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Instrumentation and Automation Engineering Technology
4½ Semester ProgramProgram Coordinator and Master Instructor: Snarr
Faculty Information
Program Information
CoursesOne Post-Secondary Technical Certificate, two Advanced Technical Certificates, two Associate of Applied Science degrees, and two Bachelor of Applied Science degrees are available. This program offers two lines of study; one is in instrumentation and automation engineering technology; the other is in industrial controls.
Objective: To prepare students for employment as technicians meeting the changing electrical and process automation needs of industry.
Employers include food, space, mining, semiconductor, chemical, nuclear, paper, steel, petroleum, utilities and manufacturing industries. Graduates will have hands-on experience setting up and troubleshooting three phase motor controls, variable frequency drives, programmable logic controllers, sensors, relays, timers, solenoids, and HMI (Human Machine Interface) stations. They will be able to install and troubleshoot electronic devices that measure and control temperature, level, flow, pressure, motion, force, humidity and acidity.
For a Program Information Packet, use this link, which leads to descriptions of each program in general, course descriptions, lists of course sequences, and the cost of books, tools, uniforms, fees, and other expenses. The URL is http://www.isu.edu/ctech/programs.shtml
This program requires students to achieve certain grades in order to advance each semester. Specific information is available in the program's student handbook.
Selection of the Electronics option will occur in the second semester of the Electronic Core Curriculum. Acceptance into particular options is based upon available openings and other factors such as an accumulative grade point average of 2.5 and attendance.
Students pursuing an Advanced Technical Certificate or Associate of Applied Science degree in Industrial Controls will not be required to complete the first year of electronics but will be required to complete the certificate in the Electricial Technician program.
Postsecondary Technical Certificate: Instrumentation and Automation Assistant
(1½ Semesters)
Objective: To prepare students as entry-level technician and maintenance assistants to meet the needs of the electrical and process industry.
Employers include food processing, mining, semiconductor, chemical, paper, steel, petroleum, utilities and manufacturing industries. Graduates will have theoretical knowledge and hands on experience setting up and calibrating electronic devices that measure and control temperature, level, flow, pressure, motion, force, humidity and pH.
Graduates will be able to troubleshoot single and three phase motor controls, basic variable frequency drives, programmable logic controllers, sensors, relays, timers, solenoids, and other automation devices.
This program requires concurrent enrollment in ELTR 0131, ELTR 0130, INST 0220, and INST 0140 in the spring semester and concurrent enrollment in INST 0240, 0242, 0250, 0251, 0253, and 0254 during summer semester:Required Courses:
ELTR 0130 Fundamental Electricity and Electronic Theory 5 cr
ELTR 0131 Fundamental Electricity and Electronic Lab 5 cr
INST 0140 Introduction to Motors
and Motor Control Theory 2 cr
INST 0220 Introduction to
Programmable Logic Controllers 3 cr
INST 0240 Instrumentation Theory 2 cr
INST 0242 Instrumentation Theory 2 cr
INST 0250 Laboratory 1 cr
INST 0251 Laboratory 1 cr
INST 0253 Laboratory 1 cr
INST 0254 Laboratory 1 cr
TOTAL: 23 cr
Two Advanced Technical Certificates are available:
Instrumentation and Automation Engineering Technology
Advanced Technical Certificate: Instrumentation and Automation Engineering Technology
(4½ Semesters)Required Courses:
See the Electronics Core Curriculum section for required Electronics core courses.
