Lamar State College - Port Arthur

House Bill 2504

Fall 2015 Course Syllabus

PTAC-1302-01 - Intro Process Tech

Faculty Information
SemesterFall 2015
InstructorPowell, James Leland
Phone(409) 984-6344
E-mailpowellj@lamarpa.edu
Department
Business and Technology
Chair:Sheila Guillot
Phone:(409) 984-6381
E-mail:guillsr@lamarpa.edu
Office
Hours:MW- 10:00AM -12:00PM, 4:50 PM-5:50PM/TR-10:00AM-10:25AM, 12:50PM – 1:25PM, F-12:00PM – 2:00PM
Building:Process Technology (PT)
Room:102
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Course Information
Course Number90278
Course Description An introduction overview of the various processing industries.
Course Prerequisites None
Required Textbooks Introduction to Process Technology, CAPT 2006 (ISBN:0-536-17501-2) or CAPT 2010 (ISBN-13: 978-0-13-700414-02010 Edition, Publisher-Pearson. IS
Attendance Policy Research has shown a cause and effect relationship between attendance and college success. Missing a day of lecture can possible cause you to drop a letter grade on tests.

1. Tardiness: Tardiness, for lectures or labs, will result in 2 point per tardy being deducted from your test points total at the end of the semester.

2. Absences: A student with 6 unexcused absences will drop a letter grade. You will drop another letter grade with 9 unexcused absences. NOTE: Excused absences are, (verifiable), a signed doctor’s appointment or hospital release or a death in your immediate family, excluding aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Three points each for the first 5 absences will be deducted from your major test points total at the end of the semester.

3. A student with Perfect attendance will receive 15 bonus points added to your test points total at the end of the semester.
Course Grading Scale  90 - 100 = A     80 - 89 = B     70 - 79 = C     60 - 69 = D     Below 59 = F
Determination of Final Grade Chapter Tests-50%, Quizzes/homework/labs-25% Final Exam-25%

1. You will have 5 Major Tests and a Final Exam in this class. All tests and the exam are taken in class on a specified day. There are "NO MAKEUPS OR RETAKES". If you miss "ONE" Test, your current test average will be given for that test. If you miss more than one test, you will receive a zero for each additional test you miss. If you are involved in Academic Dishonesty, you will NOT be allowed to replace the zero with your current test average. Taking the Final Exam is required to complete the course.

2. Homework must be completed on time, 15 PTS will be deducted each class day late, for two class days. Homework more than 2 class days late will not receive a grade higher than 50. Homework should be hand written.

3. Each time you are caught on your Cell Phone in the classroom or lab, will result in the student having 4 points deducted from their major test points total at the end of the semester.

4. Students that are disruptive in class will be asked to leave and counted absent for the day.
Final Exam Date December 3, 2015 - 8:00 AM
Major Assignments TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

FALL 2015

PTAC        1302 Introduction to Process Technology







Week of:

August        25        Introduction to class.

                27        Chapter 1-Process Technology: An Overview

                

September        1        Chapter 2-Oil and Gas Industry Overview

                3        Chapter 3-Chemical Industry Overview and

                        Chapter 5-Power Generation Industry Overview

        

                7        Holiday – Monday, Sept.7th



                8        Chapter 6-Pulp and Paper Industry Overview

                        Chapter 7-Water and Waste Water Treatment

                10        Exam 1 (Chapters 1,2,3,5,6,&7)



                15        Library Assignment

                17        Library Assignment



                22        Begin Chapter 10-Basic Physics (Key Terms)

                24        Complete Chapter 10-Basic Physics (Questions)



                        Sept. 30th Last Day to drop or withdraw without academic penalty



                29        Begin Chapter 11-Basic Chemistry (Key Terms)                                        

October        1        Complete Chapter 11-Basic Chemistry (Questions)

Review for Exam 2        

                

                6        Exam 2-(Chapters 10 & 11)                

                8        Chapter 12-Safety, Health, Environment and Security

                

                13        Chapter 13-Quality& Chapter 14-Teams                

                15        Exam 3-(Chapters 12, 13 & 14)                        

                        



