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COURSE OUTLINE Course Title: Technical Report Course Code: IETT141

Version Number: 001

Standard Course Hours: 30

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

General Education course? No Date approved for Gen. Ed.:

Eligible for PLAR challenge? Yes PLAR Contact: Kingston – (613) 544-5400, ext.1237 Cornwall – (613) 933-6080, ext.1237 Brockville – (613) 345-0660, ext.1237

Professor/instructor: Rob Woudsma Office and Phone Numbers: (613) 544-5400, Ext. 1256

Authorization Approving Authorities: Approving Date:

Director, Shannon Claggett

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Vision and Mission

At St. Lawrence College we inspire

A passion for lifelong learning by

Creating a learning-centred environment that excites us all and celebrates quality and excellence

and by Increasing our activities

to secure the future in each community we serve.

Document No.: F13 Issue/Revision No.: 2 Date: July 11, 2001

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is to be done at the same time as the Work Experience course (IETT941). If the first work term experience is such that it contains a significant project, that project usually becomes the subject of the Technical Project. If the first work experience is more “job shadow” or “plant orientation” in nature the report will need to be done on a different subject. That subject will be more “research oriented” and involve an in depth look at the technical solution to a “Instrumentation, Automation, or Control problem”. A good source of solutions to “technical problems” will be the current work placement site. One technical project will be developed over the course of the semester. RELATIONSHIP TO PROGRAM: A final semester course in practical technical writing wherein the student will prepare a formal technical report. The course is done simultaneously with IETT941, the Work Experience Course, and WRIT302, the formal Technical Writing Course. COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES: Upon completion of the course the student will have researched, written, and presented a technical report. The subject of the report will be the solution of a technical problem or a proposed improvement to an industrial system. In general the report will: 1. Demonstrate an understanding of a typical manufacturing process or an in depth

understanding of a component of a manufacturing system. In other words, the report can deal with a specific process or with a generic component (i.e. temperature detector, controller, supervisory software) applicable to a range of process applications.

2. Demonstrate an understanding of a technical problem with the process or generic

process component and the proposed /implemented solution… or

Demonstrate an understanding of a proposal to improve the performance, efficiency or maintainability of the process or generic process component its implementation.

3. Display a sound knowledge of Instrumentation Principles and associated subjects,

which may include pneumatic, electrical/electronic, computer applications, measurement and control techniques, etc.

4. Present clearly the mathematical principles involved in the report (where applicable). 5. Display a sound knowledge of the written English language and formal report

generation.

6. Demonstrate the ability to plan and set and meet deadlines. 7. Use the formal report format demonstrated in Technical Communication courses. 8. Demonstrate an ability to present a formal report to and respond to questions from a

technical audience in a manner suitable for a typical business environment. PREREQUISITES/COREQUISITES: Students must be potential graduates by the end of the semester in which this course is taken. That implies all courses in previous semesters have been completed satisfactorily. This will ensure that the broadest range on instrumentation knowledge and skill are applied to the report. GRADING POLICY: The Instrumentation Engineering Academic policy applies to this course. This policy is found in the Instrumentation Engineering Program Manual, which is received by every IET student in the first semester. It can be views and downloaded from: Ati2/Courses/IET/IET Program Manual All educational offerings at St. Lawrence College conform to Academic Policy. Copies of this policy are available in the Student Guide, from all administrative offices and in campus libraries.

LETTERGRADE

GRADEPOINT

EQUIVALENT PERCENTAGE

A + 4.00 90 – 100 A 3.90 85 – 89 A - 3.70 80 – 84 B + 3.30 77 – 79 B 3.00 73 – 76 B - 2.70 70 – 72 C + 2.30 67 – 69 C 2.00 63 – 66 C - 1.70 60 – 62 D + 1.30 57 – 59 D 1.00 53 – 56 D - 0.70 50 – 52 F 0 0 - 49

ACADEMIC HONESTY: Academic honesty and integrity are highly valued at the College as being essential to students as both learners and as potential members of their chosen occupations. Therefore, any violation of academic honesty will be seriously considered. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to the following:

• Cheating on tests, assignments, or reports; • Fabricating data of any sort; • Impersonating another student or allowing oneself to be impersonated; • Plagiarism – defined as an act of presenting the ideas or words of another as

one’s own. The use of others’ ideas or words must be adequately acknowledged and properly referenced. Plagiarism is to be distinguished from collaboration and cooperation on a group assignment;

• Theft or purchase of materials or use of stolen or purchased materials; • Dishonesty in any way when representing the College as a student of this

College; • Storing information on a calculator for use during a test or examination is not

acceptable unless clearly permitted by a statement in individual course outlines. PLAGIARISM ON ASSIGNMENTS: Interactive learning and discussion of curriculum material with your peers is a normal and healthy part of College life. Work submitted for evaluation, however, must be solely the work of the individual submitting it. If you are not sure, you are highly encouraged to seek clarification from your Professor before the work is submitted. If work submitted is too similar to another student’s work to be a coincidence, or if another person’s work is submitted, the following measures will be exercised: First Offence Students involved will receive a letter indicating that they have been found guilty of plagiarism. A copy of this letter will be forwarded to the School Director. At the discretion of the Professor, students involved may receive a warning, partial marks, zero marks and/or an additional assignment or test. Second Offence Students involved will receive a letter indicating that they have been found guilty of a second offence of plagiarism. Students will meet with the School Director. At the discretion of the School Director (with advice from the Professor), students involved may receive any of the sanctions above or they may receive a failure in the course.

