Process Technology

Through a variety of writing projects requiring competence in clear, correct, and effective English, students use inferential and critical skills in the process of composing documented essays. Extensive reading materials serve as structural models and as the bases for discussion and for the writing of essays involving response, analysis, and synthesis.

An introduction to basic concepts of inorganic, organic and biochemistry. Topics include the metric system, ionic and covalent bonding, acids, bases and salts, radioactivity, solutions, colloids, emulsions, gases and important organic compound classes such as alcohols, ethers, esters, carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and enzymes. This course is required for students in Dental Hygiene, Pharmacy Assistant and Respiratory Care.

This course defines computers and computer applications and their use in business, industry and government. Students completing this course will be computer fluent. Students will understand the capabilities and limitations of computers and know how to use them. In addition, students will understand computers and their ethical, legal and societal implications. Topics include the history of computers, hardware devices, software programs, terminology, privacy of information, ethical behavior and the influence of computers on people and society. Hands-on experience includes: using a Windows operating system, a word processor, designing and implementing spreadsheets and producing presentations. This course is recommended for anyone who will be involved with computers and the use of computer application software.

An introduction to industrial hygiene. This course examines the sampling and analytical techniques required to evaluate the safety and health hazards associated with the chemical, physical, biological and other stresses in the industrial environment. This course gives the student an understanding of the Fundamentals of Occupational Safety and Health and prepares the student for further training in Industrial Hygiene.

The purpose of this hands-on course is to introduce students to practical fluid, heat and mass transfer theory as evident in typical industrial processes. The course will introduce the student to all aspects of equipment used in the process industry. Students will learn about the operation of processing equipment such as: reactors, dryers, filters, motors, pumps, valves, gauges, transmitters, utilities, piping, tubing and computers. A simple pilot plant will be designed, built and tested.

This course will introduce the student to all aspects of instrumentation used in the process industry. Students will be introduced to a variety of common terms, relationships between process variables and pertinent concepts and definitions. Students will learn about process instruments that control pressure, temperature, flow and level. The concept of control loops and how each component of a control loop acts individually and together to sense, measure, compare and control or convert signals between the various components will be examined.

The interrelation of process equipment and process systems. Specifically, students will be able to arrange process equipment into basic systems; explain how factors affecting process systems are controlled under normal conditions; and recognize abnormal process conditions. In addition, students are also introduced to the concept of system and plant economics.

Includes an introduction to Newtonian mechanics with application of the conservation laws to physical systems. Electromagnetism and geometrical optics are introduced at an elementary level. Topics in wave propagation, thermodynamics, atomic and nuclear physics.

To provide an overview or introduction into the field of operations within the process industry. Students will use existing knowledge of equipment, systems and instrumentation to understand the operation of an entire unit. Students study concepts related to commissioning, normal setup, normal operations, normal shutdown, turnarounds and abnormal situations, as well as the process technician's role in performing the tasks associated with these concepts within an operating unit.

This course will provide an overview of the field of quality within the process industry. Students will learn about many process industry-related quality concepts including operating consistency, continuous improvement, plant economics, team skills and statistical process control. Methods to ensure operating consistency, process variables, waste issues and techniques used to prevent process safety incidents will also be covered in the course.

The theory and practice of professional rescuer CPR and basic first aid skills. Topics covered include accident and disease prevention, body systems, respiratory and cardiac emergencies and sudden illnesses. The ability to recognize serious medical emergencies and the course of action are the basic components of this course. American Red Cross certification(s) will be presented to qualified students.