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INTER].IA'J SERVICE
1.
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Chairrnan,Softrare Subco nittee of Conputer Selection Cotnnittee
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IUBLIC SERVTCE/CCNSULTDTG
T R S - 8 0U s e r r s C ] u b o r g a n i z e r
Consultant tol llordel ConPanY
Defialce College
United Motor Sa1es, Inc'
Ottawa Savings and Loa! Association
west ottawa Schools
ottawa Internediate school District
Grand RaPids Christian Schools
Trans_Matic Manufacturing Co'
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OTEER (coulae anal cuEiclrl,ar devel,oFent, lectureship6, senlnars, plesertations
to ltigh 3choo1 stldents, etc.)
Schools'
Inservice plesentations for MaplelroodChristian, Holland Ch:ristian
Holland Public Schools.
LolSfellot{
Presentatlods for Elenentary Science Night, Elenentaly classes at
Presidential
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parents
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i"nofui", Conpute! Fai!; in Grand Rapids, and Christian Educatot's Conference
in Chicago'
in
Conducted classes for Quest and Cateway, both prograns for gifted children
Holland Publi'c Schools.
Publications, 1979
Herbert L. Dershen
Published in 1979
'rconputer Exercises for Elenentary Statistics,r'
COMPRESS,
Inc., Wentworth, NH.
rrA Sulvey of CoDputing in Private Liberal Arts Colleges,', The
Journal of Data
Education,19, 2(Jan., 1979), pp. 7-10.
"Recursive Prograrm[ng in BASIC'i,Personal Conputing, 3, 4(Apri1, 1979),pp. 16-18.
ItA General GanePlaying PLogtan,,' Personal Conputing,
3, 6(June, 1979), pp. 70-75.
rrTowerof Hanoil, Recreational Cornputing,8, 3(Nov-Dec,
1979), pp. 34-35.
Written in 1979
"Conputers in Teaching Mathenatics and Statistics: A State of the Art ReDort,'.
with D. Snith, published by CoNDUIT,to appear,
I'Dirichlet
Regions" subrnitted to Pi Mu Epsilon Journal, not accepted for review.
I'Using Conputer Canes to Challenge Elehentary School Students,r
with J. Whittle,
subnitted to National Educational CornputerConference and rejected; subnitted to
Conputing Teacher.
iRecuf,sive Progranning in BASICi', to appear in Dj.gital Design.
'rA Computer Workshop for glenentary and Secondary Teachers,i
lrith J. hrhittle,
subnitted to 1980 National Educational ConrputeaConference,
rrA Modular Introductory Conputer Science Course,t, subnittle
and rejected.
to SIGCSEConference
'rconputer Problen Solving,l a nodule fox conputea science
instruction,
UMAP.
submitted to
'rlteration and Conputer Problen Solving,'i a nodule for conputeT
science instruction,
subnitted to UMAP.
"Conputer Laboratory Manual for Introductory Statistics,,i
for publication and distribution by CONDUIT.
plus software,
accepted
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} I E M O
DATE;
March 5, 1980
TO:
David l,larker and the Status
FROM:
Sheldon Wettack
SUBJXCT: 1979 Evaluation
Conmittee
of Herb Dershem
DurinS 1979 Herb Dershen has continued to progress in the manner to
which rde have becorne accustomed over the last several years.
I will highliSht
that progress for you in the followinS paragraphs.
TEACHINGEI'Ff,CT]VENESS
DurinS the last year we made an administrative
change in the chairnanship
of mathenatics and computer science and Eltiot
Tanis took over the detailed
adninistrative
responsibilities
for both departnents.
A main idea behind
this nove ira6 to Sive Herb more time to spend with natterB relating to the
teachinS program in computer science.
He has done exactly this durinS the
fall semester and feels quite good about the results.
He pointed out to me
that student evaluations of bis teaching nere higher than ever before.
Since his evaluations have ahrays been hi8h, I feel extremely confortable
with statinS that Herb is clearly one of the better teachers on campus.