Third Offence At the discretion of the School Director, a third offence will normally result in dismissal from the program and the College. A letter indicating the reason for dismissal will be placed on the student’s academic record and will be forwarded to the Registrar. Re-admission to the College will be at the discretion of Registrar. The escalation of the sanctions listed above is not restricted to events during a single course or semester. If a student is found guilty of plagiarism in one course and subsequently is found guilty of plagiarism in another course or semester, the second incident of plagiarism will be considered the Second offence and will be dealt with as described above. The same procedure will be followed for the third offence.

APPENDICES EVALUATION/EARNING CREDIT: Material to be submitted and the relative worth is shown below. The following documents will be submitted for grading. The final grade will be calculated weighted as shown. Generally, work will be degraded one grade(10%) for each week late. 1. Proposal Report (written) 5 2. Scope Report (written) 15 3. Progress Reports (weekly oral) 15 4. Final Report 40 5. Final Report Presentation 25

Total (Final Grade) 100

TEXT AND OTHER LEARNING RESOURCES: None

DELIVERY SCHEDULE 2009:

Time Allotment (Weeks)

Activity

Jan 5-Jan 30

Understanding Technical Report (TR) Requirements and Relationship to the Communication Course and to the Work Placement Course.

Week of Feb 2nd TR Proposal report due in IETT 141 class Week of Feb 17th TR Scope report due in IETT 141 class Feb-March-April Week of Apr 6th

Project Research/Report Generation: Rough Draft Submission for advice without academic penalty

Week of April 13th Final Technical Report due in IETT 141 class April 20-21 Technical Report Presentations (schedule to be announced)


COURSE OUTLINE Course Title: Power Systems and Circuits Course Code: IETT441

Version Number: 002


Prerequisites/Corequisites: MATH020, IETT532



Professor/instructor: James Colgrave Office and Phone Numbers: (613) 544-5400, Ext. 1201




Vision and Mission







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COURSE DESCRIPTION: The course begins by investigating control and measurement components, solid-state power devices, electromechanical relays (EMRs) and solid-state relays (SSRs) regarding their application, reliability limitations, use, selection and classification. Next, we take a look at power generation and distribution, electric-motor characteristics, electric-motor starters, electric-motor variable-speed drives, and electric-motor preventive maintenance. The cost of generating electricity is then investigated as well as the techniques and methods of electrical metering for control and/or revenue. Finally, we investigate AC waveforms, noise, grounding, and power quality. Throughout the course, we will apply various appropriate mathematical techniques.

RELATIONSHIP TO PROGRAM: This is a sixth semester course in the Instrumentation Engineering Technology program. COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES: On successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Apply the engineering principles of solid-state semi-conductor components and devices to the design, maintenance and troubleshooting of electrical circuits and systems including electric variable-speed drives, inverters, power supplies, and regulators.

• Demonstrate a basic understanding of the engineering and economics of

electrical power generation, transmission, measurement and distribution.

• Demonstrate a basic understanding of the principles, definition, classification, selection, limitations, application and reliability of the many common components found in electric systems.

Topics to be Presented:

• Definition, classification, selection, and specification of control devices, from simple pushbuttons and solid-state sensors to proximity sensors.

• Solid-state electronic power and control devices including diodes, SCSs, SCRs, DIACs, TRIACs, and UJTs.

• Electromechanical relays, including reliability, EMRs, reed relays, relay-contact abbreviations, arrangements and form identification, and solid-state relays (SSR), including applications, heat-sinking, protection, switching methods, and SSR input and output circuits (SCR, TRIAC, BJT, Thyristors).

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• Power generation and distribution systems including generating stations, transmission lines, transformers, delta-delta, star-star, delta-star, star-delta, and open-delta connections, panelboards, branch circuits, motor-control centers, feeders, busways, grounding, and safety.

• Electric motor full-load torque, locked-rotor torque, pull-up torque, breakdown torque, horsepower, service-factor, loads, design characteristics, and motor connections.

• Motor starters, including across-the-line starters, primary-resistor starter, auto-transformer starter, part-winding starter, wye-delta starter, solid-state starter, and soft-starter. Motor accelerating and decelerating methods, including friction brakes, plugging, electric braking, and dynamic braking.

• Electric Variable-Speed Drives including classification, principles of operation, various manufacturers, power range, economics, harmonic distortion, and types (VVI, CSI, PWMI, WRSR, LCI, cycloconverter, and DC).

• Electric-motor preventive-maintenance, troubleshooting, power-quality, voltage and/or phase unbalance, single-phasing, improper phase-sequence, overcycling, performance characteristics, ventilation, overheating, insulation testers, and remarking leads.

• The cost of electricity including power-factor analysis, and correction, VAs, Watts, and VARs, energy vs. demand, the standard inductive watthourmeter, integrated microprocessor-based monitoring and protective devices, CTs, PTs, 3-phase 3-wire 3/2-CT connections, and 3-phase 4-wire 3/2-CT connections.

