Spring 2020 Course Syllabus Course: PTAC-2446- Section: 51 Process Troubleshooting

Instructor Information
Instructor	Michael Sparrow
E-mail	sparrowma@lamarpa.edu
Phone	(409) 984-6333
Office	Location: Umphrey Industrial Technology Center - Room: 201 E Hours: none
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	Instruction in the different types of troubleshooting techniques, procedures, and methods used to solve process problems.
Prerequisites	PTAC-2420/PTAC 1432
Learning Outcomes	SLO 1: Students will use technology to access operator-specific documentation and training SLO 2: Students will identify specific equipment and operating parameters to meet industry standards. SLO 3: Students will identify and adjust controls to meet requirements for safe and effective operation. SLO 4: Students will implements 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: Uses technology to access operator-specific documentation and training PSLO 2 Identify specific equipment and operating parameters to meet industry standards. PSLO 3: Identify and adjust controls to meet requirements for safe and effective operation. PSLO 4: Implements 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. ): 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	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, for lectures or labs, will result in 2 point per tardy being deducted from your test points total at the end of the semester. 2. Absences: A student with 6 unexcused absences will drop a letter grade. You will drop 2 letter grades with 9 unexcused absences. NOTE: Excused absences are, (verifiable), a signed doctor?s appointment or hospital release or a death in your immediate family, excluding aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Three points each for the first 5 absences will be deducted from your major test points total at the end of the semester. 3. A student with Perfect attendance will receive 15 bonus points added to your test points total at the end of the semester.
Major Assignments Schedule	January     20    Holiday 22    Introduction to class     24    Chapter 1-Introduction to Process Instrumentation and Troubleshooting                  27    Chapter 2-Process Symbols and Diagrams         29    Continue Chapter 2-Process Symbols and Diagrams     31    Chapter 3-Understanding Process Equipment February             3    Chapter 4-Introduction to Control Loops         5    Continue Chapter 4-Introduction to Control Loops/Review Exam 1 7    Exam 1 (Chapters 1,2,3,&4)                     10    Chapter 5- Statistics, Quality Tools, and Troubleshooting Techniques         12    Chapter 6-Control Charts         14    Chapter 7- Introduction to Process Troubleshooting      17    Chapter 8- Pump Model 19    Continue Chapter 8-Pump Model/Review Exam 2 21    Exam 2 (Chapters 5,6,7,&8)                      24    Chapter 9- Compressor Model         26    Chapter 10-Heat Exchanger Model                 28    Chapter 11-Cooling Tower Model March     2    Chapter 12-Boiler Model         4    Chapter 13-Furnace Model                             6    Complete Chapter13-Furnace Model                             9    Review Exam 11    Exam 3-(Chapters 9, 10,11,12& 13)         13    Chapter 14-Distillation Model                 16    Chapter 15-Reactor Model         18    Chapter 16-Separation Model                 20    Chapter 17-Multivariable Plant 27    Continue Chapter 17-Multivariable Plant/ Review Exam 4                     29    Exam 4-(Chapters 14, 15, 16, & 17)          May 11    1    Review for Final Exam                                  8    Final Exam ? Monday 11 - 5:00 pm ? 7:30am      Graduation Friday, May 15, 2020
Final Exam Date	May 11, 2020 - 5:00 PM   Through  May 11, 2020 - 7:00 PM
Grading Scale	90 - 100=A    80 - 89=B    70 - 79=C     60 - 69=D    Below 59 = F
Determination of Final Grade	DETERMINATION OF FINAL GRADE: Chapter Tests-33.1%, Quizzes/homework/labs-33.1% Final Exam-33.1% 1.    You will have 4 Major Tests and a Final Exam in this class. All tests and the exam are taken in class on a specified day. There are "NO MAKEUPS OR RETAKES" unless you have a hand written excuse from Doctoir. If you miss "ONE" Test, your current test average will be given for that test. If you miss more than one test, you will receive a zero for each additional test you miss.
Course Policies
Instructor Policies	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, for lectures or labs, will result in 2 point per tardy being deducted from your test points total at the end of the semester. 2. Absences: A student with 6 unexcused absences will drop a letter grade. You will drop 2 letter grades with 9 unexcused absences. NOTE: Excused absences are, (verifiable), a signed doctor?s appointment or hospital release or a death in your immediate family, excluding aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Three points each for the first 5 absences will be deducted from your major test points total at the end of the semester. 3. A student with Perfect attendance will receive 15 bonus points added to your test points total at the end of the semester.
Attendance Policy	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, for lectures or labs, will result in 2 point per tardy being deducted from your test points total at the end of the semester. 2. Absences: A student with 6 unexcused absences will drop a letter grade. You will drop 2 letter grades with 9 unexcused absences. NOTE: Excused absences are, (verifiable), a signed doctor?s appointment or hospital release or a death in your immediate family, excluding aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Three points each for the first 5 absences will be deducted from your major test points total at the end of the semester. 3. A student with Perfect attendance will receive 15 bonus points added to your test points total at the end of the semester.
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	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.