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NAME
Herbert
L.
Dershem
A, TEACHING
ANDADVISING:
Taught
andEnrollment
1. Courses
(Attachreportfrom Registrar's
Office)
Notes
2. Supplementary
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Workand/orGeneralProfessional
Scholarlv
performances,
paperspresented,publications,
recitals,exhibitions,
and
progress)
work in
Rewietred 3 papers for NE3C 20a1, 1 pape! tor SIGCSE2042 and 1 textlraok nanuscfipt .
Coardinator af Cansultinq for Math/CS Division of CounciT far Undergraduate
Research.
chair of Midwest SnalT CaTlege Conputing Canference 2401, Speaker Chair 2402.
Revised 15 chapters for textboak nam)script,
PrpgEamtillS-Jatslase€i-ffand Strpctures. 3rd Edition.
candidacy far GrinneTf caTfege
ExternaT reviewer of terure and pranation
External Reviewer, Canputer science Departnent, Mary t'lashington College.
PaneljsL, NSF Research Experrences ta! Undergt:aduaEespanel , Decenber, 20Al
Associate FacuTty far three courses, unjted Stace,s Apen University.
uernber at Advisory Conmittee fo! Cornputing, United States open universiEy.
Uentrer of Workshop Revietr Coinnjttee ta! the SIGCSE 2a02 Canterence.
2.
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of
Submitted
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C. INTERNAL
SERVICE
1.
e.9..Directing
a Plav.
withStudents
OutsidetheClassroom.
Involvement
(List
number
of
or Sponsoring
a Club
activityand
Recitals.
Coaching.
engagedwithyou in thisactivity)
students
sJpe r'rsed tive acaden c /ed! undelgladuate
SunjxJer Research Progru
Djrectar
resear.n
prole.Ls
FacultyServiceto HopeCollege- page2 Name:
Herbert
L.
Dershem
2.
(List)
Assignments
Chair, Conpute! Science Department
Department Assi gflnerts : Ad,nissiors I i a i s an, newsf e t t e! ed i tor.
Menber, ATunni Board to! Distlnsujshed
Almi
20A2.
D.
OTHER(e.9.,publicservice,consulting,
curricular/course
development,
lectures,
seminars,
andpresentations
to highschoolstudents
or churchgroups)
Pastoraf
E,
Care Eider,
Christ
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Chvrch
Whichof youraccomplishments
or activities
ol thepastyeardo youconsider
mostnoteworthv?
projectwasthe mostnotewofthy,
Thesucceisol thesummerresearch
Onestudentwho
workedundelny directionhasalreadywona bestpapetpresentation
at a rcglonalcontercnce
andhada papetthatsheco-wrotewithmeacceptedforpublicationanduesentatlonat a Na onalConfercnce,
F,
CHAIRPERSON'SSUMMARYEVALUATION
UNSATISFACTORY
FAIR
GOOD
SUPERIOR
OUTSTANDING
(Onthjscontinuum,
the chaipersonshouldplacethe lettersTA for TeachingandAdvising,SP fof
Activity,andSE for Servics,at whateverpointshe,heconsidersappropriate.)
Scholarlyand Professional
HerbertL. Dershem
Self-Evaluation
2001
I. Teaching
The CSCI 250,DiscrcteSfuctwes couse wasofferedfor the fiIst time. It was a successfuloffering with a largeenrollment.Severalnewapproaches
wereusedin thatclassandI planto refine
themin the Spring 2002semesterPerhapsthe mostnoteworthyof my teachingdoesnot even
appearon my loadreport.It wastheCSCI3211323
courseon ApplicationsProgramming.
I organized a coursedesignteamof four expertsfrom local industry andmet with them thrcughoutthe
Springsemester,
A coursedesignandteachingstrategywastheresult.I thenhhedtwo of these
expertsto serveasthefacultyof thecouGeandI paficipatedasa coordinator,
attendingevery
classsessionandhandlingstudentquestions
throughout
the week.
Preparation Enthusiasm
Perconal
Interost
Overall
N
cscl 225
Spdng2001 cscl 250
cscl 470
3.94
3.92
3.82
3.',l6
3.90
3.93
3.',76
3.11
3.88
3.94
4.00
3;76
5
cscl 225
3.89
3.95
3.92
3,'77
1l
cscl231
cscl 481
3.94
3.99
3.86
3.78
26
3.95
3.88
3.95
3,95
13
Total
3.92
3.94
3.85
3.1',7
104
Fall 2001
t1
II. Scholarship
Schola$hipin 2001consisted
of a verysuccessful
summgrrgsgarch
Fogram, rgvising16chapters for a new edition of a textbook,chairing a major conferenceplanningcommittee,consulting
with andteachingfor theUnited StatesOpenUnive$ity, andseryingon an NSF panel.This wasa
productiveyear asfar asscholanhipis concemed.
IIL SerYice
My servicewasdevotedto the dutiesof departmentchair This includedmore than 20 sessions
andactivitiesthat I hostedfor prospectivestudents.It alsoincludedmajor efforts at recruitingfaculty dudng the entire year.
Reviewof Goalsfor 2001
I . Resubmitproposalto theNSF-CCLI progmmfor futher developmentanddisseminationof my
softwarevisualizationwork.
I changeddirectionmid-courseon this and decided.to mentorRyanMcFall in the writing of his
proposalrather than re\)isifigmine..
2. Successfullyconductsummerrcsearchprcgramandprcpareresultsof work for dissemination.
This wosa 1'erysuccessfulprogram, Wehavealreadyseentwo studentsfrom theprogram win
will surelyfollow in
awardsand.threeha',tehadpapersacceptedfor publication. More successes
thecomingmonths,
3. Completethewdting of theThird Editionof @.
Again, emphasisshijledfrcm this prcject 'lith Mike Jirying's emphasison a ewprcject.
in distanceeducationby takingon additionalresponsi4. Increase
my knowledgeandexperience
bilitieswith thoUnitcdStatesOpenUniversity.
I havecontinuedto gain experiencein this area and, thoughofferednew rcsponsibilitiesthis yeo,
I tumed themdown to devotetime to other Drciects.
Goalsfor 2002
l_/_
rescarchfor womenin coml. Resubmitprcposalto the NSF-PCEFogram to flrd undergraduate
puterscience.
This is a multiinstitutionalproject.
2. Successfully
conductsummer&searchprogramandprepareresultsof work for dissemination.
3. work with mathematicsandengineeringto submita proposalto NSF for scholarshipsfor
minority students.
4. Continueto incrcasemy experiencein distanceloamingthough my involvementwith the
UnitedStatesOpenUniversity.
February 1, 2002
Evaluation
for Herb Dershem, Chair,
Computer Science
Herb has had another successful year, both as a chairperson,
At the national
levef Herb continues his
teacher and scholar.
a
consulcant
to
both
other
instituti-ons
and federal
activitie€
aE
aE a workehop
agencies and he haE been honored by __guru,
being inviced
leader, conference chai.r alrd general
on nunerous occasiong
past year.
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He hag alEo been actively
revising
over this
for upcoming publication.
Within
the
chapterE of a textbook
ho a strong
department i{brb continues to provide strong leadership
this
leaderehip
hae
extended
in
a
myriad
of ways
departnent and
institutional
leaderghip
aE
welI.
Add
to
all of
into divigional
and
this thac Herb ie a €uperb teacher and it is a job very well done
indeed !
T S C S E
unEaEiefactory
fair
good
EUpertor
outstandin-[-