• Power supplies, inverters, and switching power-regulators. • Series and parallel RC, RL and RLC circuit theory including current and voltage

characteristics, resonant frequency, bandwidth and Q. • Circuit theorems including Superposition theorem, Thevenin's theorem, Norton's

theorem, and maximum power-transfer theorem. • Waveform characteristics, including frequency, RMS, phase, period, average,

peak, peak-to-peak, and harmonics.

PREREQUISITES/COREQUISITES: MATH20, IETT532 GRADING POLICY: All educational offerings at St. Lawrence College conform to Academic Policy. Copies of this policy are available in the Student Guide, from all administrative offices and in campus libraries.

LETTERGRADE

GRADEPOINT


A + 4.00 90 – 100 A 3.90 85 – 89 A - 3.70 80 – 84

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B + 3.30 77 – 79 B 3.00 73 – 76 B - 2.70 70 – 72 C + 2.30 67 – 69 C 2.00 63 – 66 C - 1.70 60 – 62 D + 1.30 57 – 59 D 1.00 53 – 56 D - 0.70 50 – 52 F 0 0 - 49

The Instrumentation Engineering Academic policy applies to this course. This policy is found in the Instrumentation Engineering Program Manual, which is received by every IET student in the first semester. ACADEMIC HONESTY: Academic honesty and integrity are highly valued at the College as being essential to students as both learners and as potential members of their chosen occupations. Therefore, any violation of academic honesty will be seriously considered. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to the following:





acceptable unless clearly permitted by a statement in individual course outlines. PLAGIARISM ON ASSIGNMENTS: Interactive learning and discussion of curriculum material with your peers is a normal and healthy part of College life. Work submitted for evaluation, however, must be solely the work of the individual submitting it. If you are not sure, you are highly encouraged to seek clarification from your Professor before the work is submitted.

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If work submitted is too similar to another student’s work to be a coincidence, or if another person’s work is submitted, the following measures will be exercised: First Offence Students involved will receive a letter indicating that they have been found guilty of plagiarism. A copy of this letter will be forwarded to the School Director. At the discretion of the Professor, students involved may receive a warning, partial marks, zero marks and/or an additional assignment or test. Second Offence Students involved will receive a letter indicating that they have been found guilty of a second offence of plagiarism. Students will meet with the School Director. At the discretion of the School Director (with advice from the Professor), students involved may receive any of the sanctions above or they may receive a failure in the course. Third Offence At the discretion of the School Director, a third offence will normally result in dismissal from the program and the College. A letter indicating the reason for dismissal will be placed on the student’s academic record and will be forwarded to the Registrar. Re-admission to the College will be at the discretion of Registrar. The escalation of the sanctions listed above is not restricted to events during a single course or semester. If a student is found guilty of plagiarism in one course and subsequently is found guilty of plagiarism in another course or semester, the second incident of plagiarism will be considered the Second offence and will be dealt with as described above. The same procedure will be followed for the third offence.

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APPENDICES

EVALUATION/EARNING CREDIT: Evaluation will be continuous during this course. With this approach, a student accumulates credit toward a final grade through continued effort. There is no interim identity of “Incomplete” (“I”) or “Fail” (“F”) on a particular activity. Evaluation will be based on the following criteria:

• Attendance, active participation, in labs and classes. • Satisfactory performance on tests. • Timely completion of assignments and labs. • Conduct during class.

Grading: The awarding of a course grade will be based on the student’s overall performance during the course, determined as follows: Labs 50% Theory Tests 45% Lab Practices 5% 100% TEXT AND OTHER LEARNING RESOURCES: Text to be used:

Electrical Motor Controls (Second Edition) – Rockis/Mazur (ATP Publications)

For a more in-depth understanding, the following optional texts are recommended: • Electric Circuits (Current Edition) – Edminister (Schaum’s Outline Series) • Electrical Machines, Drives, and Power Systems (Third Edition) – Wildi (Prentice

Hall). • Basic Technical Mathematics With Calculus (Current Edition) – Washington

(Benjamin Cummings) DELIVERY SCHEDULE: Week Topic 1 Control Devices - Chapter 9 2 Solid-State Power Devices – Chapter 12 3 Electromechanical and Solid-State Relays – Chapter 13 4 Power Generation and Distribution – Chapter 11, Handout and Notes 5 Motor Specifications and Starters – Chapters 5, 7, 10, and 16

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6 Electric Variable-Speed Drives – Handout and Notes 7 Electric-Motor Preventive-Maintenance – Chapter 18 8 Test 1 / The Cost of Electricity – PF, Energy, Demand – Handout and Notes 9 Power Supplies, Inverters, Etc. – Handout and Notes. 10 Series and Parallel Circuits and Circuit Theorems – Handouts and Notes 11 Characteristics of AC Waveforms – Chapter 1, Handouts and Notes 12 /13 Fourier Analysis of Common Waveforms – Handouts and Notes 14 Power Quality: Noise, Harmonics and Ground Loops – Handouts and Notes 15 Test 2 / Wrap Up – Filters, Misc. – Handouts and Notes

