Fall 2021 Course Syllabus
Course: PTAC-2446- Section: 51
Process Troubleshooting 		LSCPA Logo Image
Instructor Information
Instructor Michael Sparrow
E-mailsparrowma@lamarpa.edu
Phone(409) 984-6333
Office
Location:Umphrey Industrial Technology Center - Room: 201 E
Hours:MW -7:00AM-7:55AM,11;15 AM T0 1:55
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 Instruction in the different types of troubleshooting techniques, procedures, and methods used to solve process problems.
Prerequisites PTAC-2420/PTAC 1432/PTAC2336 or Concurrent
Learning Outcomes CSLOs:
1. Demonstrate ability to utilize the various instruments used in the process industry. (PSLO 1); measured by: embedded test questions, class discussion, demonstration, and hands on operation.

2. Apply advanced instrumentation principles and theories to process systems. (PSLO 1); measured by: embedded test questions, class discussion, demonstration and hands on operation.

3. Identify the various types of instruments used in the process industry. (PSLO 2); measured by: embedded test questions, class discussion, demonstration, using computer simulator programs and hands on operation.

4. Diagram the process control elements in a control loop. (PSLO 2); measured by: embedded test questions, class discussion, demonstration and hands on identification of control loop components.

5. Identify and adjust the various instruments used in the process industries. (PSLO 3); measured by: embedded test questions, class discussion, and demonstration using computer simulator programs and hands on operation of equipment.

6. Demonstrate safety procedures used during cleaning out, isolation and repair of process instruments. (PSLO 4); measured by: embedded test questions, class discussion, demonstration and hands on application.

7. Demonstrate ability to identify all main ideas, supporting details, and vocabulary in reading material. Demonstrates a full understanding of the reading. (PSLO 5); measured by: embedded test questions, pre / post-test.
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.



Chemical/Refining Process Technician Skill Standards
Endorsed by NAPTA
Recognized by Texas Still Standards Board (TSSB)
Key Activities and Statement
Course: PTAC 1432

K6.1 Monitor and Regulate Instrument Air System
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.
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 Technology Troubleshooting by Charles Thomas, Publisher-Delmar Cengage ISBN-10: 1-4283-1100-9 / ISBN-13: 978-1-4283-1100-8
Lecture Topics
Outline
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
FALL 2021
PTAC    2336 Process Instrumentation II

Week of:
Aug 23
Introduction to class.
            Chapter 14-Switches, Relays, and Annunciators (Terms and Questions)            

            Holiday – Monday, Sept.7th
Week of:
Aug 30        Chapter 15-Signal Transmission and Conversion (Key Terms)
            Chapter 15-Signal Transmission and Conversion (Questions)
Week of:        
Sept 6            Chapter 16-Controllers (Terms)/Review Exam 1
            Chapter 16-Controllers (Questions)    
Download and complete the Handout sheet for Chapter 16. Then upload to blackboard.                

Week of:        
Sept 13        Chapter 16-Controllers (Handout) and Discussion
            Submit completed Study Guide review for Test 1
            Exam 1 (Chapters 14, 15, &16)

Week of:
Sept 20        Chapter 17-Control Schemes (Terms)
    Chapter 17-Control Schemes (Questions)

    Sept. 27th Last Day to drop or withdraw without academic penalty


Week of:
Sept 27        Chapter 18- Advanced Control Schemes (Terms)
            Chapter 18- Advanced Control Schemes (Questions)
Download and complete the Handout sheet for Chapter 18 then upload to blackboard.
Week of:
Oct 4            Chapter 19- Introduction to Digital Control (Terms)/Review Test 2
            Chapter 19- Introduction to Digital Control (Questions)        
Week of:        
Oct 11            Submit completed Study Guide Review for Test 2
Test 2 (Chapters 17, 18, &19)
             Chapter 20-Programmable Logic Controls (Terms and questions)
Download and complete the Handout sheet for Chapter 20 then upload to blackboard                

Week of:        
Oct 18    Chapter 21-Distributed Control Systems (DCS) Terms and questions.
    Download and complete the Handout sheet for Chapter 21 then upload to blackboard

Week of:
Oct 25            Chapter 22-Instrumentation Power Supply (Terms & Ques)
    Download and complete the Handout sheet for Chapter 22 then upload to blackboard

Week of:
Nov 1            Submit completed Study Guide review for Test 3.
Test 3-(Chapters 20, 21, & 22)
            Chapter 23-Emergency Shutdown , Interlocks and Protective Devices (Part 1)
            Download and complete the handout attachment then upload to blackboard.


