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Revision as of 17:42, 29 May 2015
This is a page for conveying homework assignments for Practivistas Dominicana Appropriate Technology courses from May 23rd to July 4th, 2015. Assignments are due before class starts on the day denoted below.
Tentative calendar
Week 1 - May 25, 2015
1 - lunes
Topics covered: US and Program introductions, Experiences in country so far, Getting around, Cultural norms, Syllabus design, Paperwork, Schedule, Shirt size, Expectations, Emergency procedures, A little about AT, Group Introductions (uno a uno)
1 - martes
Topics covered: Appropriate Technologies (ppts y paginas), Appropedia
- Assignments due
- Read Mundane Science article and Appropedia pages:
- La Yuca rainwater catchment 2013
- Las Malvinas rainwater catchment system
- Ghetto2Garden solar power
- La Yuca schoolroom renovation
- Las Malvinas botica popular ecoladrillo 2013
- Las Malvinas botica popular hullkrete 2013
- La Yuca rainwater 2014
- La Yuca renewable energy 2014
- Las Malvinas destacamento
- Hullkrete and fiber-crete
- Las Malvinas rainwater 2014
- Las Malvinas rainwater feasibility study 2014
- Las Malvinas community center shade
- Ghetto2Garden renewable energy 2014
- Arroyo Norte sustainable market materials
- Write three sentences, a haiku, or draw a diagram about one of these projects.
- On the same piece of paper, write a paragraph or draw a diagram combining all of these projects.
1 - miércoles
Topics covered: Microhydro and Appropriate Technology
- Assignments due
- read the notes at Jottings on appropriate technology on differing definitions of Appropriate Technology and write a draft of your personal definition.
- Make/update your Appropedia user page
- Add one relevant construction, renewable energy, appropriate technology, or engineering word to Practivistas Dominicana/vocabulary
1 - jueves
Topics covered: Mas AT examples, Microhdyro intro, Las Malvinas Fieldtrip
- Assignments due
- Find and record a photo and location for each of two local example ATs from Santo Domingo in groups of two
- For each of the two topics, answer the following, preferably in Spanish:
- 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.
- For each of the two topics, answer the following, preferably in Spanish:
- Post your AT examples to Practivistas Dominicana/AT Gallery. Wait until after you do your userpage for instructions on how.
1 - viernes
Topics covered: Projects, Microhydro
- Assignments due
- 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.
- Draw a diagram of a basic microhydro system with labels in spanish or english.
1 - sabado
Topics covered: Ghetto2Garden fieldtrip meet at UNIBE at 9am
1 - domingo
Topics covered: Mothers Day
Week 2 - June 1, 2015
2 - lunes
Topics covered: Microhydro, AT
- Assignments due
2 - martes
Topics covered: Microhydro, Community meetings, La Yuca Meeting in the evening ... cancelled meeting
- Assignments due
- Calculate power and inefficiency from the El Limon data:
- Q=110 GPM
- Hdynamic=385 ft
- I=27A
- V=227V
- Calculate total energy delivered (assuming the P we found was the average P) per day
- To town
- per household
- Describe the El Limon system with pictures, diagrams, art, etc. If you work in a team, state so explicitly and make it wonderful.
- 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.
- Optional - do this problem set on unit conversion.
2 - miércoles
Topics covered: Las Malvinas work trip, all afternoon to evening
- Assignments due
- Recalculate Pnet for the MH system from class today, but using 3" pipe
- Qmax=200GPM
- Hstatic=43 ft
- run=280ft
- %take=0.5
- e=0.83
- Calculate Pmax (very easy) and compare to Pnet2.5 (from class) and Pnet3 (from #1)
- Calculate everything about the El Limon system, including:
- Hstatic (working your way backwards)
- e
- Pmax
- Assuming there are just a few of each fitting and no M/F adapters
- Add one word related to Practivistas to Practivistas Dominicana/vocabulary
2 - jueves
Topics covered: Projects, Ghetto2Garden, La Yuca visit at 6pm.
