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Fall 2022 Course Syllabus
Course: PTAC-1302 (Section: 12, CRN: 91740) Introduction to Process Technology |
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| Instructor | James Powell | ||||||||
| powellj@lamarpa.edu | |||||||||
| Phone | (409) 984-6344 | ||||||||
| Office | Umphrey Industrial Technology Center - Room: 201 D | ||||||||
| Office Hours | MW- 7:00AM -7:55AM, 10:55AM-11:55AM,1:40PM-2:50PM TR?7:00AM-7:55AM, 11:30AM-11:55AM, 3:00PM-3:35PM | ||||||||
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| Description | An introduction overview of the processing industries. | ||||||||
| Required 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.
Introduction to Process Technology, Second Edition, Publisher-Pearson: ISBN-10:0-13-480824-X / ISBN-13:978-0-13-480824-6 |
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| Additional Materials/Resources | None. | ||||||||
| Corequisites/Prerequisites | None | ||||||||
| 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. (PLSO 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. | ||||||||
| 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. Describe the principles of quality control. 4. Diagram the process control elements in a control loop. 5. Identify basic processes, equipment, and systems to meet industry standards. 6. Implement standard safety procedures as required in industry. | ||||||||
| Lecture Topics Outline |
TENTATIVE LECTURE SCHEDULE
FALL 2022
PTAC 1302 Introduction to Process Technology
Tentative Lecture Topics
Introduction to class.
Chapter 1-Process Technology: An Overview
Chapter 2-Mineral Extraction Industries: Oil and Gas and Mining
Chapter 3-Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries
Holiday – Monday, Sept.5th
Chapter 4-Power Generation Industry
Chapter 6-Water and Wastewater Treatment Industry
Chapter 7-Pulp and Paper Industry
Chapter 11-Basic Physics
Sept. 26th Last Day to drop or withdraw without academic penalty
Chapter 12-Basic Chemistry
Chapter 13-Process Drawings
Chapter 14-Piping and Valves
Chapter 15-Vessels
Chapter 16-Pumps
Chapter 17 Compressors
Chapter 18-Turbines
Chapter 20- Heat Exchangers
Chapter 21-Cooling Towers
Chapter 22-Furnaces
Chapter 23-Boilers
Chapter 24-Distillation
November 17th Last Day to Drop or Withdraw with academic penalty
Chapter 25-Process Service Utilities
Chapter 26-Process Auxiliaries
Chapter 27-Instrumentation
No Class - Energy Conservation Day Nov. 23
Holiday – Thursday & Friday, Nov. 24 &25
Final Exam Discussion Review
Chemical/Refining
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| Major Assignments Schedule |
FALL 2022
PTAC 1302 Introduction to Process Technology
Homework Assignments and Test Due Dates
Key Terms and Questions are due on designated week unless otherwise specified!
Week of:
August 22 Introduction to class.
Chapter 1- Complete Key Terms and Review Questions Due 8-24
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August 29 Chapter 2- Complete Key Terms and Review Questions Due 8-29
Chapter 3- Complete Key Terms and Review Questions Due 8-31
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September 5 Holiday – Monday, Sept.5th
Chapter 4- Complete Key Terms and Review Questions Due 9-7
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September 12 Chapter 6- Complete Key Terms and Review Questions Due 9-12
Chapter 7- Complete Key Terms and Review Questions Due 9-14
Submit Completed Test 1 Study Guide review. Due 9/19
Week of:
September 19 Test 1 (Chapters 1,2,3,4,6,&7) (Test 1 Opens 9/15 closes 9/19)
Chapter 11-Complete Key Terms and Review Questions Due 9-21
Sept. 26th Last Day to drop or withdraw without academic penalty
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September 26 Chapter 12- Complete Key Terms and Review Questions Due 9-26
Chapter 13- Complete Key Terms and Review Questions Due 9-28
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October 3 Chapter 14- Complete Key Terms and Review Questions Due 10-3
Chapter 15- Complete Key Terms and Review Questions Due 10-5
Submit Completed Test 2 Study Guide review. Due 10/10
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October 10 Test 2 (Chapters 11, 12, 13, 14, & 15) (Opens 10/6 closes 10/10)
Chapter 16- Complete Key Terms and Review Questions Due 10-12
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October 11 Chapter 17 -Complete Key Terms and Review Questions Due 10-11
Chapter 18- Complete Key Terms and Review Questions Due 10-13
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October 24 Chapter 20- Complete Key Terms and Review Questions Due 10-24
Chapter 21- Complete Key Terms and Review Questions Due 10-26
Submit Completed Test 3 Study Guide review. Due 10/31
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October 31 Test 3 (Chapters 16, 17, 18, 20, & 21) Opens 10-27 closes 10-31
Chapter 22- Complete Key Terms and Review Questions Due 11-2
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November 7 Chapter 23- Complete Key Terms and Review Questions Due 11-7
Chapter 24- Complete Key Terms and Review Questions Due 11-9
November 17th Last Day to Drop or Withdraw with academic penalty
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November 14 Chapter 25- Complete Key Terms and Review Questions Due 11-14
Chapter 26- Complete Key Terms and Review Questions Due 11-16
Start working on Review for Test 4.
