JANUARY
1, 1998throughDECEMBER
31,1998
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TEACHING
ANDADVISING:
1. CoursesTaughtand Enrollment
(AttachreportfromRegistralsOffice)
Nore
B.
2. Supplementary
Notes
SCHOLABLY
ANDPBOFESSIONAL
ACTIVITY
cholarlvWorkand/orGeneralProf sionalDevelopment
(including
paperspresented,
publications,
psrformances,
recitals,
exhibitions,
and
workin progress)
1.
Revieftred 3 papers fot SIGCSE Conference
and 4 textbaak
rranusc.r]DEs.
Presented a taTk to stude.nts at AJma CoTTege
Subnitted
Obiect visuafizer
software
to VisuaTizatian
Resource Center
f^f .^m^tt1-^, e-iance Education,
a refeteed
repositorv
Externaf
visiting
reviewet
af Computer ,Scjence at three institutians
CounciJor for CounciJ on Undergraduate Research (CUR)
',,Java Cfass VisuPresentations
at SIGCSE Conference,
Feb. in Atlanta:
afizatian
far Teaching Abject-Oriented
Cancepts" with James Vand.erhyde and "TooJ.s for web-based Sorting Anjnation"
with peter
BrurEnund,
Mentber,
Confetence
CoNnittee,
Midwest
SmajJ Coffeqe ComDutinc, Conference, Speakers chair,
1998, 1999.
GrantProposalsSubmitted(if funded,specifyamountand date/periodof
the grant)
NSF-REU, "Computer ,gcjence Researc.h E@erience
for Undergraduates, "
2.
$146,700,
funded
C. INTERNAL
SERVICE
1.
Involvement
with StudentsOutsidethe Classroom.e.9..Directinga Plav.
Recitals.Coaching.or Soonsoringa Club (Listactivityand numberof
Facufty adiiior',
Alpha Kdijpa pi li2 sLi:dbnts)
Facuity advisor, ACMStudent Chapter, Fa-l-Zse..nester (25 students)
projects
thtee suntt er undergraduate
research
and fout: acaprajects
demic yeat undergraduate
research
ptogtam
Facufty
feader
for Technos Internation
to Japan, May, 1998
Coach, progranrning
Rose-Huiman
team,
SmaLl Colfege prograruning
ConXest
Sq)ervised
FacultyServiceto HopeCollege- page2
Hetbez:t
Name:
L.
Detshem
2.
(List)
Assignments
Chair, Computer Science Department
Menber, Status Conmittee, Spring Senester
Department Assignments: Admissions Tiaison,
sess4ert t coordinator
newsfetter
editor,
as_
OTHER(e.9.,publicservice,
consulting,
curricular/course
development,
lectures,
seminars,
andpresentations
to highschoolstudents
or churchgroups)
Member, young Life Regionaf Cownittee
Co-taught d-lasse,g o.n ,Judaism & Christianity
and New Testament at
Chz:is t Memoriai Church
Pastoraf Care E7der, Christ MenoriaT Church
Faculty zepresentative
on Admissions trip to Afbany-Rochester,
New
York areas
E.
Whichol youraccomplishments
or activities
of thepastyeardoyouconsider
mostnoteworthy?
The presentation
of two papers at the SIGCSE Conference. ?hese papers wete presentation
of work done with students and the
students were co-presentets, Both the resujtE and the students presenlacion skilLs drew rave reviews,
Afso notewotthy was the writing of a chapter of the Computind T'hroudh
Graphics textbook.
Further ysrogress wouJ-d have been made
had I been abJe to catry out ny sabbaticaj in the FaJJ.
F.
CHAIRPERSON'SSUMMARYEVALUATION
UNSATISFACTORY
FAIR
GOOD
SUPERIOR
OUTSTANDING
(Onthiscontinuum,
the chalrperson
shouldplacethe lettersTA forTeachingandAdvising,SP for
Scholadyand Professional
Activity,andSE lor S€rvice,at whateverpointshe/heconsidersappropriate.)
HerbertL. Dershem
Self-Evaluation
1998
L Teaching
My teachingincludedthefirstofferingof a newcourse,CSCI295,kogram DesignandMethodology.It alsoincludedcompletercvisionsofCSCI225andCSCI286to incorporate
theuseofthe
Javaprogramminglanguage.The summarybelow includesthe categodesof evaluationthat I feel
aremost 1mpofianl.
Preparation Enthusiasm
Spring
1998
Fall
1998
cscl 225 3.96
cscl 295 3.88
cscI488 4.00
cscl 225
3.89
cscI286 3.95
Total
3,93
Personal
Interest
Overall
N
3.96
3,89
3.90
l6
3.97
3.88
3.86
21
4,00
3.92
3.95
l3
3.91
3.84
3.86
3.99
3.78
3.84
20
3.9',7
3.86
3.88
84
II. Scholarship
Scholarshipin 1998consistedof summe!researchwith 3 students,the presentationof two refereedpapersat the major nationalComputerScienceconference,the receiptandadministrationof
andbeginanNSFproposal,seNingon theplanningcommitteefor a majorregionalconference,
ningwork on a textbook.This wasa veryproductiveyearasfar asscholarship
is concerned.
III. Service
My servicewasdevotedto the dutiesof departmentchair andStatusCommittee.This included
andactivitiesthatI hostedfor DrosDective
students.
morethan36 sessions
Review of Goals for 1998
l. Submit a revisedproposalto the NSF-CCDprogran for curiculum project using clabroom.
This wasdone,but theproposalwaswritten by Mike Jipping.
2. Successfullyinitiate new phaseof REU summerresearch,integratingfaculty from neighboring
institutions.
This wassuccessfullycompleted.This summerwe includedProfessorAlyce Bradyfrom l(alamazoo CoIIegein our pmgram and two studentsfrom Kalamazooas well.