Syllabus for CTR-211
ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL
Electronic Instrumentation and Control is designed to provide students with a basic understanding of the concepts related to industrial electronics and control systems. Students are exposed to industrial semiconductors, AC and DC motors, discrete and analog process control, switches and sensors, control systems, and principles of automation.
After completing this course, you should be able to:
You will need the following materials to complete your coursework. Some course materials may be free, open source, or available from other providers. You can access free or open-source materials by clicking the links provided below or in the module details documents. To purchase course materials, please visit the University's textbook supplier.
ISBN-13: 978-0558375300
Electronic Instrumentation and Control is a three-credit online course, consisting of six modules. Modules include learning objectives, study materials, and activities.
For your formal work in the course, you are required to participate in four graded online discussion forums, complete six written assignments, take a proctored online midterm examination, and complete a final project in the form of a case study. See below for more details.
Consult the Course Calendar for assignment due dates.
One or more of your course activities may utilize a tool designed to promote original work and evaluate your submissions for plagiarism. More information about this tool is available in this document.
Electronic Instrumentation and Control has four graded group study assignments. There is also an ungraded but required discussion in Module 1 titled "Introductions." All class discussions take place on the class Discussion Board.
Communication among fellow students and with the mentor is a critical component of online learning. Participation in the group study assignments involves two distinct assignments: an initial response to a discussion question and subsequent contributions as part of a group effort to formulate an answer. Each group study assignment gives instructions for completing this assignment.
You will be evaluated on the quality and quantity of your participation, including your use of relevant course information to support your point of view, and your awareness of and responses to the postings of your classmates. Remember, these are group assignments. Responses and comments should be properly proofread and edited, professional, and respectful.
For posting guidelines and help with discussion forums, please see the Student Handbook located within the General Information page of the course Web site.
Electronic Instrumentation and Control has six written assignments, one for each of the six modules that make up the course.
Each written assignment assesses your comprehension of the textbook reading. assignments consist both of problems from the text and additional questions designed to help you reach the module and course objectives.
Take the time to familiarize yourself with the individual assignment modules of the course, and read through the written assignment questions before you begin each lesson. Your answers to the assignment questions should be well developed and convey your understanding of the course materials.
Prepare your written assignments using whatever word processing program you have on your computer. Include your name at the top of the paper, as well as the course name and code and the semester and year in which you are enrolled.
Before submitting your first assignment, check with your mentor to determine whether your word processing software is compatible with your mentor's software. If so, you can submit your work as you prepared it. If not, save your assignment as a rich-text (.rtf) file, using the Save As command of your software program. Rich text retains basic formatting and can be read by any other word processing program.
For help regarding preparing and submitting assignments, see the Student Handbook located within the General Information page of the course Web site.
This course requires you to take a proctored online midterm examination.
The midterm examination consists of problems similar to the ones featured in your written assignments and group study assignments. There will also be definitions and essay questions about various concepts discussed in the text.
The examination is two hours in duration. The examination is closed-book. You are also permitted to use an 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of formulas only. You will need to prepare this sheet ahead of time and have it ready on the day of the exam.
Note: You are permitted to use a calculator (scientific, graphing, or financial) but may not use a calculator on a phone, PDA, or any similar device.
For the midterm, you are required to use the University's Online Proctor Service (OPS). Please refer to the "Examinations and Proctors" section of the Online Student Handbook (see General Information area of the course Web site) for further information about scheduling and taking online exams and for all exam policies and procedures. You are strongly advised to schedule your exam within the first week of the semester.
You are on your honor not to cheat during an exam. Cheating means:
If there is evidence that you have cheated or plagiarized in an exam, the exam will be declared invalid, and you will fail the course.
You are required at the end of the semester to submit a final project in the form of a case study. This case study involves solving different problems related to control systems that could be used to maintain certain water levels in a 500-gallon tank.
The project is available to you in this course space throughout the duration of the course. It is recommended that as you complete your reading and written assignments for Module 5, you familiarize yourself with the questions associated with the case study.
The case study can be found in the Final Project Module.
For help regarding preparing and submitting assignments, see the Student Handbook located within the General Information page of the course Web site.
Your grade in the course will be determined as follows:
All activities will receive a numerical grade of 0–100. You will receive a score of 0 for any work not submitted. Your final grade in the course will be a letter grade. Letter grade equivalents for numerical grades are as follows:
A | = | 93–100 | C+ | = | 78–79 | |
A– | = | 90–92 | C | = | 73–77 | |
B+ | = | 88–89 | C– | = | 70–72 | |
B | = | 83–87 | D | = | 60–69 | |
B– | = | 80–82 | F | = | Below 60 |
To receive credit for the course, you must earn a letter grade of C or better (for an area of study course) or D or better (for a course not in your area of study), based on the weighted average of all assigned course work (e.g., exams, assignments, discussion postings, etc.).
To succeed in this course, take the following first steps:
Consider the following study tips for success:
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