INST 0236 Applications of Electronic, Electrical, andGeneral Education Requirements:
Process Control Fundamentals and Safety 6 cr
INST 0260 Electrical Systems Documentation and Standards 2 cr
INST 0281 Electrical Automation Theory 8 cr
INST 0282 Electrical Automation Lab 5 cr
INST 0296 Process Measurement and Control Theory 10 cr
INST 0297 Process measurement and Control Lab 5 cr
TGE 0158 Employment Strategies 2 crENGL 1101 English Composition 3 cr
Goal 2 3 cr
TOTAL: 75 cr
Advanced Technical Certificate: Industrial Controls
(4 Semesters)Required Courses:
ELTY 0131 Electrical Theory I 4 cr
ELTY 0132 Electrical Theory II 5 cr
ELTY 0133 Applied Mathematics I 4 cr
ELTY 0134 Applied Mathematics II 5 cr
ELTY 0135 Electrical Laboratory I 4 cr
ELTY 0136 Electrical Laboratory II 5 cr
ELTY 0137 Electrical Code I 3 cr
ELTY 0138 Electrical Code II 3 cr
ELTY 0139 Print Reading 2 cr
ELTY 0140 Motor Control Theory 2 cr
TGE 0151 Technical Writing 2 cr
TGE 0158 Employment Strategies 2 cr
IC 0291 Industrial Controls Theory 8 cr
IC 0292 Industrial Controls Laboratory 5 cr
INST 0296 Process Measurement Controls Laboratory 10 cr
INST 0297 Process Measurement and Control Laboratory 5 cr
TOTAL: 69 cr
Associate of Applied Science Degree: Instrumentation and Automation Engineering Technology
(4½ Semesters)Required Courses:
See Electronics Core Curriculum section for required Electronics core courses.
Students must register concurrently for the lab course associated with each theory course.INST 0236 Applications of Electronic, Electrical, andGeneral Education Requirements:
Process Control Fundamentals and Safety 6 cr
INST 0260 Electrical Systems Documentation and Standards 2 cr
INST 0281 Electrical Automation Theory 8 cr
INST 0282 Electrical Automation Lab 5 cr
INST 0296 Process Measurement and Control Theory 10 cr
INST 0297 Process measurement and Control Lab 5 cr
TGE 0158 Employment Strategies 2 crENGL 1101 English Composition 3 cr
Goal 3 3 cr
One of Goals 6, 7, 9, 10A, 11 or 12 3 cr
Associate of Applied Science Degree: Industrial Controls
(5 Semesters)Required Courses:
Students must register concurrently for the lab course associated with each theory course.ELTY 0131 Electrical Theory I 4 crGeneral Education Requirements:
ELTY 0132 Electrical Theory II 5 cr
ELTY 0133 Applied Mathematics I 4 cr
ELTY 0134 Applied Mathematics II 5 cr
ELTY 0135 Electrical Laboratory I 4 cr
ELTY 0136 Electrical Laboratory II 5 cr
ELTY 0137 Electrical Code I 3 cr
ELTY 0138 Electrical Code II 3 cr
ELTY 0139 Print Reading 2 cr
ELTY 0140 Motor Control Theory 2 cr
TGE 0151 Technical Writing 2 cr
TGE 0158 Employment Strategies 2 cr
IC 0291 Industrial Controls Theory 8 cr
IC 0292 Industrial Controls Lab 5 cr
INST 0296 Process Measurement and Control Laboratory 10 cr
INST 0297 Process Measurement and Control Laboratory 5 crENGL 1101 English Composition 3 crOfficial articulation agreements have been established with other post-secondary and secondary schools. Where these agreements exist, the specific block of training (i.e., session/semester/year) will be accepted as equivalent to that taught at Idaho State University and will count equally toward graduation.
Goal 2 3 cr
Goal 3 3 cr
One of Goals 6, 7, 9, 10A, 11 or 12 3 cr
PHYS 1100 Essentials of Physics 4 cr
OR
CHEM 1100 Architecture of Matter 4 crThe courses listed above will be taught in sequential blocks of instruction. Successful completion of a course is required before the student can progress in the program. If the student fails any math, theory, or lab course, then that course must be repeated and a passing grade obtained before the student can advance in the program. The student must exit the program and make up their deficiency through Technical General Education or other appropriate methods. The student will then be allowed to repeat the course at the next available program opening.
Upon successful completion of Electronics (ELTR) 0141, Applied Mathematics I, and ELTR 0142, Applied Mathematics II, a student may enroll directly into an academic math course which requires MATH 1147 as a prerequisite. Students will receive five credits that apply towards the 128 credits required for a bachelor's degree.
