EST 203 - Applied Controls and Operations

Credits: 5
LEC hours per week: 3
LAB hours per week: 4
This is a capstone course for many of the EST pathways that students take in their final spring quarter. Students will have the opportunity to ‘own’ a piece of electrical-mechanical equipment and/or process for the entire quarter. They will revise and/or generate a standard operating procedure, operate and perform maintenance on the electrical-mechanical equipment, and generate lesson plans for demonstrations they will lead for other students, faculty, staff, and/or the public. Each student will make at least four group presentations during the quarter. Students will monitor their process and be graded on each demonstration based on a rubric refined by the instructor and peers. Students will be responsible for keeping their electrical-mechanical sites safe and clean.
Course Outcomes:

Evaluate existing and new electrical-mechanical systems and processes.
Plan upgrades to existing electrical-mechanical systems or design new electrical-mechanical components and/or systems.
Implement technical fixes or upgrades to existing electrical-mechanical systems or install new electrical-mechanical components and/or systems.
Document the changes to the electrical-mechanical equipment within a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).
Develop a lesson plan to guide teaching others about the electrical-mechanical system in focus.
Design a presentation to demonstrate an electrical-mechanical equipment, process, and/or system.

Course Topics:

Digital Multi-Meter Use
Programmable Logic Controllers
Motors
Pump applications and selection
Piping systems (e.g. valves)
Fuses
Sensors and related instrumentation
Tanks
AC and DC wiring
Industrial Maintenance
Standard Operating Procedure development
Lesson Planning
Safety