Week of:
November 21 Chapter 27- Complete Key Terms and Review Questions. Due 11/21
Submit Completed Test 4 Study Guide review. Due 11/28
Test 4 (Chapters 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, & 27) (Opens 11/28 closes 12/1)
Holiday – Thursday & Friday, Nov. 24 &25
Week of:
November 28 Test 4 (Chapters 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, & 27) (Opens 11/24 closes 11/29)
Submit Completed Final Exam Review. Due Monday Dec, 5.
December 5 Final Exam – Due Wednesday Dec. 7 by 12pm.
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| Final Exam Date | December 5, 2022 - 8:0 AM Through December 7, 2022 - 12:0 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-25% Final Exam-30% Labs 10% Attendance 10%. 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. |
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| Course Policies | |||||||||
| Instructor Policies | 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. 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 | ||||||||
| 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.
2. Absences: NOTE: Students will need to communicate with me about absences of more than 2 class days to receive an excused absence at my discretion. Excused absences (verifiable) are only allowed for, a personal doctors visit or a Childs doctor visit or an illness that requires a hospital stay, mandatory quarantine for COVID 19 exposure, or a death in your immediate family.
5 absences=drop 1 letter grade, 7 absences=drop 2 letter grades, 9-absences=drop 3 letter grades, 11 absences=F |
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| 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. | ||||||||
| Institutional Policies | |||||||||
| MyLSCPA | Be sure to check your campus email and Course Homepage using MyLSCPA campus web portal. You can also access your grades, transcripts, academic advisors, degree progress, and other services through MyLSCPA. | ||||||||
| Academic Honesty | Academic honesty is expected from all students, and dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Please consult the LSCPA policies (Academic Dishonesty section in the Student Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty. | ||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||
| HB 2504 | This syllabus is part of LSCPA's efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504. | ||||||||
| Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect | As per Texas law and LSCPA policy, all LSCPA employees, including faculty, are required to report allegations or disclosures of child abuse or neglect to the designated authorities, which may include a local or state law enforcement agency or the Texas Department of Family Protective Services. For more information about mandatory reporting requirements, see LSCPA's Policy and Procedure Manual. | ||||||||
| Title IX and Sexual Misconduct | LSCPA is committed to establishing and maintaining an environment that is free from all forms of sex discrimination, including sexual harassment, sexual violence, and other forms of sexual misconduct. All LSCPA employees, including faculty, have the responsibility to report disclosures of sexual misconduct, including sexual harassment, sexual assault (including rape and acquaintance rape), domestic violence, dating violence, relationship violence, or stalking, to LSCPA's Title IX Coordinator, whose role is to coordinate the college's response to sexual misconduct. For more information about Title IX protections, faculty reporting responsibilities, options for confidential reporting, and the resources available for support visit LSCPA's Title IX website. | ||||||||
| Clery Act Crime Reporting |
For more information about the Clery Act and crime reporting, see the Annual Security & Fire Safety Report and the Campus Security website. |
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| Grievance / Complaint / Concern | 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. | ||||||||
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