Courses
See Courses with the ELTR PrefixSee Courses with the ELTY Prefix
IC Prefix
IC 0291 Industrial Controls Theory 8 credits. Students will study active electronic devices, power supplies, op amps, transistors, thyristor phase control, digital electronics, motor control, PLCs, variable frequency drives, print reading, timers, sensors, and relays. PREREQ: Electrical Technician Certificate or 2 years' apprenticeship. COREQ: IC 0292. F
IC 0292 Industrial Controls Laboratory 5 credits. Students will learn practical applications and exercises in electronic circuits, automated control, PLCs, timers, sensors, relays, and motor controls. PREREQ: Electrical Technician Certificate or 2 years’ apprenticeship. COREQ: IC 02914 F
IC 0296 Independent Study 1-8 credits. Addresses specific learning needs of individuals for the enhancement of knowledge and skills within the program area under the guidance of an instructor. May be repeated. Graded S/U, or may be letter-graded. PREREQ: Permission of the instructor. D
IC 0298 Special Topics 1-8 credits. Addresses the specific needs of industry, enabling students to upgrade technical skills that are not included in the current program curriculum. May be repeated. Graded S/U, or may be letter-graded. PREREQ: Permission of instructor. D
INST Prefix
INST 0140 Introduction to Motors and Motor Control Theory 2 credits. Introduces basic motors and motor control. Fundamentals of AC and DC motors; includes two-wire and three-wire controls using various controllers, control relays, timing relays, solenoid valves, latching relays, and motor control centers. Computer software used to design and verify motor control circuits. SuINST 0220 Introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers 3 credits. Ladder format, I-O instructions, external devices, operating cycle, relays, timers, counters, sequencers, shift registers, analog applications, math blocks, and troubleshooting. F, S
INST 0231 Electronics for Instrumentation and Automation 2 credits. Electronic theory and laboratory addressing the components, functions and configurations of power, multistage differential and operational amplifiers, oscillators, thyristors, power control and regulation circuits, sensors, and networks. Laboratory-based learning experiences strengthen principles. PREREQ: Electronics Core courses. Su
INST 0232 Introduction to Fiber and Electro-Optics 2 credits Fundamental physics of fiber/electro-optics, electro-optical spectrum, EO detectors, and arrays, IR sources, IR optical systems, light transmission/ propagation, nonlinear optics, laser bandwidth, power supplies, optical fibers, fiber installation, testing, and maintenance. Laboratory-based learning experiences will strengthen and apply the principles taught in this course. PREREQ: Electronics Core courses. Su
INST 0233 Fundamentals of Logic Control 2 credits. Introduction to control logic, relay logic principles, electronics in logic, logic and control drawings, fundamentals of programmable logic controllers (PLC’s), and electrical automation concepts. Laboratory-based learning experiences strengthen the principles taught. PREREQ: Electronics Core courses. Su
INST 0234 Applications of Process Control Devices 2 credits. Electronic control device theory and laboratory including sensors, device communication, controller fundamentals, control loops and loop tuning, device and system calibration and diagnostics, heat transfer, fluid flow, and HVAC control. PREREQ: Electronics Core courses. Su
INST 0235 Applications of Process Control Devices 2 credits. Principles of electric power systems, including transmission lines, generator and transformer characteristics, and fault detection and correction. Emphasis on circuit performance addressing voltage regulation, power factor, and protection devices. Laboratory-based learning experiences strengthen and apply principles taught. PREREQ: Electronics Core courses. Su
INST 0236 Applications of Electronic, Electrical, and Industrial Process Control Fundamentals 6 credits. Application of electronic sensors, thyristor circuits, and networks. Electrical motor control, relays, timers, and PLCs. Computer software used to design and verify motor control circuits, variable frequency drives, and interface methods for controllers. Basic process control, print reading, and device calibration methods. Troubleshooting techniques and safety practices. SuINST 0240 Theory 2 credits. Basic concepts of process control devices, calibration and test equipment, diagrams and symbols. F, S, Su
