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Additional Course Information
Topical Outline: Each offering of this course must include the following topics (be sure to include information regarding lab,
practicum, and clinical or other non-lecture instruction).
The following performance will be expected of any student completing this course with a passing grade. There is no
absolute time limit on the performance of these objectives, unless noted, but the grade received by the student will
depend, in part, on the relative speed and precision of the student's performance in these tasks. Where subjective
evaluations are indicated, the instructor will make these judgments based on his or her knowledge of the skills required
to place a graduate with the expectation of successful on-job performance.
The student will be expected to perform the following tasks in written examination or laboratory demonstration:
• Describe a Programmable Logic Controller.
• Explain how instructions get into a PLCs memory.
• Demonstrate ability to successfully test use BCD, Octal and Hexadecimal number systems.
• Correctly explain the different data formats used in common PLCs.
• Use ladder logic to solve algorithms.
• Draw a correct ladder logic diagrams.
• Program PLCs with correct ladder logic.
• Describe sinking and sourcing as related to input modules.
• Correctly explain TTL output modules.
• Program and explain relay output modules.
• Properly use surge suppression in output modules.
• Explain basic relay instructions
• Program a PLC for normally closed instruction.
• Set up a PLC for normally open PLC instruction.
• Use a PLC to perform timing and counting.
Course Learning Outcomes:
Learning Outcomes – Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
1. Explain terminology
2. Select hardware components
3. Predict PLC operation based on ladder logic diagrams
4. Program a PLC to perform various control functions
Methods of Assessment:
Outcomes 1,2,3,4 are assessed by:
• Exams
• Homework
• Labs
• Quizzes
• Reassessed in Capstone Experience: CETT 2349 Final Project course
Required text(s), optional text(s) and/or materials to be supplied by the student:
An appropriate electronics text or industrial documents covering PLCs. Example-Introduction to Programmable Logic
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