ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
COLLEGE OF BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY
WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
Knoblauch 135
1 University Circle
Macomb, 61455-1390
Dave Hunter, PhD
KH 340
298-2319
GD-Hunter@wiu.edu
FALL 2009
Office Hours:
Monday 9-10, 1-2; Tuesday 9-10, Wednesday 9-10
MET 487:
PREREQUISITE:
Automatic Identification & Industrial Networks, 3 semester hours
Junior standing
TEXTBOOK:
Michael K. & Michael, M. (2009). Innovative Identification and Location-Based Services:
From Bar Codes to Chip Implants: IGI Global Publishers: Hershey, PA.
ADDITIONAL
MATERIALS:
none
COURSE
DESCRIPTION:
Study of methods and systems used to automatically identify objects and transmit the
information throughout a facility. Topics include bar coding, magnetic stripe, radio
frequency, data communications, EDI standards, and systems integration.
Department Outcomes and Assessment
By graduation, Engineering Technology students should be able to:
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6.
7.
Think critically and creatively,
Understand the theoretical principles of the profession,
Understand and apply relevant technology in the solution of technical problems,
Organize, manage, and maintain projects,
Develop an appreciation for ethical and professional practices,
Develop and refine oral, written, and visual communication skills, and
Demonstrate an overall competency in the program objectives.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the student will meet Department Outcomes 2, 3, 5 & 6 by:
1.
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5.
Understanding the history, applications, social morays and implications of data collection and the
automated technologies used to collect data,
Performing lab analysis of various type of auto-id equipment,
Identifying and developing presentations listing appropriate technologies/strategies to solve data
collection problems,
Installing and using current AIDC hardware and software and,
Linking information collected by AIDC equipment with commercial database packages.
SPECIAL COSTS:
To help cover the costs of this course, a special cost of $25.00 will be charged to each
student. This is payable to Ms. Kristin Spain in Knoblauch Hall 135 by October 1, 2009.
ATTENDANCE
This is a lecture-lab course. You will be expected to attend all scheduled lecture and lab sessions. If you
are unable to attend a session, let the instructor know as soon as possible.
Attendance will be taken randomly at any time during the assigned class periods. Any student
missing four or more lecture or lab sessions without instructor approval will be penalized 10% of
their final grade. If you complete the exercises assigned during a class period, check with the
instructor prior to leaving.
No homework will be collected late. If you wish to receive credit for homework, you must electronically
submit it by midnight of the Monday it is due on. If you are absent from a lab assignment or exam, you
must provide information of your whereabouts if the absence will be accepted as excused. It is then up to
the instructor if you will be allowed to make up the work. If you have an appointment made prior to a
scheduled exam date, you must let the instructor know in advance or the absence will not be excused and
you will not be allowed to take the exam.
GRADES
Each student will complete many individual and group assignments throughout the semester.
Please maintain a folder with all returned assignments so that any discrepancies in grading may be easily
rectified.
Students may request to view their grades at any time during the semester. Also, students will be shown
their grades just prior to each exam.
This course is graded by points. Each homework assignment, lab assignment and exam will be worth a
specified number of points. At the end of the semester the total number of points accumulated by each
student will be added. This number will then be divided into the total number of points possible to
determine a percentage. This percentage will correspond to a letter grade using the following criteria:
94-100% = A
87-93% = B
78-86% = C
70-77% = D
below 69% = F
THE FINAL EXAM WILL BE ON TUESDAY, DEC. 15 AT 10:00 AM.
Sample Grade Calculation
Labs
Assignments
Tests/Quizzes
Subtotal
Final Exam Value
Total Points For Course
possible
std received
110 pts
140 pts
115 pts
110 + 140 + 90 = 340 pts
340 * 0.25 =
85 pts
340 + 85 =
425 pts
102 pts
116 pts
96 pts
102 + 116 + 96 = 314 pts
82 pts
314 + 82 =
396 pts
Student’s grade = # pts received / # pts possible
=
396/425 = 93.17%
Student’s grade = B
TURNING IN WORK
All assignments except test, quizzes and exams, are due at Midnight of the following Tuesday in
which the work is assigned unless previously announced. Due dates will seldom be extended but, if
exceptions are made, all students will be notified in class. It is expected that every student does his/her
own homework – see academic integrity policy below.
Students may turn in assignments:
1.
in hard copy during any class period.
2.
at the Department Office. Give the assignment to the secretary and ask that it be
time & date stamped and placed in my mailbox. Do not enter the mailroom un-attended.
3.
by emailing the assignment as a Word document with a .doc or .docx extension.
4.
by emailing the assignment as a PDF file.
Limit all email attachments to 2.0 Mbyte in size.
INCOMPLETE GRADES
A temporary symbol of I (incomplete) foracourse may be given only when a student, due to circumstances beyond his or her control, has been unable to complete the course requirements within the
official limits of the term. The circumstances must be documented to the instructor’s satisfaction.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Preamble
Western Illinois University, like all communities, functions best when its members treat one another with
honesty, fairness, respect, and trust. Students have rights and responsibilities and students should realize
that deception for individual gain is an offense against the members of the entire community, and it is the
student's responsibility to be informed and to abide by all University regulations and policies on Academic
Integrity. (http://www.wiu.edu/provost/students/)
Plagiarism, cheating, and other forms of academic dishonesty constitute a serious violation of University
conduct regulations. Students who engage in dishonesty in any form shall be charged with academic
dishonesty.
It is a duty of faculty members to take measures to preserve and transmit the values of the academic
community in the learning environment that they create for their students and in their own academic
pursuits. To this end, they are expected to instill in their students a respect for integrity and a desire to
behave honestly. They are also expected to take measures to discourage student academic dishonesty, to
adjust grades appropriately if academic dishonesty is encountered, and, when warranted, to recommend
that additional administrative sanctions be considered. Grading policies are the exclusive prerogative of
the faculty; administrative sanctions are under the authority of the Director of Student Judicial Programs.
This document provides policies and procedures to be followed when academic dishonesty is encountered.
Definitions of Academic Dishonesty
The following definitions and examples are not meant to be exhaustive. The University reserves the right
to determine, in a given instance, what action constitutes a violation of academic integrity. (See
www.wiu.edu/policies/acintegrity.php for complete descriptions of the following topics:
Plagiarism, Fabrication and Falsification, Cheating, