Instrumentation and Controls Engineering Technology - AAS

YEAR 1

Introduction to Engineering | ENGR | 1201

Introduction to engineering as a discipline and a profession. Includes instruction in the application of mathematical and scientific principles to the solution of
practical problems for the benefit of society.

Instrumentation and Safety | INTC | 1312

An overview of industries employing instrument technicians. Includes instrument safety techniques and practices as applied to the instrumentation field.

Safety , Health , and Environment I | PTAC | 1308

Development of knowledge and skills to reinforce the attitudes and behaviors required for safe and environmentally sound work habits. Emphasis on safety, health,
and environmental issues in the performance of all job tasks and regulatory compliance issues.

DC Circuits | CETT | 1403

A study of the fundamentals of direct current including Ohm's law, Kirchhoff's laws and circuit analysis techniques.

College Algebra | MATH | 1314

Topics include quadratics, polynomial, rational, logarithmic and exponential functions, system of equations, progression, sequences and series, matrices and
determinants. A departmental final examination will be given in this course. Core Curriculum Course.

Instrumentation Calibration | INTC | 1456

Techniques for configuring and calibrating transmitters, controllers, recorders, valves, and valve positioners.

Composition I | ENGL | 1301

Intensive study of and practice in writing processes, from invention and researching to drafting, revising, and editing, both individually and collaboratively.
Emphasis on effective rhetorical choices, including audience, purpose, arrangement, and style. Focus on writing the academic essay as a vehicle for learning,
communicating, and critical analysis. Core Curriculum Course.

Plane Trigonometry | MATH | 1316

Topics include solutions of triangles, Euler identity, graphing of trigonometric and inverse trigonometric functions, identities, trigonometric equations and an
introduction to vector analysis. Core Curriculum Course.

Principles of Automatic Control | INTC | 1441

Basic measurements, automatic control systems and design, closed loop systems, controllers, feedback, control modes, and control configurations.

Computer Networking Technology | CPMT | 1449

Networking fundamentals, terminology, hardware, software, and network architecture. Includes local and wide area networking concepts and networking
installations and operations.

Fundamentals of Networking Technologies | ITNW | 1425

Instruction in networking technologies and their implementation. Topics include the OSI reference model, network protocols, transmission media, and networking
hardware and software.

Exploration - Network Fundamentals | ITCC | 1401

A course introducing the architecture, structure, functions, components, and models of the internet. Describes the use of OSI and TCP layered models to examine
the nature and roles of protocols and services at the applications, network, data link, and physical layers. Covers the principles and structure of IP addressing and
the fundamentals of Ethernet concepts, media, and operations. Build simple LAN topologies by applying basic principles of cabling; perform basic configurations of
network devices, including routers and switches; and implementing IP addressing schemes.

YEAR 2

Application of Industrial Automatic Controls | INTC | 1343

Automatic process control including measuring devices, analog and digital instrumentation, signal transmitters, recorders, alarms, controllers, control valves, and
process and instrument drawings. Includes connection and troubleshooting of loops.

Instrumentation Systems Troubleshooting | INTC | 2330

Techniques for troubleshooting instrumentation systems in a process environment. Includes troubleshooting upsets in processes.

Program Related Elective

College Physics I | PHYS | 1401

Non-calculus based course for medical related majors, architecture majors, technology majors, and other non-engineering and non-science majors. Topics include
motion and forces, work and energy, momentum and collision, and the thermal properties of matter. Laboratory exercises include selected related experiments on
these topics. Core Curriculum Course.

Humanities/Fine Arts General Education Elective

Social/Behavioral Science General Education Elective

Programmable Logic Controllers | RBTC | 1301

A study in programmable logic controllers (PLC). Topics include processor units, numbering systems, memory organization, relay type devices, timers, counters,
data manipulators, and programming. Emphasis will be placed on converting ladder diagrams into programs; explaining digital/analog devices used with
programmable logic controllers; and executing and evaluating control system operation.

Linking Process Control Systems | INTC | 2370

An introduction to linking controls systems, including Distributed Control Systems and Programmable Logic Controllers, using OPC (Ole for Process Control)
server systems.

Distributed Control and Programmable Logic | INTC | 2336

An overview of distributed control systems including configuration of programmable logic controllers, smart transmitters, and field communicators. Functions of
digital systems in a process control environment.

Cooperative Education - Instrumentation Technology / Technician | INTC | 2380

Career-related activities encountered in the student's area of specialization offered through an individualized agreement among the college, employer, and student.
Under the supervision of the college and the employer, the student combines classroom learning with work experience. Includes a lecture component.