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, community visit

2 - viernes

Topics covered: Criteria, Electricity

2 - sabado

Topics covered: Electricity

Assignments due

Week 3 - June 13, 2011

3 - lunes

Topics covered: Microhydro quiz, Electricity lab, Communication

Assignments due
  1. Team project page with:
    • Opportunity definition or Objective
    • Criteria
    • Research (at least 6 hours per team member)
  2. Individual electricity assignments
    • Both sets of pages

3 - martes

Topics covered:

Assignments due

3 - miércoles

Topics covered:

Assignments due

3 - jueves

Topics covered:

Assignments due

3 - viernes

Topics covered: electricity lab, photovoltaics

Assignments due

3 - sabado

Topics covered: Photovoltaics, project fieldwork

Assignments due
  • Design and draw a PV module to meet the following specifications: 18 V, ~20 W, Use 2.5" x 1" cells.

Week 4 - June 20, 2011

4 - lunes

Topics covered: Solar insolation and efficiency, http://350.org, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dtQOuDAHXQ, project leadership

Assignments due

4 - martes

Topics covered: Project time

4 - miércoles

Topics covered: Solar photovoltaics

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. 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?
  3. Add a timeline to your project page (one per team).

4 - jueves

Topics covered: Projects

4 - viernes

Topics covered: Solar

4 - sabado

Topics covered: Project

Assignments due:

  • Project update on Appropedia

Week 5 - June 27, 2011

5 - lunes

Topics covered: Appropriate Technology

Assignments due

5 - martes

Topics covered:

Assignments due

5 - miércoles

Topics covered: Natural building, projects

Assignments due

5 - jueves

Topics covered:

Assignments due
  • Final project - visual inspection

5 - viernes

Topics covered:

Assignments due

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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