                20        Chapter 15-Process Drawings

                22        Chapter 16-Piping and Valves



27        Chapter 17-Vessels

October        29        Finish Chapter 17-Vessels/Review for Exam 4





November        3        Exam 4-(Chapters 15, 16 & 17)

                5        Chapter 18-Pumps & Chapter 19-Compressors





                10        Chapter 20-Turbines

                12        Chapter 22-Heat Exchangers



                November 18th Last Day to Drop or Withdraw with academic penalty

                17        Chapter 23-Cooling Towers        

                19        Chapter 25-Boilers/Review for Exam 5

                

                24        Exam 5-(Chapters 18, 19, 20, 22, 23 & 25)/Review for Final Exam



                26        Holiday – Thursday & Friday, Nov. 26&27        



December         1        Lab Activities and Complete Review for Final Exam



                

                3        Final Exam – Thursday Dec. 3rd 8:00 am - 10:30 am



                                Graduation Friday, Dec. 11th
Calendar of Lecture Topics and Major Assignment Due Dates TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

FALL 2015

PTAC        1302 Introduction to Process Technology







Week of:

August        25        Introduction to class.

                27        Chapter 1-Process Technology: An Overview

                

September        1        Chapter 2-Oil and Gas Industry Overview

                3        Chapter 3-Chemical Industry Overview and

                        Chapter 5-Power Generation Industry Overview

        

                7        Holiday – Monday, Sept.7th



                8        Chapter 6-Pulp and Paper Industry Overview

                        Chapter 7-Water and Waste Water Treatment

                10        Exam 1 (Chapters 1,2,3,5,6,&7)



                15        Library Assignment

                17        Library Assignment



                22        Begin Chapter 10-Basic Physics (Key Terms)

                24        Complete Chapter 10-Basic Physics (Questions)



                        Sept. 30th Last Day to drop or withdraw without academic penalty



                29        Begin Chapter 11-Basic Chemistry (Key Terms)                                        

October        1        Complete Chapter 11-Basic Chemistry (Questions)

Review for Exam 2        

                

                6        Exam 2-(Chapters 10 & 11)                

                8        Chapter 12-Safety, Health, Environment and Security

                

                13        Chapter 13-Quality& Chapter 14-Teams                

                15        Exam 3-(Chapters 12, 13 & 14)                        

                        



                20        Chapter 15-Process Drawings

                22        Chapter 16-Piping and Valves



27        Chapter 17-Vessels

October        29        Finish Chapter 17-Vessels/Review for Exam 4





November        3        Exam 4-(Chapters 15, 16 & 17)

                5        Chapter 18-Pumps & Chapter 19-Compressors





                10        Chapter 20-Turbines

                12        Chapter 22-Heat Exchangers



                November 18th Last Day to Drop or Withdraw with academic penalty

                17        Chapter 23-Cooling Towers        

                19        Chapter 25-Boilers/Review for Exam 5

                

                24        Exam 5-(Chapters 18, 19, 20, 22, 23 & 25)/Review for Final Exam



                26        Holiday – Thursday & Friday, Nov. 26&27        



December         1        Lab Activities and Complete Review for Final Exam



                

                3        Final Exam – Thursday Dec. 3rd 8:00 am - 10:30 am



                                Graduation Friday, Dec. 11th
General Education/Core Curriculum Student Learning Outcomes
Communication skills:Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and visual communication.
Critical Thinking Skills:Students will engage in creative and/or innovative thinking, and/or inquiry, analysis, evaluation, synthesis of information, organizing concepts and constructing solutions.
Empirical and Quantitative Skills:Students will demonstrate applications of scientific and mathematical concepts.
Teamwork:Students will demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal and consider different points of view.
Social Responsibility:Students will demonstrate intercultural competency and civic knowledge by engaging effectively in local, regional, national and/or global communities.
Personal Responsibility:Students will demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making.
Program Student Learning Outcomes PSLOs:

