Academic Catalog

Instrument & Control Technology (INST)

INST 133  Process Technology and Systems  4 Credits (4)  
Provides instruction in the use of common process equipment. Students will use appropriate terminology and identify process equipment components such as piping and tubing, valves, pumps, compressors, turbines, motors, engines, heat exchangers, heaters, furnaces, boilers, filters dryers and other miscellaneous vessels. Included are the basic functions, scientific principles and symbols. Students will identify components on typical Process Flow Diagrams and Process and Instrument Diagrams. Restricted to: Instrumentation and Control Technology majors
INST 165  Equipment Processes  4 Credits (4)  
This course introduces Thermal Energy and Mechanical alignment in equipment and machinery components. Students will learn the operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of these types of equipment. Restricted to: Instrumentation and Control majors.
INST 205  Programmable Logic Controllers and Applications  4 Credits (4)  
This learning system is set up in a self-directed format where students can proceed forward at their own pace. The directions are provided in a series of Learning Activity Packets (LAPs), which include text and lab activity directions. LAPs book will be handed out at the start of every class day and must be returned before the class day begins. This learning system can be used as a stand-alone teaching learning system within any class to give hands-on experience in electrical systems. Computer Literacy and internet literacy is required to enroll in this course. Restricted to: Instrumentation and Control Technology majors.
INST 251  Instrumentation and Measurement  5 Credits (5)  
The overall aim of this course is to present the students with the basic principles and techniques required for the design and analysis of measurement systems. The course introduces the theory of measurement as well as the sensors and instruments typically used for measuring various physical quantities.