Spring 2019 Course Syllabus
Course: INTC-1356- Section: 01 Instrumentation Calibration |
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Instructor | George Bohn | ||||||||
bohngw@lamarpa.edu | |||||||||
Phone | (409) 984-6391 | ||||||||
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Course Information | |||||||||
Description | Techniques for configuring and calibrating transmitters, controllers, recorders, valves, and valve positioners. | ||||||||
Prerequisites | INTC 1301, INTC 1312 | ||||||||
Learning Outcomes |
1. Students should be able to identify equipment and tools of their trade. (derived by test) 2. Students should be able to recognize how to obtain proper process results from industrial equipment.(derived by test) 3. Students should be able to use analyzers to determine proper running parameters.(derived by test) 4. Students should be able to demonstrate proper safety procedures in the operation of industrial equipment.(derived by test) 5. Students should identify main ideas and vocabulary in reading. (derived by test) |
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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. |
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Textbooks |
Safety, Calibration, and Testing - Schoolcraft - Process Control Instrumentation 780 Developing Troubleshooting Skills - Schoolcraft - Basic Foundation Series 720 |
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Lecture Topics Outline |
INTC 1356 SPRING 2019 Instructor Bohn January 22 Introduction January 24 Chapter 1 “Safety” January 29 Chapter 2 lecture January 31 Chapter 2 questions due February 5 Chapter 2 Test February 7 Chapter 3lecture February 12 Chapter 3 questions due February 14 Chapter 3 Test February 19 Chapter 4 lecture / lab February 21 Chapter 4 questions due February 26 Chapter 4 Test February 28 Chapter 5 lecture / lab March 5 Chapter 5 questions due March 7 Chapter 5 Test March 12 Spring Break March 14 Spring Break March 19 Chapter 6 lecture / lab March 21 Chapter 6 questions due March 26 Chapter 6 Test March 28 Chapter 1/2 lecture (Troubleshooting) April 2 Chapter 1/2 questions due April 4 Chapter 1/2 Test April 9 Chapter 3/4/5 lecture April 11 Chapter 3/4/5 questions due April 16 Chapter 3/4/5 Test April 18 Chapter 6/7/8 lecture April 23 Chapter 6/7/8 questions due April 25 Chapter 6/7/8 Test April 30 Chapter 9/10 lecture May 2 Chapter 9/10 questions due May 7 Review for Final May 14 Final Exam 1:30 pm |
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Major Assignments Schedule |
INTC 1356 SPRING 2019 Instructor Bohn January 22 Introduction January 24 Chapter 1 “Safety” January 29 Chapter 2 lecture January 31 Chapter 2 questions due February 5 Chapter 2 Test February 7 Chapter 3lecture February 12 Chapter 3 questions due February 14 Chapter 3 Test February 19 Chapter 4 lecture / lab February 21 Chapter 4 questions due February 26 Chapter 4 Test February 28 Chapter 5 lecture / lab March 5 Chapter 5 questions due March 7 Chapter 5 Test March 12 Spring Break March 14 Spring Break March 19 Chapter 6 lecture / lab March 21 Chapter 6 questions due March 26 Chapter 6 Test March 28 Chapter 1/2 lecture (Troubleshooting) April 2 Chapter 1/2 questions due April 4 Chapter 1/2 Test April 9 Chapter 3/4/5 lecture April 11 Chapter 3/4/5 questions due April 16 Chapter 3/4/5 Test April 18 Chapter 6/7/8 lecture April 23 Chapter 6/7/8 questions due April 25 Chapter 6/7/8 Test April 30 Chapter 9/10 lecture May 2 Chapter 9/10 questions due May 7 Review for Final May 14 Final Exam 1:30 pm |
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Final Exam Date | May 14, 2019 - 1:30 PM | ||||||||
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 the average of the (homework, quiz, labs as one grade), the average (chapter test) as the second grade, and the (Final exam) as the third grade. 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. | ||||||||
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. | ||||||||
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. After 6 minutes into each class period you will be counted tardy, unless there is 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. | ||||||||
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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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HB 2504 | This syllabus is part of LSC-PA's efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504. |