Dec 26, 2024  
GRCC Curriculum Database (2024-2025 Academic Year) 
    
GRCC Curriculum Database (2024-2025 Academic Year)
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EL 276 - Automation Integration


Description
This course prepares students for connecting equipment such as PLCs, Robots, and conveyor systems to work together as they would in industry, using all of the latest technology and networking capabilities to manage I/O and operations. The course also incorporates all of the latest safety components to support the safe operation of industry equipment.
Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 4
School: School of Business & Industry
Department: Applied Technology
Discipline: EL
Course Review & Revision Year: 2028-2029
Course Type:
Program Requirement- Offering designed to meet the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Lecture/Lab - Must meet Lecture & Lab Ratios

General Education Requirement: None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:
  1. Understand the safety requirements of integrating equipment
  2. Determine the necessary signals to share when integrating equipment
  3. Develop a better understanding of networking equipment
  4. Properly identify mechanical and electrial interlocks to ensure safe interface with the equipment.
  5. Understand the use of messages and faults to help with troubleshooting

Course Outline:
Course Outline

  1. Safety
    1. Define safety equipment
    2. Develop an understanding of how to implement safety devices
    3. Learn how to implement safety equipment in multiple station applications
  2. Networking
    1. Define a network
    2. Develop an understanding of how to implement a network and how to add devices to this network
    3. Learn troubleshooting of a network
  3. Integration
    1. Define the necessary signals to share with equipment
    2.  Learn the necessity of mechanical and electrical interlocks
    3. Understand the need for messages and alarms when integrating equipment
  4. Evaluation
    1. Define throughput and efficiency
    2. Learn how to produce useful machine data
    3. Connect system to a database to share machine data

Mandatory CLO Competency Assessment Measures:
None.
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None
Instructional Strategies:
This class is going to be configured such that the Lecture will support the lab. We will meet for lecture for 2 hours then move into the lab for 2 hours to implement what was discussed in lecture.

50% Lecture

50% Lab


Mandatory Course Components:
None.
Academic Program Prerequisite: Electrical Controls Engineering Technology, A.A.A.S, Electrical Controls/Mechatronics Certificate
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: EL275 (C or Higher)  

 

 

 

 
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corerequisite(s): None.
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with IRW: NA
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required


Total Lecture/Lab Hours Per Week: 4
Faculty Credential Requirements:
Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details: None
Maximum Course Enrollment:
Equivalent Courses: None
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: No
AP Min. Score:
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
First Term Valid: Winter 2025 (1/1/2025)
Programs Where This Courses is a Requirement:
New Program
1st Catalog Year: 2024-2025
People Soft Course ID Number: 105284
Course CIP Code: 15.9999
Name of Course Author:
Patrick VanOtteren



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