Spring 2020 Course Syllabus Course: INTC-1312- Section: 11 Instrumentation and Safety

Instructor Information
Instructor	George Bohn
E-mail	bohngw@lamarpa.edu
Phone	(409) 984-6391
Office	Location: Umphrey Industrial Technology Center - Room: 201 C Hours: MWF 7:30-8:30am, TR 7:30-10 am, F 1-3pm
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.
Course Information
Description	An overview of industries employing instrument technicians. Includes instrument safety techniques and practices as applied to the instrumentation field.
Prerequisites	None
Learning Outcomes	SLO 1: Students will identify control panel indicators, calibration tools, electrical parts, and how they work. SLO 2: Students will analyze temperature and flow results to determine proper operating parameters of specific process computerized and electronic equipment. SLO 3: Students will analyze level and gas measurements to determine proper operating parameters of specific process and electrical equipment. SLO 4:. Students will demonstrate standard safety procedures as required in industry.
Core Objectives
Program Student Learning Outcomes	PSLO ALPHA: Reading skills - Demonstrates comprehension of content-area reading material. PSLO 1: Identifies control panel indicators, calibration tools, electrical parts, and how they work. PSLO 2: Analyzes temperature and flow results to determine proper operating parameters of specific process computerized and electronic equipment. PSLO 3: Analyzes level and gas measurements to determine proper operating parameters of specific process and electrical equipment. PSLO 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. Safety and Health - Schoolcraft - Basic Foundation Series 719
Lecture Topics Outline	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.
Major Assignments Schedule	INTC 1312 SPRING 2020 Instructor Bohn January 22 Introduction January 24 Chapter 1 lecture January 27 Chapter 1 questions due January 29 Chapter 1 Test January 31 Chapter 2 lecture February 3 Chapter 2 questions due February 5 Chapter 2 Test February 7 Chapter 3 lecture February 10 Chapter 3 questions due February 12 Chapter3 Test February 14 No class or lab - written assignment February 17 Chapter 4 lecture February 19 Chapter 4 questions due February 21 Chapter 4 Test February 24 Chapter 5 lecture February 26 Chapter 5 questions due February 28 Chapter 5 Test March 2 Chapter 6 lecture March 4 Chapter 6 questions due March 6 Chapter 6 Test March 9-13 Spring Break March 16 Chapter 7 Lecture March 18 Chapter 7 questions due March 20 Chapter 7 Test March 23 Chapter 8 lecture March 25 Chapter 8 questions due March 27 Chapter 8 Test March 30 Chapter 9 lecture April 1 Chapter 9 questions due April 3 Chapter 9 Test April 6 Chapter 10 lecture April 8 Chapter 10 questions due April 10 Chapter 10 Test April 13 Chapter 1/2 lecture (Electrical Safety) April 15 Chapter 1/2 questions due April 17 Chapter 3/4 lecture     April 20 Chapter 3/4 questions due April 22 Chapter 4/5 lecture April 24 Chapter 4/5 questions due April 27 Chapter 6/7 lecture April 29 Chapter 6/7 questions due May 1 Chapter 8 lecture May 4 Chapter 8 questions due/ Review for Final May 6 Final Exam
Final Exam Date	May 6, 2020 - 9:00 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 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.
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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HB 2504	This syllabus is part of LSC-PA's efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504.