School
Business, Entrepreneurship, and Professional Development
Division
Trade & Apprentice Education
Department
Skilled Trade & Apprenticeship
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Course Subject
TAE - Process Tech. Practices
Course Number
125
Course Title
Process Technology Instrumentation II
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
TAPT-120 or TAE Apprentice Coordinator/Instructor Permission
Catalog Course Description
Provides a review of microprocessor control components and control systems, power supplies, emergency shutdown procedures, and malfunctions. Examines switches, relays, and annunciator systems. Covers signal conversion and transmission, controllers, and control schemes that maintain environmental regulations, energy efficiency, and quality of the process.
Goals, Topics, and Objectives
Core Course Topics
- Regulators, Switches, Relays, and Annunciators
- Signal Transmission and Conversion
- Controller and Control Modes
- Advance Control Schemes
- Control and Maintaining Process Quality, System Efficiency, and Environmental Standards
- Microprocessor Control Systems and Components, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), and Distributed Control Systems (DCS)
- Instrumentation Power Supply
- Emergency Shutdown (ESD), Interlocks, and Protective Devices
- Instrument Malfunctions and Troubleshooting
Core Course Learning Objectives (Separated)
- Compare the function and operation of regulators, switches, relays, and annunciators.*
- Calculate signal transduction and conversion.*
- Describe controllers, including their use in advanced control schemes.
- Contrast microprocessor controls, such as Programmable Logic Controls (PLC) and Distributed Control Systems (DCS).*
- Discuss instrumentation power supplies.
- Formulate emergency shutdown procedures (ESD), incorporating interlocks and protective devices.*
- Troubleshoot instrument malfunctions.*
Assessment and Requirements
Assessment of Academic Achievement
Methods for measuring achievement of objectives:
Tests will be given throughout the semester.
- Test scores represent 50% of the course grade.
- Laboratory activities and performance exercises will demonstrate student understanding of practical applications. These will make up 25% of the course grade.
- A written final exam will be given, which will represent 25% of the course grade.
Texts
Texts, handouts, and/or workbooks will be determined by the TAE Department.
Credit for Prior College-Level Learning
Approval Dates
Effective Term
Winter 2016
Review Semester
Winter 2016