2 - viernes
Topics covered: Project selections, Literature review, More sustainable construction, project selection
- Assignments due
- Goals
- Top 3 project picks
2 - sabado
RESEARCH! Minimum of 6 (it was 8) hours. Due by midnight. Follow this template - Practivistas Dominicana/literature review template. Click edit on that template and then cut and paste into your own page below:
- Arroyo Norte sustainable market materials
- La Yuca rainwater 2014 (we will probably add other pages along the way)
- Las Malvinas Feasibility 2014
- Las Malvinas rainwater 2014
- Las Malvinas community center shade
- Hullkrete and fiber-crete (we may change the name of this completely later, depending on the block you make)
- Las Malvinas destacamento
- Practivistas renewable energy 2014 (we will probably separate this into individual project pages later)
- Ghetto2Garden renewable energy 2014
Introduce the literature review briefly and then use heading and subheadings for topics. This should focus on information… NO PLAGIARISM!
Grading criteria for Literature Review:
- Formatting +1
- Spelling, grammar, etc. (even when this is not explicitly stated as a criteria, it is expected) +2
- Credibility (at least 1 book, 1 peer reviewed journal article, and many credible web references per student) +3
- Thoroughness and relevance (at least 3 very project relevant topics per student) +3
- Extra (e.g. amazing sources, beautiful writing, above and beyond topic coverage, etc.) +1
2 - domingo
- Your community visit in the morning.
- Las Malvinas community meeting at 4pm.
Week 3 - June 8, 2015
3 - lunes
Topics covered: Syllabus, Projects, Community meeting followup, check in, Chindogu
3 - martes
Topics covered: Groups, electricity
- Assignments due
- Create a section before literature review for Opportunity definition aka Problem statement
- Create a subsection for Criteria
==Problem statement== Start your project objective statement in the format, "The objective of this project is to..." ===Criteria=== Include a brief intro to the criteria and then include a table with constraints and weights (0-10 highest). Feel free to use the code from examples, such as [[CCAT pedal powered TV#Evaluation Criteria]].
3 - miércoles
Topics covered: more electricity, microhydro quiz
- Assignments due
- Rock the quiz
3 - jueves
Topics covered: Project work day
- Assignments due
- Add Abstract and background section at top of document. See Practivistas Dominicana/Page template and criteria for more guidance on tentative grading criteria.
==Abstract== <center>''Short abstract describing the project from background to conclusion''</center> ==Background== Describe the background of the project. Make sure to cover who, what, why, when and where…
3 - viernes
Topics covered: Alternative solutions, Timeline, Budget, Thermal mass
- Assignments due
3 - sabado
Project fieldwork day
3 - domingo
Project fieldwork day
Week 4 - June 15, 2015
4 - lunes
Topics covered: Natural building, Earthen Ovens, Frustration and community projects, finding next steps, engaging
- Assignments due
- Solar panel sizing. Design a panel that is 18 V and approximately 20 W using 2.5" x 1" cells.
- Read Electricity basics
- add Budget to Appropedia page. See Help:Table_examples#Cost_Table.
- add timeline to Appropedia page
- minimum requirement: La Yuca schoolroom renovation#Proposed Timeline
- Gantt chart style (this was for just one of that team's projects): La Yuca small scale renewable energy 2012#Timeline
- More of what you want to eventually have: Las Malvinas ecoladrillo schoolroom 2012/Timeline, Las Malvinas botica popular hullkrete 2013#Timeline, Las Malvinas botica popular ecoladrillo 2013#Timeline
4 - martes
Topics covered: Solar sizing
- Assignments due
- Find an error in HowStuffWorks Hydropower (no more than 30 minutes. Bring in on a scrap of paper.)
- Start a electrical energy audit for your house (US, RD, wherever). You will turn this in on Friday.