LAB SCHEDULE: Week Topic 1-2 Experiment 1 – Electrical Scavenger Hunt and Safety Orientation 3-4 Lab 1 – A Light Dimmer and Speed-Control Circuit Using Thyristors 5-6 Experiment 2 – Characteristic Curves of Various Solid-State Components 7-8 Lab 2 – Power Measurement Using AC Wattmeters 9-10 Lab 3 – Building a Power Supply 11-12 Experiment 3 – Heat Sinks and Power Dissipation 13-14 Experiment 4 – VAs, Watts, PF, and VARs 15 Lab 4 – Electric Variable-Speed Drives


COURSE OUTLINE Course Title: Computer Communications & Interfacing Course Code: IETT631

Version Number: 002


Prerequisites/Corequisites: IETT531, IETT621



Professor/instructor: Jason Murduck Office and Phone Numbers: Room 02270 / (613)-544-5400, Ext. 1201


Dean, Shannon Claggett


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COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to provide an understanding of computer communication and interfacing for data acquisition and control. The course will examine general computer data communications with the emphasis on standards and protocols (e.g. HART, MODBUS, FIELDBUS, TC/IP) currently being used for automation and control. In addition, students will gain and understanding of the operation and connection of interface cards that allow computers to acquire field data via Analog and Digital Inputs and provide control using Analog and Digital Outputs. The course is designed for individuals who need to specify, interconnect and maintain networks using "off the shelf " instrumentation and communications equipment. RELATIONSHIP TO PROGRAM: A final semester course designed to build on digital, analog and control concepts learned in earlier courses and build an understanding of how computers interface with each other and with specialized automation and control equipment. COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES:

Upon completion of Part 1 the student will be able to: 1. Communicate effectively with equipment suppliers and information technology experts

by having a conceptual understanding of data communication terms, equipment, software and standards.

2. Configure serial communication ports of computers and representative process instrumentation equipment employing RS-232 communication connection standards.

3. Install/configure modems to establish communications between computers or between computers and remote control equipment.

4. Explain how information is passed, the typical information transmitted, and the limitations of transmission with the HART Protocol.

5. Explain how information is passed, the typical information transmitted, and the limitations of transmission with the FIELDBUS Protocol.

6. Configure communication between PID controllers using the Moore Local Instrument Link protocol as an example of HLDC communications.

7. List the seven layers of the OSI reference module of communications and explain generally the function of each layer.

8. Understand the general nature of the following, communication standards RS-232, RS-425, Ethernet, ARCnet, Token Ring, MAP, USB, FireWire, HART and FIELDBUS.

9. Be able to specify, connect, configure and troubleshoot communications equipment needed to facilitate communication between computers and control equipment.

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Upon completing Part 2 of the course the student will be able to: 1. Appropriately jumper/configure computer interface cards to respond to a specific

address. 2. Troubleshoot a typical digital input/output interface card by preparing diagnostic

programs and/or bench electronic test equipment. 3. Troubleshoot a typical analog input and output interface card by preparing diagnostic

programs and /or bench electronic test equipment. 4. Select and install appropriate digital and analog input/output computer interface cards

for a given application. 5. Select appropriate connection equipment, prepare suitable connection diagrams and

connect analog and digital interface boards to field devices. 6. Implement complete solutions to data acquisition and control problems using off “the

shelf” system components. PREREQUISITES/COREQUISITES: IETT531, IETT621 GRADING POLICY: All educational offerings at St. Lawrence College conform to Academic Policy. Copies of this policy are available in the Student Guide, from all administrative offices and in campus libraries.

LETTERGRADE

GRADEPOINT


A + 4.00 90 – 100 A 3.90 85 – 89 A - 3.70 80 – 84 B + 3.30 77 – 79 B 3.00 73 – 76 B - 2.70 70 – 72 C + 2.30 67 – 69 C 2.00 63 – 66 C - 1.70 60 – 62 D + 1.30 57 – 59 D 1.00 53 – 56 D - 0.70 50 – 52 F 0 0 - 49

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acceptable unless clearly permitted by a statement in individual course outlines. PLAGIARISM ON ASSIGNMENTS: Interactive learning and discussion of curriculum material with your peers is a normal and healthy part of College life. Work submitted for evaluation, however, must be solely the work of the individual submitting it. If you are not sure, you are highly encouraged to seek clarification from your Professor before the work is submitted. If work submitted is too similar to another student’s work to be a coincidence, or if another person’s work is submitted, the following measures will be exercised: First Offence Students involved will receive a letter indicating that they have been found guilty of plagiarism. A copy of this letter will be forwarded to the School Dean. At the discretion

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of the Professor, students involved may receive a warning, partial marks, zero marks and/or an additional assignment or test. Second Offence Students involved will receive a letter indicating that they have been found guilty of a second offence of plagiarism. Students will meet with the School Dean. At the discretion of the School Dean (with advice from the Professor), students involved may receive any of the sanctions above or they may receive a failure in the course. Third Offence At the discretion of the School Dean, a third offence will normally result in dismissal from the program and the College. A letter indicating the reason for dismissal will be placed on the student’s academic record and will be forwarded to the Registrar. Re-admission to the College will be at the discretion of Registrar. The escalation of the sanctions listed above is not restricted to events during a single course or semester. If a student is found guilty of plagiarism in one course and subsequently is found guilty of plagiarism in another course or semester, the second incident of plagiarism will be considered the Second offence and will be dealt with as described above. The same procedure will be followed for the third offence.

