Fall 2019 Course Syllabus Course: PTAC-1302- Section: 50 Introduction to Process Technology

Instructor Information
Instructor	Thomas Janise
E-mail	janiseth@lamarpa.edu
Phone	(409) 984-6391
Office	Location: UITC - Room: 201 C Hours: upon email or cell phone request
Department	Business and Industrial Technology Chair: Sheila Guillot E-mail: guillsr@lamarpa.edu Phone: (409) 984-6381 If you have a grievance, complaint, or concern about this course that has not been resolved through discussion with the Instructor, please consult the Department Chair.
Course Information
Description	An introduction overview of the processing industries.
Prerequisites	None
Learning Outcomes
Core Objectives
Program Student Learning Outcomes
Textbooks	Pearson - Introduction to Process Technology - 2nd Edition ISBN#13:978-0-13-480824-6
Lecture Topics Outline	TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FALL 2019 PTAC    1302 Introduction to Process Technology Week of: August    26    Introduction to class.         28    Chapter 1-Process Technology: An Overview September    2    Holiday – Monday, Sept.2nd         4    Chapter 2-Mineral Extraction Industries: Oil and Gas and Mining         9    Chapter 3-Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries         11    Chapter 4-Power Generation Industry         16    Chapter 6-Water and Wastewater Treatment Industry (Review Exam 1)             Chapter 7-Pulp and Paper Industry         18    Exam 1 (Chapters 1,2,3,4,6,&7)         23    Chapter 11-Basic Physics         25    Library assignment             Sept. 30th Last Day to drop or withdraw without academic penalty         30    Chapter 12-Basic Chemistry         October    2    Chapter 13-Process Drawings                 7    Chapter 14-Piping and Valves (Review for Exam 2)                 9    Chapter 15-Vessels                      14    Exam 2 (Chapters 11, 12, 13, 14, & 15)         16    Chapter 16-Pumps         21    Chapter 17 Compressors 23    Chapter 18-Turbines         28    Chapter 20- Heat Exchangers (Review for Exam 3)         30    Chapter 21-Cooling Towers November    4    Exam 3 (Chapters 16, 17, 18, 20, & 21)         6    Chapter 22-Furnaces         11    Chapter 23-Boilers         13    Chapter 24-Distillation (Terms)              November 21st Last Day to Drop or Withdraw with academic penalty         18    Chapter 24-Distillation (Questions)         20    Chapter 25-Process Service Utilities                  25    Chapter 26-Process Auxiliaries (Review for Exam 4)         27    Chapter 27-Instrumentation         Holiday – Thursday & Friday, Nov. 28&29 December    2    Exam 4 (Chapters 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, & 27)         4    Final Exam Review         9    No class December     11    Final Exam – Monday, December 9, 2019 6:30pm-8:00pm         13        Graduation Friday, Dec. 13, 2019 at 5:30pm
Major Assignments Schedule	There will be review questions and a worksheet over information covered in each chapter. These will be graded as assignments.
Final Exam Date	December 9, 2019 - 6:30 PM   Through  December 9, 2019 - 8:00 PM
Grading Scale	90 - 100=A    80 - 89=B    70 - 79=C     60 - 69=D    Below 59 = F
Determination of Final Grade	Chapter Tests-33.1/3%, Quizzes/homework/labs-33.1/3% Final Exam-33.1/3%
Course Policies
Instructor Policies	Email or text for appointment or to report an absence.
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 (more than 5mins), for lectures or labs, 4 Tardies will count as an Absence. 2. Absences: NOTE: Excused absences (verifiable) are only allowed for, an illness that requires a hospital stay or a death in your immediate family, excluding aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. 5 absences=drop 1 letter grade, 7 absences=drop 2 letter grades, 9-absences=drop 3 letter grades, 11 absences=F 3. A student with Perfect attendance will receive 15 bonus points added to your test points total at the end of the semester.
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. Use of electronic devices is prohibited.
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 the Office for Disability Services Coordinator, Room 231, in the Madison Monroe Building. The phone number is (409) 984-6241.
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