Syllabus for ELT-308

INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS


COURSE DESCRIPTION

Industrial Electronics is the study of devices, circuits, and systems primarily used in automated manufacturing and/or process control. Topics covered include solid state devices for industrial applications, sensors, AC and DC motors, motor control circuits, and programmable logic controllers. 

COURSE OBJECTIVES

After completing this course, you should be able to:

COURSE MATERIALS

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.

Required Textbook

ISBN-13: 9780132064187

COURSE STRUCTURE

Industrial Electronics is a three-credit online course, consisting of six modules. Modules include topics, learning objectives, study materials, and activities. Module titles are listed below.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

For your formal work in the course, you are required to participate in online discussions, complete written assignments, take module quizzes, and take a midterm exam and a final exam. See below for more details.

Consult the Course Calendar for assignment due dates.

Promoting Originality

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.

Discussion Forums

This course requires you to participate in six graded discussion forums. There are also one ungraded but required introduction forum in Module 1.

Online Discussion Grading Rubric.

Written Assignments

You are required to complete six written assignments. The written assignments draw on questions and problems at the end of each chapter from the textbook.

When preparing your answers, please identify each exercise clearly by textbook chapter and exercise number. Be sure to 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. To receive full credit for your answers, you must show all work and include complete solutions.

Quizzes

You are required to complete six unproctored online module quizzes. Each quiz includes only twenty True or False questions that are related to the topics covered in the module. You will have 30 minutes to complete each quiz. It is highly recommended you review the self-check exercises and complete the written assignment before you take the quiz. 

Examinations

You are required to take two proctored online examinations: a midterm exam and a final exam. Both exams require that you 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.

Online exams are administered through the course Web site. Consult the Course Calendar for the official dates of your midterm and final exam week.

Midterm Examination

The midterm exam is two hours long and covers modules 1 to 3 of the course. It consists of 28 multiple-choice questions and 5 matching questions.

Final Examination

The final exam is two hours long and covers modules 4 to 6 of the course.  It consists of 21 multiple-choice questions, 4 matching questions, and 3 short essay questions.

Both the midterm exam and final exam are closed book exams and no calculator is allowed.

Statement about Cheating

You are on your honor not to cheat during the exam. Cheating means:

If there is evidence that you have cheated or plagiarized in your exam, the exam will be declared invalid, and you will fail the course.

GRADING AND EVALUATION

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.).

STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS

First Steps to Success

To succeed in this course, take the following first steps:

Study Tips

Consider the following study tips for success:

ACADEMIC POLICIES

To ensure success in all your academic endeavors and coursework at Thomas Edison State University, familiarize yourself with all administrative and academic policies including those related to academic integrity, course late submissions, course extensions, and grading policies.

For more, see:

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