APPENDICES EVALUATION/EARNING CREDIT: The final grade for a course will be based on three general categories, which are weighted as follows: a) Tests, either written or practical.….70% b) Labs and Assignments...................30% 100%

TEXT AND OTHER LEARNING RESOURCES: The reference material is as follows:

a) Understanding Data Communications, 6th edition by Gilbert Held. A soft covered book to covered book for the communications section of the course. Available from the college bookstore.

b) Digital Electronics, a Practical Approach, 5th edition by Kleitz. This book was used in a previous course, the first semester of the program.

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c) Introduction to Control System Technology, by Robert N. Bateson. This book is the primary text also required in IETT131.

Interesting References: The following materials would be excellent further references for anyone particularly interested in the field of computer interfacing.

a) Introduction to Digital Data Communications by David H. Stein. This book provides a good explanation of RS 232, Modems, USARTs and other basic communication concepts.

b) Interfacing to the IBM PC. Second edition, by Lewis J. Eggebrecht. This is a very good book in dealing with the architecture of the IBM PC, XT, AT, 386 and Microchannel (PS-2). The book, is extensive in it's treatment of decoding and digital I/O, is relatively thin in the area of analog conversion and nil on signal conditioning. Much of the digital information in the course notes comes from this text.

c) Interfacing Sensors to the IBM PC. edited by Willis Tompkins and John

Webster. This text is the best I've found for signal conditioning circuits and examples for many instrumentation sensors as well as various forms of A/D and D/A conversion. While decoding and digital techniques are presented, they are so only as a vehicle to the analog conversion and signal conditioning.

DELIVERY SCHEDULE: LECTURE DELIVERY SCHEDULE WEEK COURSE TOPIC 1 An Overview of Communications 2 Terminal Devices, Messages and Transmission Devices 3 Asynchronous Modems, Synchronous Modems 4 Multiplexing Techniques, Fiber-Optic and Satellite Communications 5 Protocols and Error Control, PC Communications Software 6 MODBUS Protocol 7 HART Protocol 8 Field Bus Protocol 9 Architectures and Packet Networks, Local Area Networks 10,11 Internet, ISDN 12 Other Instrumentation Networks 13,14 Overview of Computer Architecture and I/O Connections 15 Interfacing to Micro controllers

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LAB PROJECT SCHEDULE Week Lab Exercises 1 RS-232 Communications Lab 2 Visual Basic Serial Communications Lab 3 Modem Communications Lab 4 MODBUS Communications Lab 5,6 Visual Basic MOBUS PLC Interface Lab 7,8 Hart Protocol Lab – Research Assignment 9 Field-Bus Lab – Guest Speaker 10,11 Other Device Network Interface Lab – Research Assignment 12,13 Internet Networking Lab 13,14 Interface Connection Lab 15 Stamp Communications Lab


COURSE OUTLINE Course Title: Work Placement Course Code: IETT941

Version Number: 001


Prerequisites/Corequisites: All CACT courses through to Semester 5


Eligible for PLAR challenge? No PLAR Contact: Kingston – (613) 544-5400, ext.1237 Cornwall – (613) 933-6080, ext.1237 Brockville – (613) 345-0660, ext.1237

Professor/instructor: Jason Murduck Office and Phone Numbers: Room. 02270, (613) 544-5400, Ext 1201




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COURSE DESCRIPTION: This is a final semester requirement for Instrumentation Engineering Technology in which the student spends two days per week at a local work site and investigates a practical on-the-job process problem. RELATIONSHIP TO PROGRAM: A final semester course designed to practice knowledge and skills learned in all other program course. Students spend two days/week at an industry site completing a project or participating in a job shadow typical for an IET graduate. COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES: Upon completion of the work experience, the student will: 1. Better understand, feel comfortable with, and enjoy the field of Instrumentation; 2. Understand their future role in the field, and have practical ideas for career

development; 3. Begin to establish networking to be better able to find employment in the field of

Instrumentation 4. Be able to adapt to job environments quickly. PREREQUISITES/COREQUISITES: Students must be potential graduates by the end of the semester in which this course is taken. That requires all courses in previous semesters have been completed satisfactorily. GRADING POLICY: All educational offerings at St. Lawrence College conform to Academic Policy. Copies of this policy are available in the Student Guide, from all administrative offices and in campus libraries.

LETTERGRADE

GRADEPOINT


A + 4.00 90 – 100 A 3.90 85 – 89 A - 3.70 80 – 84

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B + 3.30 77 – 79 B 3.00 73 – 76 B - 2.70 70 – 72 C + 2.30 67 – 69 C 2.00 63 – 66 C - 1.70 60 – 62 D + 1.30 57 – 59 D 1.00 53 – 56 D - 0.70 50 – 52 F 0 0 - 49






acceptable unless clearly permitted by a statement in individual course outlines. PLAGIARISM ON ASSIGNMENTS: Interactive learning and discussion of curriculum material with your peers is a normal and healthy part of College life. Work submitted for evaluation, however, must be solely the work of the individual submitting it. If you are not sure, you are highly encouraged to seek clarification from your Professor before the work is submitted.