1. Use technology to access operator specific documentation and training.



2. Identify specific equipment and operating parameters to meet industry standards.



3. Identify and adjust controls to meet requirements for safe and effective operation.



4. Implement standard safety procedures as required in industry.



5. Demonstrate comprehension of content-area reading material.
Course Student Learning Outcomes CSLOs:

1. Describes the roles, responsibilities, and work environment of a process technician. (PSLO 1); measured by embedded test questions



2. Demonstrate ability to name basic processes. (PSLO 2); measured by embedded test questions



3. Demonstrate ability to identify basic process equipment. (PSLO 2); embedded test questions, class discussion



4. Demonstrate ability to name basic process equipment systems. (PSO 2); embedded test questions, class discussion



5. Describe quality concepts used in process controls in process industries. (PSLO 3); embedded test questions, class discussion



6. Demonstrate ability to identify all main ideas, supporting details, and vocabulary in reading material. Demonstrates a full understanding of the reading. (PSLO 5); embedded test questions, pre- and post-test.
Academic Honesty Academic honesty is expected from all students, and dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Please consult the LSC-PA policies (Section IX, subsection A, in the Faculty Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty.
Facility Policies
  • No food or tobacco products are allowed in the classroom.

  • Only students enrolled in the course are allowed in the classroom, except by special instructor permission.

  • Electronic devices (including but not restricted to cell phones, MP3 players, and laptop computers) shall not be used during examinations unless specifically allowed by the instructor.

  • Use of electronic devices during normal class hours distracts other students, disrupts the class, and wastes valuable time. Instructors have an obligation to reduce such disruptions.

  • Turn your cellphones to vibrate when you enter the classroom.

  • Excessive talking is not allowed in the classroom. Students that cause continued disruptions in class will be asked to leave.

  • Excessive Cell Phone use in the classroom will result in the student being asked to leave class and receive an absence for that day!

Additional Information I will not discuss your grades over the phone or by email. If you want to discuss your grades, you must come to my office, in person.



Homework is to be hand written.





Chemical/Refining Process Technician Skill Standards

Endorsed by NAPTA

Recognized by Texas Skill Standards Board (TSSB)

Key Activities and Statement

Course: PTAC 1302





K9.4        Comply with Company Policies and Procedures
Important Information
ADA Considerations The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the Special Populations Coordinator, Room 231, in the Madison Monroe Building. The phone number is (409) 984-6241.
Copyright Violations Some material in this course may be copyrighted. They may be used only for instructional purposes this semester, by students enrolled in this course. These materials are being used fairly and legally. No one may distribute or share these copyrighted materials in any medium or format with anyone outside this class, including publishing essays with copyrighted material, uploading copyrighted material to Facebook or YouTube, or painting or performing copyrighted material for public display.

Copyright violation is not the same thing as plagiarism. Plagiarism is intellectual dishonesty. Offenses of plagiarism result in lower grades or failing scores, and professors and the college strictly enforce plagiarism rules. There is never any acceptable use of plagiarism. Copyright violation is a legal offense, punishable by large fines and penalties.

Copyrighted material can be used if permission from the material’s creator is obtained, or if its use meets the standards of fair use in an educational setting. For example, a student can quote a line from Shakespeare’s Hamlet in a report without violating copyright but still be guilty of plagiarism if the quotation is not properly documented.

If you are in doubt about what material can be freely used, ask your professor or contact the Dean of Library Services, at (409) 984-6216.
Assessment Statement Assessment is a process by which LSCPA can help you learn better and gauge the level of progress you have made to attain knowledge, skills, beliefs, and values. It also helps your professors understand how to improve teaching and testing methods in your classes, and it helps each department understand and improve degree and certificate programs.

Periodically LSC-PA will collect assessment data for research and reporting purposes, including statistical data and sometimes copies of your work. Be assured that all material the college uses for assessment purposes will be kept confidential. To ensure anonymity, your name will be removed from any material we use for assessment purposes, including video-recorded performances, speeches, and projects.

If you object to allowing LSC-PA to use your material for assessment purposes, submit a letter stating so to your professor by the 12th class day. You will still be required to participate in whatever assessments are being done; we just won’t use your data.

