Instrumentation Engineering Technician Ontario College Diploma
ObjectivesInstrumentation measurement and control principles, as applied to pneumatic, electronic and fieldbus based instruments, will be studied providing the student with a sound background in process automation.
Practical experiencePractical experience will be gained in a modern, well-equipped laboratory designed to emulate common control systems found in the industry. This lab features functioning processes employing pneumatic as well as modern microprocessor based electronic control equipment such as PLC’s, Distributed Control Systems, and field networks.
Academic titleInstrumentation Engineering Technician Ontario College Diploma
Course descriptionFirst Semester
Course Number/ Title Credits
CS 117 Communication Strategies 3
EL 161 Electrical I 4
EL 165 Digital I 3
EL 166 Computer Systems - COMPTIA A+ 3
EL 167 Electronics l 3
MA 131 Mathematics I 4
MC 155 Microsoft Office 2007 Applications 3
General Elective 3 Total 26
Second Semester
Course Number/ Title Credits
CS 219 Communications for Technology 3
EL 227 Electrical Il 4
EL 228 Electronics ll 4
EL 229 Industrial Drawings & Specifications 3
MA 231 Mathematics II 3
PH 210 Applied Science 4
TC 235 Computer Software 1 - Visual Basic 3 Total 24
CO-OP Following Semester 2
Course Number / Title Credits
IT 305 Co-op Work Placement (16 weeks) 640
IT 306 Co-op work Placement Review 2 Total 642
Third Semester
Course Number/ Title Credits
EL 304 Digital ll 3
EL 305 Industrial Electronics l 4
IT 345 Field Instrumentation 3
IT 346 Practical Instrumentation 4
MA 331 Mathematics III 3
TC 335 Computer Software - C++ Level l 3
General Elective 3
General Elective 3 Total 26
Fourth Semester
Course Number/ Title Credits
EL 307 Industrial Data Networks 3
EL 405 Industrial Computer Applications 4
EL 406 Industrial Electronics II 3
IT 445 Control Systems I 3
IT 446 Process Networks 4
TC 435 Advanced Programming II 3
EL 431 Automation Control Systems 3 Total 23
CO-OP Following Semester 4
Course Number / Title Credits
IT 505 Co-op Work Placement (16 weeks) 640
IT 506 Co-op Work Placement Review 2 Total 642