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If work submitted is too similar to another student’s work to be a coincidence, or if another person’s work is submitted, the following measures will be exercised: First Offence Students involved will receive a letter indicating that they have been found guilty of plagiarism. A copy of this letter will be forwarded to the School Director. At the discretion of the Professor, students involved may receive a warning, partial marks, zero marks and/or an additional assignment or test. Second Offence Students involved will receive a letter indicating that they have been found guilty of a second offence of plagiarism. Students will meet with the School Director. At the discretion of the School Director (with advice from the Professor), students involved may receive any of the sanctions above or they may receive a failure in the course. Third Offence At the discretion of the School Director, a third offence will normally result in dismissal from the program and the College. A letter indicating the reason for dismissal will be placed on the student’s academic record and will be forwarded to the Registrar. Re-admission to the College will be at the discretion of Registrar. The escalation of the sanctions listed above is not restricted to events during a single course or semester. If a student is found guilty of plagiarism in one course and subsequently is found guilty of plagiarism in another course or semester, the second incident of plagiarism will be considered the Second offence and will be dealt with as described above. The same procedure will be followed for the third offence.

APPENDICES EVALUATION/EARNING CREDIT: BACKGROUND INFORMATION/THE NATURE OF THE INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE: Although the actual experience provided by each industry will be different, it should include most of the following open-ended list of elements: 1. Be oriented towards industrial process, or instrumentation used in industrial

process. 2 Demonstrate practical applications of theory. 3. Use theory acquired in the training program. 4. Provide role models.

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5. Encourage and develop communications skills. 6. Engender the rudiments of project and materials management and planning. 7. Provide some hands-on work, calibrations, tests, etc. 8. Reinforce health and safety knowledge by following industrial safety practices. TYPE OF INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE: The actual experience that each individual industry can provide will, of course, depend upon the nature of the industry, whether it is a production or research establishment. For instance; and will be controlled by the other obvious constraints including safety, union policy, insurance coverage, supervision availability, security and secrecy concerns, and so on. Industry personnel will be able to more clearly define the actual experiences that will fit into their organisations and with some regard to the afore-mentioned guidelines. Some suggestions are: 1. Limited projects where the student would undertake to complete a design,

implement/simulate, and test a modification or addition to a plant process. 2. Study in depth, specific systems within a plant. 3. Help-mate for technician in field or shop: trouble-shooting calibrations, installations,

etc. 4. Be a component of a maintenance/production team. 5. Designers assistant, PLC or DCS programming. [Students also have knowledge of

Word, Excel, Visual Basic, Modicon 984 PLC, Labtech Notebook]. GUIDELINES FOR PARTICIPATING INDUSTRIES AND ORGANIZATIONS The students are completing an intensive three-year program that is principally theoretical knowledge backed up by practical and simulated laboratory experience. See Computerized Automation and Control Technology brochure for more information on the program content. Participating plants are asked to accommodate one or two students for at total of twelve weeks. Students are required to provide the necessary minimum safety equipment (safety shoes etc.) but industries and organisations are urged to provide safety equipment whenever possible.

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Students are expected to report for work the normal working hours of the industry or organisation, to dress and conduct themselves in a manner expected of regular employees, and must observe all safety rules and regulations in effect at the work site. Students must, for example notify the work site in case of severe sickness etc. and must clear time off with both the site and the course co-ordinator. The company work placement supervisors are asked to treat the work placement student as a junior employee and report any problems with attendance, attitude, work ethic etc. to the program co-ordinator. INSURANCE The college liability insurance is in effect for our students while they are on work placement. Problems created by our students would be covered by college insurance. Workman's Compensation is covered by the college system as well. The host company need not register and pay premiums on for work placement students. In addition, should one of our students loose time because of an accident incurred during the work placement, it would not effect the rate at which the host company purchases WCB coverage. The college requires that the college health unit be notified quickly should a work placement student be involved in an accident and the details of the event provided. The college will need to know if your company is one of those companies exempted from WCB coverage requirements. The college health centre phone numbers will be forwarded with student name(s) and other relevant information prior to a student's arrival at the job site. Additional insurance information can be obtained from Joyce Green, Administrative Assistant - Financial Services.(613-544-5532 ext. 3305) EVALUATION AND GRADING All educational offerings at St. Lawrence College conform to Academic Policy. Copies of this policy are available in the student guide, from all administrative offices and in campus libraries. Material to be submitted and the relative worth is shown below. 1. Weekly Oral Presentation /20 2. Work Placement Journal /20 5. Student's Use of Placement Opportunity /60

