17 courses with the subject ECM, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
ECM 1245Industrial Pneumatics2
| Lecture/Lab The course is a "hybrid" or "blended" course with the majority of the learning environment traditional in- class lectures and hands-on lab work which also includes web-based learning activities to complement face-to-face work. This course covers the general fundamentals of machine control utilizing pneumatics and electro-pneumatics. Concentrates on pneumatic systems, control devices and actuators related to machine control with practical applications involving robotic workcells, pick and place robots, parts handlers, motion control and interfacing of air and electrical circuits.
| Lecture/Lab The course is a "hybrid" or "blended" course with the majority of the learning environment traditional in- class lectures and hands-on lab work which also includes Web-based learning activities to complement face-to-face work. This course is an introductory class covering the installation, operation, and programming of industrial programmable logic controllers (PLCs). Lecture reviews a variety of PLC types/manufacturers and the components of a PLC system. Labs provide hands-on activities demonstrating the practical use of PLCs in industrial control. Prerequisities: ECM 1264
| Lecture/Lab This course is designed to provide a foundational knowledge of the first three layers of the seven layer OSI Model. A particular focus will be the hardware and addressing requirements in an Ethernet network, P a g e | 58
| Lecture The course is a "hybrid" or "blended" course with the majority of the learning environment traditional in- class lectures and hands-on lab work which also includes Web-based learning activities to complement face-to-face work. This course is designed to familiarize the student with the safety practices and procedures applied in the installation and maintenance of electrical systems and equipment. Instruction includes the identification of the hazards associated with working on electrical equipment and distribution systems, identification and use of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) and safe and proper use of test equipment. In addition, the course presents information on general industrial safety practices such as lock-out-tag-out, material safety data sheets(MSDS) and confined space identification.
| Lecture/Lab This course is designed to provide foundational knowledge of electronic / electrical theory to students preparing for entry level employment in the fields of industrial electrical maintenance and industrial process automation. Areas of focus will be the theory related to AC, DC, Solid State and Digital circuits. The students will apply instruction received in the classroom to the construction, analysis and troubleshooting of circuits in a laboratory setting. This course is not designed to provide the level of expertise required to design, build or troubleshoot electronic circuits to the component level.
| Lecture/Lab The course is a "hybrid" or "blended" course with the majority of the learning environment traditional in- class lectures and hands-on lab work which also includes Web-based learning activities to complement face-to-face work. This course is an introduction to the National Electrical Code (NEC). The course covers the layout of the code book, definitions of terminology used in the NEC, and a review of code sections related to industrial wiring. The course provides practice in locating and applying articles from the NEC to solve specific electrical design problems and/or calculation parameters MINNESOTA NORTH COLLEGE | 2024-25 CURRICULUM CATALOG needed for the sizing and selection of equipment and material.
| Lecture/Lab The course is a "hybrid" or "blended" course with the majority of the learning environment traditional in- class lectures and hands on lab work but also includes Web-based learning activities to complement face-to- face work. This course covers the design, wiring, and operation of AC motor control circuits from the power distribution system, or source, to the final control circuit and motor. The student will receive instruction in the installation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of equipment associated with motors and motor controls. Topics include three phase power, transformers, control devices, motor starters and motors. Students should possess knowledge of basic electricity and electronic fundamentals. Prerequisities: ECM 1264
| Lecture/Lab The course is a "hybrid" or "blended" course with the majority of the learning environment traditional in- class lectures and hands-on lab work which also includes Web-based learning activities to complement face-to-face work. This course is an introduction to industrial process control. The course will cover basic definitions, types of control, symbols and prints, instruments used in control, and elementary control loop design. The course will identify the duties and tasks performed by instrumentation technicians. Prerequisities: ECM 1244, ECM 1264
| Lecture/Lab The course is a "hybrid" or "blended" course with the majority of the learning environment traditional in- class lectures and hands-on lab work which also includes web-based learning activities to complement face-to-face work. This offering is designed to provide the student with a fundamental knowledge of industrial data transmission. Basic standards and protocols will be studied with an emphasis on Ethernet, DH+, Modbus, and Fieldbus. Lab safety and the safe and proper use of tools and test equipment are emphasized. Prerequisities: ECM 1252
| Lecture/Lab The course is a "hybrid" or "blended" course with the majority of the learning environment traditional in- class lectures and hands-on lab work which also includes web-based learning activities to complement face-to-face work. This offering is designed to provide the student with a fundamental knowledge of industrial personal computer based applications. PC based applications related to industrial controls will be studied with an emphasis on project / device documentation, data management and SCADA. Lab safety and the safe and proper use of tools and test equipment are emphasized.
| Lecture/Lab The course is a "hybrid" or "blended" course with the majority of the learning environment traditional in- class lectures and hands-on lab work which also includes web-based learning activities to complement face-to-face work. This course covers advanced automated control for medium and large industrial manufacturing with an emphasis on concepts related to analog (process) control. Included in this project P a g e | 60
| Lecture/Lab The course is a "hybrid" or "blended" course with the majority of the learning environment traditional in- class lectures and hands-on lab work which also includes web-based learning activities to complement face-to-face work. This course covers the core of industrial process control, control loops and controllers. The course defines the components, configuration, installation, and I/O calibration of control loops. Analysis of control modes and algorithms for PID control are studied and practices in a lecture/lab environment. Control mode design and system architecture completes the study. Prerequisities: ECM 1244, ECM 1264
| Lab The course is a "hybrid" or "blended" course with the majority of the learning environment traditional in- class lectures and hands-on lab work which also includes web-based learning activities to complement face-to-face work. This course covers the fundamentals of computer-aided design. Basic drawing commands are covered and understanding is reinforced through hands-on drawing exercised. The content will be focused on drawing electronic, electrical, loop sheets and P&ID diagrams. The proper procedures for file management and printing/plotting of completed work are also covered.