- For the following questions assume PV panels with 15% efficiency, BOS efficiency of 90%, and that we are building in Arcata:
- A 2kW PV system takes up how much area?
- Calculate the total cost of that 2kW system.
- Calculate the total yearly energy delivered to the house from that 2kW PV system.
- You see a different house with about 300 square feet of solar panels. How much energy are they producing on a daily basis? Does this seem reasonable (why or why not).
- If you have a 100W radio that needs to be running 12 hours per day in Arcata, calculate the size of solar array you will need so that you will have net zero energy for (a) the month of February, (b) the month of July, (c) the year.
4 - miércoles
Topics covered: Field work, finishing solar, starting sustainable construction
4 - jueves
Dia de Corpus Cristi
Project work day all day
PS This was the presentation from when we started the building topic - http://prezi.com/ypv9igvujnba/more-sustainable-construction/
4 - viernes
Topics covered: Solar quiz, next steps
- Assignments due
Home Energy Audit - email to TAs
4 - sabado
Topics covered: Project
Assignments due:
- Project update on Appropedia
4 - domingo
- Beach Day!!!
Week 5 - June 22, 2015
5 - lunes
Topics covered: Construction heat, Appropriate Technology
- Assignments due
- 215 students must use a CAD program such as ACAD (free for students) or Google Sketchup (free and easy to learn)
- Start describing your solution and building process using photos. Use Template:How_to like at How to build Geared-Up From the Feet-Up and Poly Pod Instructions.
- Start storyboarding your video.
- 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.
5 - martes
All day work day.
5 - miércoles
Topics covered: Solar
- Assignments due
- Heat needed to maintain the temperature daily in BTU/day.
- Using the following assumptions:
- Wall: 14 ft2*oF*hr/BTU
- Window: 0.9 ft2*oF*hr/BTU
- Door: 2.3 ft2*oF*hr/BTU
- Roof: 35 ft2*oF*hr/BTU
- Avg Tout: 36 oF
- Avg Tin: 70 oF
- Room: 14' x 20' x 12' (tall)
- 3 Windows: 3' x 2'
- 1 Door: 8' x 3'
Topics covered: Solar lab
- Assignments due
Find:
5 - jueves
All day work day.
5 - viernes
Topics covered: thermal mass, earth ovens
- Assignments due
Week 6 - June 29, 2015
6 - lunes
Topics covered: Presentations, Finishing up, Rainwater
- Assignments due
- Assume your pirate quarters are losing 60,000 BTU/day through poor insulation. Also assume that you want it to be 75 °F inside, average temperature outside is 50 °F, and that your comfortable range is 12 °F. State any other assumptions you make.
- How large would a window need to be to replace all that energy with solar?
- How large would the thermal mass need to be to comfortably absorb and release that heat?
- Appropedia page design, maintenance, etc.
6 - martes
All day work day.
6 - miércoles
Topics covered: Quiz, Presentation and Appropriate Technology - Prepare for Thursday's presentation
- Assignments due
- Practice presentations
- Read Portal:Rainwater harvesting and Basic rainwater collection calculations
6 - jueves
Topics covered:
- Give Lonny your presentation by 1pm
- Family Dinner at UNIBE @2
- Family Ceremony at UNIBE @4
- Presentations at UNIBE @5
- Presentations at Las Malvinas @7:30
- Assignments due
- How much water can a 2000 ft^2 house catch, with a metal roof, in Santo Domingo in an average June?
- Printout of presentation (6 slides per page)
- Digital version of powerpoint
6 - viernes
Topics covered:
- Arroyo Norte @9am
- Final class/quiz @1pm
- Assignments due (all due by Wednesday at midnight PST)
- Final quiz (Please try to finish by Sunday night).
- Final writeup (This is your completed Appropedia page.)
- 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 "Practivistas: YOUR NAME-Peer Evaluation" (replacing the ALLCAPS).
- 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.
- 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.