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Ability to function at the site Ability to contribute/effort expended Reports from the work placement supervisor Work Place Coordinator evaluation Reports from other faculty involved 6. Final Grade /100 NOTE #1: IETT941 is a non-graded course. As such the final mark given is simply a pass or fail mark. The percentages given above are simply an indication of the relative worth of the various elements of the course. The course instructor may keep a numerical marking system to track the performance of the above elements but only a pass or fail mark will finally be submitted for this course. NOTE #2: Students who successfully complete as little as a 4-month coop term will be exempted from and receive an equivalency for this placement course. For particulars, refer to the Instrumentation Engineering Program Manual. TEXT AND OTHER LEARNING RESOURCES: No text required. DELIVERY SCHEDULE: WEEK DATE ACTIVITY 1 Work Placement Site Established Visit site if site requested Obtain required safety equipment one pre experience lecture/seminars 2 -7 Two days per week at site Weekly 2 hour debriefing sessions 8 Term Break 9 - 14 Two days per week at site Weekly 1 hour debriefing sessions 15 Submit Work Placement Journal Final Placement debriefing session


COURSE OUTLINE Course Title: Technical Report Writing Course Code: WRIT 302

Version Number: 1


Prerequisites/Corequisites: IETT 110, WRIT 42, IETT 141



Professor/Instructor: Leslie E. Casson [email protected] Phone Number: (613) 544-5400, ext. 1175 Office: 02160


Associate Dean, Shannon Claggett


Vision and Mission







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COURSE DESCRIPTION: WRIT 302 focuses on developing and delivering a formal technical report related to senior technical courses. The course will guide students through the various stages of project development: proposals, research, progress and scope documents, writing and editing, document design, and oral presentation development and delivery. Assignments will reflect individual work, but class time will focus on the collegial dialogue needed to develop professional reports. Discussions will emphasize effective collaboration, audience analysis, appropriate formats and tone, clarity of communication, and the mechanics of correct syntax, grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Attention will also be given to general reading, writing, editing, and collaboration strategies.

RELATIONSHIP TO PROGRAM: This course has been designed to support the achievement of provincial standards for general education, generic skills, and vocational learning skills outcomes. In particular, upon successful completion of the course, the student will have achieved the following objectives:

• Communicate clearly, concisely, and correctly in the written, spoken, and visual form that fulfills the purpose and meets the needs of the audience (Generic Skills Learning Outcome # 1) • Interact with others in groups or teams in ways that contribute to effective working relationships and the achievement of goals (Generic Skills Learning Outcome # 5) • Collect, analyze, and organize relevant and necessary information from a variety of sources (Generic Skills Learning Outcome # 7) • Manage the use of time and other resources to attain personal and/or project-related goals (Generic Skills Learning Outcome # 10) • Reframe information, ideas, and concepts using the narrative, numerical and symbolic representations that demonstrate understanding (Generic Skills Learning Outcome # 2) • Evaluate her or his own thinking throughout the steps and processes used in problem solving and decision making (Generic Skills Learning Outcome # 6) • Evaluate the validity of arguments based on qualitative and quantitative information in order to accept or challenge the findings of others (Generic Skills Learning Outcome # 8) • Create innovative strategies and/or products that meet identified needs (Generic Skills Learning Outcome # 9) • Take responsibility for her or his own actions and decisions (Generic Skills Learning Outcome # 11) • Adapt to new situations and demands by applying and/or updating her or his knowledge and skills (Generic Skills Learning Outcome # 12)

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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES:

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to employ the following skills:

1. Write short professional reports, such as proposals, progress reports, and scope documents.

2. Write a longer formal Technical Report or an implementation report or a manual, or a combination thereof.

3. Deliver short oral reports, such as proposals and progress reports, using appropriate visual resources, etc.

4. Deliver orally, answer questions about, and defend a formal Technical Report or Technical Project, using appropriate visual resources, etc.

5. Present a demonstration of a technical project, as applicable. 6. Select visual materials such as computer generated visuals, overheads, slides,

videos or actual prototypes and demonstrations appropriate for selected audiences.

PREREQUISITES/COREQUISITES: IETT 110: Technical Communications; WRIT 42 Technical Writing IETT 141: Technical Report GRADING POLICY:

LETTER GRADES

GRADE POINTS

Equivalent Percentages

A+ 4.00 90-100 A 3.90 85-89 A- 3.70 80-84 B+ 3.30 77-79 B 3.00 73-76 B- 2.70 70-72 C+ 2.30 67-69 C 2.00 63-66 C- 1.70 60-62 D+ 1.30 57-59 D 1.00 53-56 D- 0.70 50-52 F 0 0-49

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ACADEMIC HONESTY: Academic honesty and integrity are highly valued at the College as being essential to students as both learners and as potential members of their chosen occupations. Therefore, any violation of academic honesty will be seriously considered.

Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to the following:

• Cheating on tests, assignments, or reports • Fabricating data of any sort • Impersonating another student or allowing oneself to be impersonated • Plagiarism – defined as an act of presenting the ideas or words of another as

one’s own. The use of others’ ideas or words must be adequately acknowledged and properly referenced. Plagiarism is to be distinguished from collaboration and cooperation on a group assignment

• Theft or purchase of materials or use of stolen or purchased materials • Dishonesty in any way when representing the College as a student of this

College • Storing information on a calculator for use during a test or examination is not

acceptable unless clearly permitted by a statement in individual course outlines.

PLAGIARISM ON ASSIGNMENTS:

Interactive learning and discussion of curriculum material with your peers is a normal and healthy part of College life. Work submitted for evaluation, however, must be solely the work of the individual submitting it. If you are not sure, you are highly encouraged to seek clarification from your Professor before the work is submitted.