SCHOI.ARLY
ACTIVITY
Althouah He(b has a tendency to believe that 1979 lras not as successful
a year for hin iq the area of scholarly activity
as it vras in the area of
teachitrg, I have a strong tendency to disaSree with him. HiF reason for
such a conclusion is that he had several specific papers in nind as goals
at the start of the 1979 year.
However, only one of those papers was
writ.tetr duriD8 1979 and it l,as rejected.
At the same time, horeever, he did
erite six other papers or other topics.
Of tho6e six, four papers were
published and a book lras also published during the year.
Tno other papers
will be published duf,ing 1980, and several others have bee4 subnitted for
publicatior
as can be seen from his laculty Service to Hope College fo-rm.
I believe the net conclusion one can draw from this activity
is that Herb
was certainly not inactive during 1979.
In the area of scholarship he lras also involved in a significantty
nelt
endeavor for ttre College $hich I believe merils special mention. He has
trot pointed it out or his laculty
Service to fiope College form, but he lras
iotimately
irvolved in the preparation of the proposal to NSF which has
aIlo$'ed_us to establish a cooputer science laboralory
at the College.
The
proposaf $as aclually lrriLten by Etliot
Taais but IIe;b,s idvolv;netrt in the
,oeweropmeotot tne proposal vas extrenely va1uab1e. As I have irdicated on
Elfiotrs
evaluation form, I believe that rhe coatributions
i"i tti"
laboratory
!ril1 make over the next several years eiu
"t substantial.
be very
ro rhis gradt activity
llerb cooptered his work or ar
--^_ _Ir_addition
NSF-IoCI Sraot which has allolred llope lo
the nodular approach to
the beSirEiag com?utex scietrce course.
""utft"n
This
cou!6e is aE extrene inprovenent
over what had beea dooe previously
at. the College and llerb is to be conmendeil
for the work involved.
SERVICE
Herb's service durira the pasr year has included providinS a
, . or
areaE
oear
coxoputer science expertise to maoy locaI
Sroups atrd organizatioos
and to the CoIleSe canpus. IIe conLiaues to be drar*,n ufoo
lerson with
kaowledSe to spare in the area of microconputers
"" "
and ie are
fortunate
to have him at the coll-ege for that reason.
"*'tr.r"ry
The workshops
r^,hich
he has conducted for area teachers are a noalel of how the college
can serve
clientele
other than its aormal fu1l-time stualeats.
ST]M}IARY
IE sufinary it is clear in by mitrd that Herb Dershem has had a very
fine year at llope CoLlege in aII three area6 of evaluation and. for this
reaaon, I am reconmendiag a subEtantial Derit iucrease for him.
S$r/kva : DD2f
Self Evaluation and Goals
1979
Herbert L. Dershem
I believe that ny teaching has inploved over the last year because, uith
relief fron chairnan's duties, I have had nore tine to devote to classroom work'
I have been involved in the planning and developnent of two new courses and been
able to work on the inprovenent of existing ones. Student evaluations of tny
teaching has been higher than ever before.
In scholarship, rny year was not as successful. Of the five papers that I
proposed to write in ny goals of last year, only one was r,fritten, and that one
was rejected, However, I did write six papers, although the topics were not
those I proposed a year ago. In addition, four papters and one book of mine weie
published in 1979. I produced tvo nodules for introductory corlrputer science
which are currently being
and a 1ab nanual/software package for statistics
considered for publication.
Service to the conununity has taken the forn of working with 1oca1 school
systems on the use of collputers, Siving presentations to local groups, and
consulting with various Local businesses. In addition, I have taken the leadership
ln the fornation of a 1oca1 cornputer users group which notrrcontains over fifty
Service to the college has been in {ork on
netnbers fron the 1oca1 connunity.
the selection of a new conputer systen.
Goals for 1980
1. I will study the use of rnicroconputers in snall. business and begin consulting
work in this area,
2. I will publish papers on ny current areas of interest and research.
3, I will convert and adapt all aspects of the conputer science progran to the
new Hope College cornPutersysten,
4, I will develop a ne{' introductoxy statistics laboratory using the nicroconputefs.
5, I will seek funding fo! a progran to incxease use of conputers in elenentary
and secondary schools,