Business, Entrepreneurship, and Professional Development
Division
Industrial Technology - DNU
Department
Skilled Trade & Apprenticeship
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Course Subject
TAE - Process Instrumentation
Course Number
201
Course Title
Instrumentation: Industrial Practices
Credit Hours
4.00
Instructor Contact Hours Per Semester
62.00 (for 15-week classes)
Student Contact Hours Per Semester
62.00 (for 15-week classes)
Grading Method
A-E
Pre-requisites
TAPI-120, TAPI-105 or TAE Apprentice Coordinator/Instructor Permission
Catalog Course Description
An advanced course covering standard practices and procedures used by instrument, control, and automation qualified personnel and/or individuals in the industrial work environment. Includes current national standards, current practices and procedures for manufacturing process start-up, equipment installations, troubleshooting, and in-shop equipment repair.
Goals, Topics, and Objectives
Core Course Topics
Introduction and Classroom organization
Safety
Measurement Principles
Instrument and Control Applications
Process Control Loops (critical thinking element)
Temperature
Pressure
Level
Flow
Analytical
Standard Instrumentation Signals
Start-up Procedures
Control Integration
Measuring Devices and Automatic Control
Sensors
Equipment maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair procedures and practices
Equipment maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair procedures and practices
Microprocessor Loop (critical thinking element)
Final Control Element
Variable speed motor
Core Course Learning Objectives (Separated)
Use proper documentation to install, troubleshoot, commission, and repair an instrument (i.e., transmitter).*
List the procedures used, in start-up, to commission a loop.
Identify and describe the purpose of each component in a closed loop.
Select and connect proper standardized signal.
Draw a control loop using proper ANSI/ISA symbols; put in operation.*
Tune a process loop.
Calculate proportional, integral, and derivative for a loop using the Zieger-Nichols method.*
Use, service, and maintain standard instrumentation test equipment.
Locate and use proper standards to support shop and field operations.
Describe the operation and use of different final control elements in a control loop.
Demonstrate safe working practices.
Design and build a micro-processor-based control loop.*
Assessment and Requirements
Assessment of Academic Achievement
Methods for measuring achievement of objectives:
Tests will be given throughout the semester.
Test scores represent 40% of the course's grade.
Laboratory activities and performance exercises will demonstrate student competencies. (35%)
Written final exam and practical test will represent 25% of the grade.
Texts
Texts, handouts, and/or workbooks will be determined by the TAE Department.
Outcomes
Satisfies Wellness Requirement
No
Credit for Prior College-Level Learning
Options for Credit for Prior College-Level Learning
Other
Other Details
Submission of work-related experience report reflecting course competencies and successful completion of course exams and projects as assessed by the instructor.