If work submitted is too similar to another student’s work to be a coincidence, or if another person’s work is submitted, the following measures will be exercised:

First Offence

Students involved will receive a letter indicating that they have been found guilty of plagiarism. A copy of this letter will be forwarded to the School Dean. At the discretion of the Professor, students involved may receive a warning, partial marks, zero marks and/or an additional assignment or test.

Second Offence

Students involved will receive a letter indicating that they have been found guilty of a second offence of plagiarism. Students will meet with the School Dean. At the discretion of the School Dean (with advice from the Professor), students involved may receive any of the sanctions above or they may receive a failure in the course.

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Third Offence

At the discretion of the School Dean, a third offence will normally result in dismissal from the program and the College. A letter indicating the reason for dismissal will be placed on the student’s academic record and will be forwarded to the Registrar. Re-admission to the College will be at the discretion of Registrar.

The escalation of the sanctions listed above is not restricted to events during a single course or semester. If a student is found guilty of plagiarism in one course and subsequently is found guilty of plagiarism in another course or semester, the second incident of plagiarism will be considered the Second offence and will be dealt with as described above. The same procedure will be followed for the third offence.

APPENDICES: See attached.

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COURSE APPENDIX WRIT 302

Winter 2009 Professor: Leslie E. Casson Phone: 613.544.5400 X1175 Email: [email protected] Office: 02160 Office hours: TBA RECOMMENDED TEXTS: McMurrey, D., Wilson, W. Tripp, G. (2007) Power Tools for Technical Communication. 1st Canadian Edition. Toronto: Nelson.

EVALUATION: Evaluation will be based on the projects and criteria listed below. There is no exam.

WRITING PROJECTS A1 Proposal 10% A2 Scope Document 15% A3 Technical Report 40% PRESENTATIONS P1 Technical Report Presentation 35% TOTAL 100%

GUIDELINES

1. Assignments and Due Dates All assignments must be word processed or typed, unless otherwise specified. Students are responsible for knowing the due dates of assignments and tests, and for any changes in schedule announced in class. Assignments are due at the beginning of class on their respective due dates. Assignments received part-way through class, later the same day, or after the due date will be considered late. Late assignments may not be accepted for grading. However, late assignments MUST still be turned in, to complete the course requirements. Requests for extensions must be made via email at least 24 hours in advance of the deadline. Extensions are granted at the discretion of the instructor. In cases of sudden illness or emergency, students must contact the instructor via email within 24 hours of the due date.

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2. Communication Students who need to contact the instructor outside of class can do so via email, phone, or in person. In the case of email, please send it from your St. Lawrence College e-mail account. Remember to include the course code (WRIT 42) in the subject line. Students leaving messages via voice mail must include the date and time called and a return telephone number. Telephone messages will be returned only once.

3. Attendance Students are expected to attend all scheduled classes unless prevented by illness or crisis.

4. Electronic devices

Students will refrain from using electronic devices (laptop computers, MP3 players, etc.) during class time, unless instructed otherwise. Students are also asked to turn off or mute cell phones at the beginning of class, lest they embarrass themselves in front of colleagues because of a cheesy ring tone.

5. Student Conduct St. Lawrence College is committed to providing an environment which will foster dignity and respect for one another. Under the Code of Conduct, students have a responsibility to maintain this environment, and can also exercise rights under this Code (see section 11.13).

6. Emergencies: As stated above, requests for extensions must be made in advance of the due date. In cases of sudden illness or emergency—such as the death of an immediate family member—exceptions may be made. To request an emergency extension (i.e. after the due date), students must contact the instructor within 24 hours of the deadline. Students who fail to contact the instructor within this time frame will be ineligible for an extension. Lost data and computer crashes are unfortunate facts of life but are not considered emergencies. Students are responsible for backing up their data and securing their work.

7. Special arrangements and assistance:

Students with learning disabilities, those for whom English is not their first language, and those with physical disabilities that could potentially affect their learning experience are requested to speak with the instructor individually.

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Students with special needs (e.g. use of the test centre, extra time on tests, etc.) must self-identify to Counselling and Disability Services to arrange for an Individualized Learning & Education Plan. Special arrangements will not be made unless the student provides a copy of this document at the beginning of the course. Documentation provided after an exam or assignment in an attempt to garner an opportunity for a re-write or a change of grade will not be accepted. The Counselling Services Department (ext.1536) has counsellors available to discuss academic, personal, financial, and health concerns. They offer an invaluable service, and students who are experiencing difficulties are encouraged to seek the support of Counselling Services.

DELIVERY SCHEDULE:*

Weeks Topics Related Assignments

1 Introduction: projects, proposals, and process

2-3 Proposals: topics, audience, research, format, drafting and editing; oral progress reports A1. Proposal

4-7 Scope Documents: research, outlining, development, format, documentation, drafting and editing; oral progress reports

A2. Scope Document

Winter Break Week

8-13 Report Preparation: research, drafting, editing, document design, oral presentation preparations, progress meetings and consultations

14-15 Formal Technical Reports and Oral Presentations A3. Technical Report P1. Report Presentation

* Schedule is subject to change.

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