What’s the difference between assessment and grades? The grades you get on papers, projects, speeches, and assignments are specific types of focused assessment. LSC-PA’s assessment efforts include class grades, surveys, standardized tests, and other tools.
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Anyone requesting information about a student should be referred to the Registrar. Instructors will be notified in writing by that Office about what information may be released and to whom.

Please remember that releasing private information about a student, however innocuous it may seem, can be a violation of federal law, with very serious consequences.

Circumstances under which information may be released:

An adult student may submit, to the Registrar, a handwritten, signed note granting permission for release of information. The note must specify what information may be divulged, and it must specify the name of the person to whom the information may be given.

A parent or guardian may be given access to information about a student by providing a copy of a filed tax return that shows that the student was listed as a dependent of that parent or guardian. The tax return must be for last complete tax year. Again, this documentation must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office.

A parent or guardian may be given access to information about a student if the student logs on to My.LamarPA.edu and sends an email to the Registrar granting permission. The email must specify what information may be given and the name of the person to whom it may be given.

Co-enrollment students are protected by the same privacy laws as adult students.

The Registrar’s office is located in the Student Center room 303B, and can be reached at (409) 984-6165.

College-Level Perspectives This course helps add to the students’ overall collegiate experience in the following ways:

  • Establishing broad and multiple perspectives on the individual in relationship to the larger society and world in which s/he lives, and to understand the responsibilities of living in a culturally and ethnically diversified world.

  • Stimulating a capacity to discuss and reflect upon individual, political, economic, and social aspects of life in order to understand ways in which to be a responsible member of society.

  • Developing a capacity to use knowledge of how technology and science affect their lives.

  • Developing personal values for ethical behavior.

  • Developing the ability to make aesthetic judgments.

  • Using logical reasoning in problem solving.

  • Integrating knowledge and understand the interrelationships of the scholarly disciplines.

Degree Plan Evaluation A Degree Plan Evaluation will help you determine which classes you need to complete your program.

  1. Sign in to your my.lamarpa.edu account.

  2. Click on the “My Services” tab.

  3. Click on the “Student” tab.

  4. Click on Student Records.

  5. Click on Degree Evaluation.

  6. Select the term you are planning on registering for (i.e. Summer I, Summer II, Fall, or Spring)

  7. Verify that the Curriculum Information (your MAJOR) is correct

  8. Click on “Generate New Evaluation” at the bottom of the screen.

  9. Click the radio button next to Program

  10. Click on the Generate Request button.

All of the classes that you have taken that apply to your declared major will be listed on the right. If you have a class that still needs to be completed, a “NO” will be listed on the right next to the required class.

HB 2504 This syllabus is part of LSC-PA’s efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504.

Lamar State College - Port Arthur

Mission
Lamar State College - Port Arthur, a member of The Texas State University System, is an open-access, comprehensive public two-year college offering quality and affordable instruction leading to associate degrees and a variety of certificates. The College embraces the premise that education is an ongoing process that enhances career potential, broadens intellectual horizons, and enriches life.

Core Values
  • Shared commitment by faculty, staff and administration to a mission characterized by student learning, diversity, and community involvement

  • General education/core curriculum that develops the values and concepts that allow the student to make a meaningful contribution in the workplace or community

  • Academic and technical programs designed to fulfill our commitment to accommodate students with diverse goals and backgrounds, using a variety of delivery methods, on and off campus

  • Technical education programs that provide for the acquisition of the knowledge, skills and behavior necessary for initial and continued employment

  • Student achievement characterized by attainment of individual goals and measured by successful accomplishments and completion of curriculum

  • Co-curricular opportunities that develop social, financial and civic acuity

Principles
Lamar State College - Port Arthur operates in the belief that all individuals should be:

  • treated with dignity and respect;

  • afforded equal opportunity to acquire a complete educational experience;

  • given an opportunity to discover and develop their special aptitudes and insights; and,

  • provided an opportunity to equip themselves for a fulfilling life and responsible citizenship in a world characterized by change.

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