Fall 2021 Course Syllabus Course: INTC-2336- Section: 50 Distributed Control and Programmable Logic

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	An overview of distributed control systems including configuration of programmable logic controllers, smart transmitters, and field communicators. Functions of digital systems in a process control environment.
Prerequisites	CETT 1409
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.
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. Instrumentation Vol. II ch 13-20, Schoolcraft SCP115
Lecture Topics Outline
Major Assignments Schedule	INTC 2336 Fall 2021 Instructor McGee "The study of DCS systems and PLC's " August 23 Introduction to the Class August 25 Chapter 13 lecture August 30 Chapter 13 questions due - Review September 1 Chapter 13 Test September 6 Holiday September 8 Chapter 14 lecture September 13 Chapter 14 questions due - Review September 15 Chapter 14 Test September 20 Chapter 15 lecture September 22 Chapter 15 questions due - Review September 21 Chapter 15 Test September 29 Chapter 16 lecture October 4 Chapter 16 questions due - Review October 6 Chapter 16 Test October 11 Chapter 16 lab day (Amatrol Module) October 13 Chapter 17 Lecture October 18 Chapter 17 questions due - Review October 20 Chapter 17 Test October 25 Chapter 18 Lecture October 27 Chapter 18 questions due – Review November 1 Chapter 18 Test November 3 Chapter 19 lecture November 8 Chapter 19 questions due - Review November 10 Chapter 19 Test November 13 Chapter 20 lecture November 17 Chapter 20 questions due - Review November 22 Chapter 20 Test November 25 - 26 Holiday November 29 Chapter 20 practice test equipment December 1 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. Students must have a textbook after 2 weeks of class, I will check that you have it.
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.