INST 0241 Theory 2 credits. Measurement errors, pneumatic-sensors, indicators, transmitters, air supplies, regulators, control valves, actuators, positioners, introduction to controllers, pneumatic controllers. F, S, SuINST 0242 Theory 2 credits. Electronic instruments-sensors, indicators, transmitters, computing relays, electro-optics, electronic controllers, ratio control, cascade control, recorders, analytical equipment, troubleshooting. F, S, Su
INST 0243 Theory 2 credits. Digital systems, digital control, analog-to-digital and digital- to-analog interfacing, signal conditioning, programmable controllers, computer application. F, S, Su
INST 0244 Theory 2 credits. Calibration calculations, pressure scales, level considerations, specific gravity, elevation suppression, closed and open systems, temperature scales, thermocouple and RTD values, bulb and capillary devices, heat transfer, flow with square root linearization, gas flow measurement calculations, mass flow, humidity measurements, PH measurements. F, S, Su
INST 0250 Laboratory 1 credit. Use of test equipment, power supplies, current and volt measurements, use of oscilloscope, capacitor checker, decade box, Wheatstone bridge, transmitter simulator, manometers, pressure calibration devices. F, S, Su
INST 0251 Laboratory 1 credit. Set up, maintenance, and troubleshooting of pneumatic control systems, air supply, air regulators, pressure gauges pneumatic transducer calibration, control valve operation with and without positioner, controller operation set point, measurement error, offset, proportional band, reset, derivative, reverse and direct acting. F, S, Su
INST 0252 Laboratory 1 credit. Set up, maintenance and troubleshooting of electronic sensors, indicators, transmitters, relays recorders, and controllers, transmission with twisted pair, fiber optics, smart systems, analytical equipment. F, S, Su
INST 0253 Laboratory 1 credit. Computer and programmable controller interfacing with transmitters and final elements, PID loops, auto tuning, set up to complete control loops, computer graphics. F, S, Su
INST 0254 Laboratory 1 credit. Calibration of transmitters, simulation of process variables, temperature, pressure, level flow, and humidity control loops. F, S, Su
INST 0260 Electrical Systems Documentation and Standards 2 credits. Introduction to print reading, technical specifications, print annotation, report writing and electrical codes. F
INST 0281 Electrical Automation Theory 8 credits. Theory in application of control devices, sensors, timers, relays, programmable controllers, electrical code, print reading, single phase, split phase, three phase and variable frequency motor control, interfacing with devices used in automated manufacturing and process facilities. COREQ: INST 0282. S
INST 0282 Electrical Automation Laboratory 5 credits. Experiments in motor control circuits, relay and ladder logic circuits, computer interfacing with programmable controllers, transformers, timers, sensors, variable frequency controllers, thyristor circuits, troubleshooting electrical devices, adapting relay logic circuits to programmable controllers. COREQ: INST 0281. S
INST 0288 Directed Studies 1-8 credits. Study tailored to individual assignment and reporting under faculty guidance. Student will pursue a unit of activity related to the instrumentation/industrial controls field. May be repeated for a maximum of 16 credits. PREREQ: Permission of instructor. D
INST 0294 Cooperative Training 1-16 credits. Student pursues on-the-job training in the instrumentation/industrial controls industry which satisfies competencies in lieu of instrumentation/industrial controls courses. A University Co-op agreement must be signed by all parties involved. Student will pursue a pre-determined unit of activity related to the field of study. May be repeated for a maximum of 16 credits. PREREQ: Permission of instructor. D
INST 0296 Process Measurement and Control Theory 10 credits. Theory in the application of control devices that measure and control pressure, temperature, level, flow, humidity, PH, viscosity, velocity, volume, density, conductivity and composition; instruction in calibration and test procedures used to install, maintain, and troubleshoot components common to industrial facilities. F
INST 0297 Process Measurement and Control Laboratory 5 credits. Application of INST 0296; calibration of transmitters, recorders, indicators, and controllers. Interfacing pneumatic, electrical, electronic, hydraulic, programmable controllers, and computer devices. PID control loop tuning, installation and troubleshooting of working systems. F
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