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PAGE 19 - PLAINDEALER-FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1976 MCC Electronics Program I aty Hall Notes I ZZl Ctuitanfc onrnllpH in ulon. ' snprifirallv uariprf (ho hranHc DfOEram Or the tWO-Veaf mOfe I Students enrolled in elec­ tronics courses at McHenry County college are able to attend class on any one of four afternoons or four evenings each week. The unique scheduling for the nine electronics courses offered this Spring is designed to make it easier for men and women who are employed full time to participate in the program. But the unusual structure for the courses--which includes eliminating lectures and letting each student proceed at his-her own pace -is also partly a reflection of MCC instructor Edward Meyer's own unique ideas about education. He doesn't believe students benefit as much from lectures as they do from actual ex­ periences with electronic problems. "In a lecture you anticipate problems and explain them away," explains Meyer, "the student only sees the correct approach. As a student you don't know what to ask because you don't know what you don't know. And besides, I never guess right which problems a student will have in the laboratory." In the MCC electronics program students conduct a series of experiments, proceeding from one to the next only aiter they have mastered the ideas in the earlier ex­ periments. Each series of experiments starts with the student listening to a taped presentation. But the tape is merely an explanation for why various parts of the experiment are done, not a lengthy lecture. "In a laboratory experiment, if a student runs into a problem he has feedback right away- when he needs it. I encourage problems so a student can see what is not right as well as what is right," said Meyer. The students work with commercial test equipment in the college's laboratory. Meyer specifically varied the brands so that many manufacturer's equipment will be familiar to MCC electronics students. Meyer also encourages students to research answers to their laboratory problems. "On the job you can't turn around and ask the teacher...and you won't be satisfied performing rote operations if you don't understand what you are doing," Meyer said. On any evening students working with the $85,000 worth of equipment in the MCC laboratory could be enrolled in any or all of nine different courses. Meyer said it sometimes is difficult to switch from answering specific questions for an advanced student to helping a beginner with simple problems, but he appears to thrive on the variety. Before becoming an in­ structor, Meyer was a radar electronics technician in the Marine corps, an electronics ioreman for the Brown Manufacturing Division of Apeco corporation in Wood­ stock and a telephone exchange and power engineer for the General Telephone Co. He worked on the electronics that controlled the Apollo moon shots as a quality assurance supervisor for the Aerospace division of General Time in Wheeling. Meyer also taught electronics at the DeVry In­ stitute of Technology in Chicago before coming to MCC/ four years ago. The other electronics in­ structor at MCC, Henry Hegner, works with students in the evenings along with Meyer. He is employed as a research engineer for the General American Transportation Corp. in Niles. Electronics courses at MCC can be taken either individually by persons interested in one specific area, as part of a one- year "electronics only" program or the two-year more general program to receive an associate in Applied Science degree. There are seventy-two students currently enrolled in the Varied courses under the electronics program. "The Chicago metropolitan area has more jobs in the electronics field than anywhere else ij^the nation," Meyer said. "Electronics technicians work with radios and televisions, computers, industrial elec­ tronics systems, aircraft operating and landing equip­ ment, medical diagnostic machines, home appliances, automotive diagnostic equipment, air pollution testing equipment, communications systems and the aerospace program as well as in other fields." Electronics also offers employment on a variety of levels. The work can be as simple as usiBg a meter to test voltage a£ manufacrured items pass on an assembly line or as complex as that of an industrial troubleshooter or an engineer running an outerspace ex­ ploration. "It's a science, not a trade," continued Meyer. "You need the intelligence of an engineer and the dexterity of a craft­ sman. It is your mob to take an abstract idea and 'make it fly'. To work in electronics you need self-sufficiency, self- motivation and the ability to allocate your own time." While two area high schools, Crystal Lake and Huntley, offei electronics at the high school level, Meyer explained the high school course is not required to take the courses at MCC. Students best prepared for the electronics program are those who have had mathematics and science courses in high school and who can express them­ selves well in writing. Joy and peace in the new year Elgin and Crystal Lake With the city election scheduled for April 19, and the first day to file nominating petitions Jan. 10, people are picking up nominating petitions at the city clerk's office. One alderman from each of the city's four wards will be elected at. the upcoming election along with a mayor, city clerk and city treasurer. The first day tjp file nomination papers for any of the above offices is Jan. 10 and the last day is Feb. 14, 1977. City officials whose terms expire in April are Mayor Joseph Stanek, City Clerk Barbara Gilpin, City Treasurer William Brda and the following aldermen: Ward 1 - Jack Pepping; Ward 2 - Edward Datz; Ward 3 - James Wegener and Ward 4 - La Verne Hromec. Nominating petitions for candidates are available from the city clerk's office along with other election information. Lakeland Park residents and other people utilizing city sewer service only are reminded that their sewer bills were due Dec. 22. A 10 percent penalty charge has now been added to all bills. » As an accommodation to the public, anyone transacting business at the municiapl building, either at the city Clerk's office, superintendent of Public Works' office or the police department, may park in front of the building for short periods of time at the yellow curb. * * * * A good neighbor knows how to live andletothers alone. Witnesses For Convention Jehovah's Witnesses in the Woodstock-McHenry area are completing arrangements to attend their semi-ahnual cir­ cuit assembly Dec. 25 and 26 at Janesville, Wi., according to William Young, presiding* overseer of" the local congregation. According to Young, the theme for the gathering will be, "Rendering .Scared Service with Your Power of Reason' ", based on Romans 12:1 ,2 . "Since we view service, including our house-to-housd visits, as an essential part of our worship." Young said, "we are looking forward to the practical assistance we will receive at the assembly". Some seventy persons from the local congregation are expected to attend the two-day meet to hear talks and view skits and demonstrations on a wide range of subjects - from those designed for personal assistance such as "How to Study and Remember", "Christian Youths Honor Their Father and Mother", and "Keep Conquering Evil with Good", to others designed to assist in the field, including "Reasoning on the Word of God", and "Showing Concern for People by Increased Field Activity". Principal speaker for the event will be John M. Yasko, district overseer, currently serving portions of several midwestern states. Among his several appearances on the program. Yasko will oversee a model Theocratic school session Saturday morning. Yakso's main assembly address, advertised for Sun­ day. Dec. 26, at 2 p.m., "Keep Seeking God's Kingdom", is especially designed for the public, according to Young. 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