Basic Fluid Power Syllabus for 2017-2018
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Course

ELMT-1305-002 Basic Fluid Power

Prerequisites

<p>Prerequisite: INMT 1305 and ELPT 1311 - minimum grade of C</p>

Course Description

Basic fluid power course covering pneumatic and hydraulic systems, fluid power symbols, operating theory, components, vacuum and hydraulics, and basic electrical and manual controls.

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Department Expectations

Occupational License Disclaimer

Notice to Students enrolled in an educational program for preparation of issuance of certain occupational licenses:

Students enrolled in an educational program in preparation for obtaining certain occupational licenses are potentially ineligible for such license if the student has been convicted of an offense. For further information, please contact your advisor, the Legal Clinic, or the faculty member in charge of the educational program that you seek to enroll in. The further information you will receive will include notification to you of your right to request a criminal history evaluation letter from the licensing authority in order to clarify your particular situation.

Hours

(3 sem hrs; 2 lec, 2 lab)

Class Type

On Campus Course

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

Handyman-in-your-pocket

Young/Glover

Published by Sequoia

ISBN 1-885071-29-9 

 

Fluid Power: Hydraulics and Pneumatics (2nd Edition)

James R. Daines

Published by Goodheart-Wilcox

ISBN 978-1-60525-931-4

 

All other course materials will be presented via Blackboard.

Supplies

Student will need access to a computer and the Internet to obtain course material presented through Blackboard.

Required Supplies:

• Tool box/bag
• Safety glasses or goggles
• Leather gloves
• USB flash drive (8GB min)
• 2” three ring binder
• Notebook paper for binder
• Paint marker (sharpie marker)
• Highlighter
• TI 36X Pro calculator
• Channel lock pliers
• Needle nose pliers
• Screw driver assortment
  • 1/8” – 3/8” Flat
  • #0 – #2 Phillips
• Adjustable wrenches (8” & 12”)
• Inspection mirror
• Flashlight
• Tape measure

Required Attire for Classroom/Lab Access:

• Long pants
• Closed toe shoes
• Tucked in Amarillo College Technical Education shirt
• Safety glasses with side shields or safety goggles that meet or exceed ANSI Z87.1 spec
• Hair longer than shoulder length needs to be secured safely in laboratory
• No jewelry in laboratory

Student Performance

Course Competencies:

Student will be able to:

• Identify fluid power symbols
• Demonstrate knowledge of basic fluid power theory
• Demonstrate knowledge of component operation
• Generate basic fluid power circuits
• Demonstrate fluid power circuits using electrical and manual controls

Students Rights and Responsibilities

Student Rights and Responsibilities

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Expected Student Behavior

Department Expectations

All students in Technical Education are expected to abide by the Professional Code of Conduct.  A copy is available on the main content page of the Blackboard course.  Students will not be able to attend courses if not in compliance by the third class day.

 

Communication

The instructor will use AC email as the primary means of communicating with students.  Students are responsible for e-mail messages sent to their AC email account (@amarillocollege.com); thus, students are responsible to check their AC email accounts.  The instructor will only respond to emails sent from the student’s official AC email account and that identify the applicable class in the subject line or first sentence of the email.  Further, emails should be professional using proper spelling, grammar, style and format, if the student expects a response.

 

Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is vital.  Any acts of academic dishonesty will be penalized severely.  The instructor has a zero tolerance policy in regard to academic dishonesty.

 

Grading Criteria

Evaluation and Grades

Each student’s grade will be based upon his/her performance on each of the course sections.  The course has five sections as follows:     

Grading Section	Percentage
Participation	5%
Homework	20%
Laboratory	30%
Unit Exams	30%
Final Exam	15%

 

Grading Scale:  A = 90 to 100, B = 80 to 89, C = 70 to 79, D = 60 to 69, F = Below 60

 

Participation

Students are expected to participate in class.  Class participation includes asking relevant questions, adding to class discussions, participating in any group work, meaningfully evaluating the work of classmates and otherwise contributing to the educational experience of the class members.  Attendance will affect the participation grade.

Students’ well-supported opinions are an important element of this class.  Students should express their personal opinions in all written assignments, class discussions and presentations.  However, it is important that students support their views and opinions with facts and logic.  An unsupported opinion is of no value in this class.

Each student will be required to keep a notebook in class.  This notebook should include course notes, laboratory assignments and rubrics, returned homework, and relevant course handouts. This notebook will be periodically checked.  The participation grade will be affected if the notebook is not present in class or if the notebook is not organized, clean, and up to date.  

 

Homework Assignments

Homework will be assigned from the textbook material and additional handouts.  Students should complete all required performance tasks on time and at the REQUIRED MASTERY LEVEL.  Tasks, projects, and various assignments will be scored based on accuracy, neatness, completeness, skill, and level of detail.

Completeness requires all problems to be fully worked out.  If the student answers a question correctly, but did not include any work to back up that answer, the problem will be counted wrong.  Questions should be written out and the answer provided below the question.  Work that is illegible or unprofessional will not be graded and will receive a zero.  Unless the instructor specifies otherwise, all homework is due on Monday prior to the beginning of class. 

 

Late Work

Students are expected to complete assignments in a timely fashion.  As part of this course, the “real world” will be simulated as it relates to lateness of assignments.  That is, in the “real world” assignments not completed on time have an associated penalty (i.e. contract bid not accepted).  In class, lateness of assignments will have a 25% late penalty for every day late, up to a maximum of 100%.  For example, assume a 100 point assignment is due Monday.  If the assignment is turned in on Wednesday, the assignment will be graded first as though no penalty existed, then 50 points (50% of 100) will be deducted for being late. 

 

Laboratory

Each laboratory grade will be based partially on the performance of the assigned laboratory tasks according to a laboratory rubric.  The rubric will be given out to the student at the beginning of the laboratory session and turned in at the end of the session.  The rubric will include the areas of professionalism, safety, ability to follow laboratory instructions, laboratory outcomes and analysis, and other items.

In addition, each laboratory grade will be partially based on the associated lab manual assignment.  For each lab, the student will fill out the lab manual and turn it in by the following class period.  This portion of the grade will depend on the student’s measurements during the laboratory.

 

Unit Exams & Final Exam

Three Unit Exams and a Final Exam are planned for this course.  Each exam is designed to assess your understanding of, and the ability to apply, the factual material, theories, and concepts related to the course.  Exams will have multiple choice questions, short answer responses, and/or problems to solve.  The Final Exam is comprehensive and will cover the entire course.  A student must take the Final Exam to pass the course.

Make-up exams will be given for legitimate medical reasons only.  Travel for business or pleasure or lack of planning on the part of the student will not warrant a make-up exam.

 

Instructor's Statement

As your instructor, I am always willing to discuss your grades with you and explain how your grade was determined.  If a grading error has been made on my part, I am always willing to correct the error.

 

Attendance

Attendance in a class is regarded as requirement, and obligation for learning. Please remember the deadline for dropping a class at AC is published in the official Amarillo College Schedule of Classes and is Dec 6.  If you stop attending class and do not officially drop the course by this deadline, you will receive an “F” for the course.

The attendance in the course will be monitored through the Blackboard system, sign-in sheets in the classroom and laboratory rubrics.  Attendance will affect the participation grade.

If a student misses class, it is his/her responsibility to get the notes from a classmate before the next class.

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