Fall 2021 Course Syllabus Course: INTC-1343- Section: 50 Application of Industrial Automatic Control

Instructor Information
Instructor	Troy McGee
E-mail	mcgeeta1@lamarpa.edu
Phone	4099846418
Office	Location: Hours: M-Thr 4:00pm - 5:00pm
COVID 19 Information	The Lamar State College Port Arthur (LSCPA) Student Code of Conduct COVID 19 Policy requires students who have been exposed to COVID 19 or diagnosed with COVID 19 to report their condition on the COVID 19 Notification Form (available via a link on the Student Code of Conduct COVID19 webpage). This information will be provided to the Dean of Student Services. In addition, this policy requires all students to wear face coverings in compliance with the criteria included in the policy. For more information please refer to the COVID 19 link on the LSCPA website.
Course Information
Description	Automatic process control including measuring devices, analog and digital instrumentation, signal transmitters, recorders, alarms, controllers, control valves, and process and instrument diagrams. Includes loop connection and troubleshooting.
Prerequisites	INTC 1341
Learning Outcomes	1. Students should be able to identify equipment and tools of their trade. 2. Students should be able to recognize how to obtain proper process results from industrial equipment. 3. Students should be able to use analyzers to determine proper running parameters. 4. Students should be able to demonstrate proper safety procedures in the operation of industrial equipment. 5. Students should identify main ideas and vocabulary in reading
Core Objectives	* 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.*Teamwork: Students will demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal and consider different points of view. * Personal Responsibility: Students will demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making.
Program Student Learning Outcomes	1.Identifies control panel indicators, calibration tools, electrical parts, and how they work. 2.Analyzes temperature and flow results to determine proper operating parameters of specific process computerized and electronic equipment. 3.Analyzes level and gas measurements to determine proper operating parameters of specific process and electrical equipment. 4.Demonstrates standard safety procedures as required in industry.
Textbooks	Textbook Purchasing Statement: A student attending Lamar State College Port Arthur is not under any obligation to purchase a textbook from the college-affiliated bookstore. The same textbook may also be available from an independent retailer, including an online retailer. Process Instrumentation I , Schoolcraft SCP114 chapters 17 - 31
Lecture Topics Outline
Major Assignments Schedule	INTC 1343 FALL 2021 Instructor McGee: "Application of industrial automatic control" August 24 Introduction to the Class and coverage of chapter 17 August 31 Chapter 17 Lecture September 7 Chapter 17 questions due – Review - Chapter 17 Test Opened September 14 Chapter 18 & 19 Lecture September 21 Chapter 18 & 19questions due – Review - Chapter 18 & 19 Test Opened September 28 Chapter 20 & 21 Lecture October 5 Chapter 20 & 21questions due – Review - Chapter 20 & 21 Test Opened October 12 Chapter 22 & 23 Lecture October 19 Chapter 22 & 23 questions due – Review - Chapter 22 & 23 Test Opened October 26 Chapter 24 & 25 Lecture November 2 Chapter 24 & 25 questions – Review - Chapter 24 & 25 Test Opened November 9 Chapter 26 & 27 Lecture November 16 Chapter 26 & 27 questions – Review - Chapter 26 & 27 Test Opened November 23 Chapter 29 & 31 Lecture November 25 - 26 HOLIDAY November 30 Chapter 29 & 31 Questions Due - Final Review December 6 Final Exam 8 am
Final Exam Date	December 6, 2021 - 8:0 AM   Through  December 8, 2021 - 11:0 AM
Grading Scale	90 - 100=A 80 - 89=B 70 - 79=C 60 - 69=D Below 59 = F
Determination of Final Grade	There will be chapter exams, a comprehensive final exam, a combined lab quiz and homework grade. Home work must be completed when due. All late homework not turned in on time will be counted as a zero. It is your responsibility to keep up with your assignments and homework. The course grade will be based on the following percentages: Attendance/Participation 20%, Homework 25%, Chapter Tests 25%, and Final 30%.
Course Policies
Instructor Policies
Attendance Policy	As class attendance is crucial to making a passing grade, after 5, 7, & 9 class periods have been missed a letter grade will be dropped after each and after 11 missed class days a Failure will be recorded for the overall grade. If you are late to class, you will be counted tardy unless you have a recognized excuse. Two tardies will count as one day absent. Class absences can also have recognized excuses, with each being handled on a one on one basis with the instructor.
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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Other	CELL PHONE POLICY - Please put cell phones out of sight and on mute during all class times. Using cell phones during class times is distracting to other students, if you must take a call or make a call, please go into hallway to do so. If there are repeated violations you will be dismissed from class for that day and counted as absent.
HB 2504	This syllabus is part of LSC-PA's efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504.
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.