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**[[Earthen building in the tropics]]-Lauren Adabie, Willfredo


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Revision as of 13:09, 8 June 2011

This is a page for conveying homework assignments for HSU Dominicana Appropriate Technology courses from May 30th to July 8th, 2011. Assignments are due before class starts on the day denoted below.

Tentative calendar

Week 1 - May 30, 2011

1 - lunes

Topics covered: Introductions, Syllabus design, Appropriate Technology, ???

1 - miércoles

Topics covered: Microhydro and Appropriate Technology

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 two
    • 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. Select and copy the text below
    2. Click your username (after logging in) in the upper right of Appropedia
    3. Paste the text
    4. Replace Capitalized words with your own
    5. Preview, summarize and save
    6. Add your photo (see this tutorial and/or this screencast for help on how).

Copy the following code

 [[Image:IMAGENAME.JPG|thumb|left|CAPTION TEXT]]

  Nombre: TU NOMBRE
  Teléfono en Santo Domingo: TU TELÉFONO (o tu nivel de estudios, si no quieres compartir publico tu numero)
  Dirección en Santo Domingo: TU DIRECCION (o tu zona, si no quieres compartir publico tu dirección)
 
 ===Intereses en Tecnología Apropiada===
 *INTERES#1
 *INTERES#2
 
 ===Experencia en Tecnología Apropiada===
 *EXPERENCIA#1
 *EXPERENCIA#2
 
 [[Category:HSU Dominicana Program]]

1 - jueves

Topics covered: Microhydro and projects

Assignments due
  1. Read

1 - viernes

Topics covered: Working in the field, Criteria, Literature Review

Assignments due
  1. Find the energy portfolio (power grid mix) for DR and/or Sto Dgo.
  2. Find various energy costs (RD$/kWh) in Sto Dgo.
  3. Caculate Pmax
    • Pmax for 220GPM and 100ft
    • Pmax for 80GPM and 200ft
  4. Find units for K for the 3 other Qs
  5. Optional - do this problem set on unit conversion.

1 - sabado

Topics covered: Microhydro Lab

Assignments due
  1. Microhydro power with 2" pipe and the other givens all the same.
  2. 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.

Week 2 - June 6, 2011

2 - lunes

Topics covered: Microhydro, Community meeting presentation

Assignments due
  • Microhydro lab
  • Microhydro hw not turned in on Saturday

2 - miércoles

Topics covered: Projects, Power and energy

Assignments due

2 - jueves

Topics covered: Project, criteria, electricity

Assignments due
  • Project description
  • Criteria
  • Photo, video or drawing 1 kg, 1 meter, 1 N, 1 joule, 100 W, 1 kWh
  • In your group from yesterday's assignment
    • How many tortillas/time equal 100W
    • A more creative equivalent to 1 kWh

2 - viernes

Topics covered:

Assignments due

Week 3 - June 13, 2011

3 - lunes

Topics covered:

Assignments due

3 - martes

Topics covered:

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3 - miércoles

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3 - jueves

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3 - viernes

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Week 4 - June 20, 2011

4 - lunes

Topics covered:

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4 - martes

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4 - miércoles

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4 - jueves

Topics covered: Appropriate Technology

Assignments due

4 - viernes

Topics covered:

Assignments due

Week 5 - June 27, 2011

5 - lunes

Topics covered:

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5 - martes

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5 - miércoles

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5 - jueves

Topics covered:

Assignments due
  • Final project - visual inspection

5 - viernes

Topics covered:

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Week 6 - July 4th, 2011

6 - lunes

Topics covered:

Assignments due
  • Final project check today or yesterday

6 - martes

Topics covered:

Assignments due

6 - miércoles

Topics covered:

Assignments due
  • Practice presentation

6 - jueves

Topics covered:

Assignments due
  • Printout of presentation (6 slides per page)
  • Digital version of powerpoint
  • Final presentation - 6pm to 8pm

6 - viernes

Topics covered:

Assignments due
  • Final writeup
  • Final peer evaluation
    • Please grade yourself and your teammates on your project.
    • Make one 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, before midnight, with the subject "Engr305: YOUR NAME-Peer Evaluation" (replacing the ALLCAPS).
  • Final video
    • 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
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