - miércoles

Topics covered: Presentation and Appropriate Technology - DISCUSS CLASS THURSDAY NIGHT

Assignments due

• Practice presentations

6 - jueves

Topics covered:

Assignments due

• Printout of presentation (6 slides per page)
• Digital version of powerpoint

6 - viernes

Topics covered: Final quiz, Final Presentation at 2pm, Family get together afterwards

Assignments due by Saturday, July 7th, Midnight PST

1. Final writeup
   • This is your completed Appropedia page.
2. Final peer evaluation
   • Please grade yourself and your teammates on your project.
   • Make one short paragraph for each person (including yourself). State the letter grade deserved and be thorough on your justification. Your final project grades are affected by this peer evaluation.
   • Please also include any program/project feedback that you are comfortable with me sharing openly.
   • Email it to me, with the subject "Engr305: YOUR NAME-Peer Evaluation" (replacing the ALLCAPS).
3. Final video
   • As discussed, a short (1 to 5 minutes) video that is some combination of inspirational and instructional (how to make and or maintain). You can pick the combination that suits your project best, or make separate shorter videos for each.
   • On windows try the built-in Movie Maker, or the free and simple FreeMake, or the free and complex/full featured Handbrake.
4. Thank you notes
   • You do not need to turn these in to me. If you have emails of people you would like to thank, please do so before Saturday 7/7th.
5. Final quiz
   • This is in your email. Please email it back to me.