ELT 258

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COURSE SYLLABUS

1.	TITLE OF COURSE:	PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS
	PREFIX/NUMBER:	ELT 258	CREDIT HOURS:	3.0
2.	PREREQUISITE:	ELT 101, ELT 268

3.	RESOURCES NEEDED:
	TEXT:	Programmable Logic Controllers, Webb, Reis. (Others may be used, see instructor or bookstore)
	SUPPLIES:	Scientific calculator as specified by instructor.
4.	COURSE DESCRIPTION:	Covers the fundamentals of programmable logic controllers (PLCs) as they are applied in robotics and automation. Includes history, terminology, typical applications, hardware, and software. Incorporates lab and project activities that address operating, monitoring, programming, troubleshooting, and repairing PLC controlled lab trainers as well as actual industrial equipment.
5.	COURSE GOAL:	To familiarize the student with fundamentals of Programmable Logic Controllers, including the design and implementation of basic PLC ladder diagrams.

6.	COURSE OBJECTIVES:
	By the end of the course, students will
	When students have successfully completed this course, they will understand the following and be able to:
	(A)	Define the term Programmable Logic Controller, and study the history of development and examples of early applications.
	(B)	Demonstrate understanding and/or review common Computer Mathematical Functions, and Digital Logic Gates.
	(C)	Identify main elements of the PLC system, including CPU, memory maps, single bit I/O modules, and Power Supplies.
	(D)	Understand General PLC Programming Procedures: equipment, formats, ladder diagrams, scanning.
	(E)	Demonstrate Basic PLC Programming. Creation of Ladder diagrams from Process-Control Descriptions. Programming On0Off Inputs to produce On-Off Outputs.
	(F)	Program using register functions. Input and Output registers, Timer and counter Functions will be explored.
	(G)	Understand PLC Arithmetic Functions. +,-,*,/, square root, comparisons.
	(H)	Discuss applications for Skip and Master Control Relay Functions.
	(I)	Apply Data Move Systems, Sequencer and Matrix functions.

7.	EVALUATION PROCEDURES:
	Unit grades will be averaged along with laboratory experiments and final exams.
			All Laboratory Experiments	¼ of total grade
			All Unit Tests	½ of total grade
			Final Lab and Lecture Exams	¼ of total grade
	The instructor at the conclusion of each unit of study gives unit tests. All written tests will be completed during class periods. Calculators may be used.
			Grading Scale Raw Score Range	Letter Grade
			100 to 92	A
			91 to 84	B
			83 to 75	C
			74 to 68	D
			67 to 0	F

Special Remarks:
1.	TEXT REFERENCES: All Experiments are referenced to the appropriate page numbers in the text used in the lecture course, or as listed by the instructor.
2.	MATERIALS REQUIRED: All of the materials required to complete experiments is available in lab.
3.	Attendance: College policy states that students may be dropped from enrollment when absent 20% of the scheduled class meetings. If enrolled from the beginning of the term, 15 hours will usually constitute 20% of a four-credit semester course which meets five hours per week. Reinstatement procedures are described in the PCC catalog.
4.	Tardy Policy: A student who is late three times (enters classroom after the instructor has taken roll) will be charged with one full absence unless the student can provide valid reasons for one or more of these tardies.
5.	Assignments/Missed Exams: It is the student's responsibility, whether present or absent, to obtain all material presented and to complete all course assignments. If prior arrangements are made or extenuating circumstances exist, makeup of tests may be allowed. Late homework papers will not be accepted unless those same extenuating circumstances exist. Makeup of quizzes is to be at the instructor's discretion.

8.	COURSE OUTLINE
	Tentative Schedule

9.	METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:
	To be successful in this course, students are expected to participate in discussions, readings, in-class writing, and peer review activities. The instructor may assign point values to such activities.
10.	ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
	The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, Pueblo Community College has adopted a policy of academic conduct as described in the Student Handbook. Violation of academic integrity may be defined to include the following: cheating, plagiarism, falsification and fabrication, abuse of academic materials, complicity in academic dishonesty, and personal misrepresentation. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. Sanctions for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor.
11.	ADA NOTICE:
	Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information.