Week of:
Nov 8            Chapter 23-Emergency Shutdown , Interlocks and Protective Devices (Part 2)
            Download and complete the handout attachment then upload to blackboard.
            Chapter 24-Instrumentation Malfunctions (Terms)


        November 18th Last Day to Drop or Withdraw with academic penalty
Week of:
Nov 15            Chapter 24-Instrumentation Malfunctions (Terms and Questions
Chapter 24 Download and complete the handout attachment then upload to blackboard.
            Chapter 13-Instrumentation Troubleshooting (Terms and Questions)

            
Thanksgiving Holiday – Thursday & Friday, Nov. 26-27
        
Week of:
Nov 22            Submit competed Study Guide review for test 4.
Test 4-(Chapters 23, 24, & 13)
            NO CLASS/Thanksgiving Holiday (Nov. 26)

Week of:
Nov 29            Complete identification of control loops.
Completed Final Exam Study Guide Review due Dec. 2.
            

            

Week of:
Dec 6            Final Exam – Dec.6am thru 9pm, 2021

Graduation Friday, December 10, 2021
Major Assignments
Schedule		 TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
FALL 2021
PTAC    2336 Process Instrumentation II

Week of:
Aug 23        Introduction to class.
            Chapter 14- Complete Key Terms and Review Questions            

            Holiday – Monday, Sept.7th
Week of:
Aug 30        Chapter 15-Complete Key Terms
            Chapter 15-Complete Review Questions
Week of:        
Sept 6            Chapter 16- Complete Key Terms /Review Exam 1
            Chapter 16- Complete Review Questions            

Week of:        
Sept 13        Chapter 16-Complete the additional Handout questions and Discussion
            Exam 1 (Chapters 14, 15, &16)

Week of:
Sept 20        Chapter 17-Complete Key Terms
    Chapter 17-Complete Review Questions

    Sept. 27th Last Day to drop or withdraw without academic penalty


Week of:
Sept 27        Chapter 18- Complete Key Terms
            Chapter 18- Complete Review Questions
Week of:
Oct 4            Chapter 19- Complete Key Terms/Review Test 2
            Chapter 19- Complete Review Questions        
Week of:        
Oct 11            Test 2 (Chapters 17, 18, &19)
             Chapter 20-Complete Key Terms                

Week of:        
Oct 18            Chapter 20-Complete Review Questions                
            Chapter 21-Complete Key Terms
Week of:
Oct 25            Chapter 21-Complete Review Questions/Review Test 3
            Chapter 22-Complete Key Terms and Review Questions
Week of:
Nov 1            Test 3-(Chapters 20, 21, & 22)
            Chapter 23-Complete Key Terms and Review Questions (Part 1)

Week of:
Nov 8            Chapter 23-Complete Key Terms and Review Questions (Part 2)
            Chapter 24-Complet Key Terms


        November 18th Last Day to Drop or Withdraw with academic penalty
Week of:
Nov 15            Chapter 24-Complete Review Questions/Review Test 4                            Chapter 13-Complete Key Terms and Review Questions

            
Thanksgiving Holiday – Thursday & Friday, Nov. 26-27
        
Week of:
Nov 22            Test 4-(Chapters 23, 24, & 13)
            NO CLASS/Thanksgiving Holiday (Nov. 26)

Week of:
Nov 29            Completed Final Exam Review due Dec. 2.
            

            

Week of:
Dec 6            Final Exam – Dec. 7, 2021
Final Exam Date December 6, 2021 - 6:59 AM   Through  December 9, 2021 - 11:59 PM
Grading Scale  90 - 100=A    80 - 89=B    70 - 79=C     60 - 69=D    Below 59 = F
Determination of
Final Grade		 Chapter Tests-25%, Quizzes/homework/labs-25% Final Exam-30% Attendance 20%
1. You will have 4 Major Tests and a Final Exam in this class. All tests and the exam are taken on blackboard during a specified time frame. If you miss the test and it has to be reopened, there will be an automatic deduction of 10 points. There are "NO RETAKES". If you miss "ONE" Test, your lowest current test score will be given for that test, ONLY if you missed the test due to an EXCUSED absence or a makeup test will be allowed if absence is excused per the absence policy. 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 receive a ZERO for that test. Taking the Final Exam is required to complete the course. Lab attendance and participation is required.
2. Homework assignments are to be submitted on blackboard and must be completed by due date, 20 PTS will be deducted if not submitted by due date. Homework more than a week late will not receive a grade higher than 50.
3. Cell Phone use is not permitted in the classroom or lab except during breaks. If a student is caught on their cell phone in class, the student will be asked to leave class and counted an unexcused absence for the day.
4. Students that are disruptive in class will be asked to leave and counted an unexcused absence for the day.
5. All grades will be posted on Blackboard.
6. The PTAC program has a dress code, failure to wear proper shoes and clothing will result in being sent out of class and counted absent for the day.
Course Policies
Instructor Policies 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
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
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
  1. No food or tobacco products are allowed in the classroom.

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

  3. 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 If you are caught on your Cell Phone during lecture or lab, you will be told to leave the classroom and counted absent for the day and not to return to they have talked to either Mr. G. Bohn or Mrs. Sheila Guillot
4. Students that are disruptive in class will be ALSO asked to leave and counted absent for the day.
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.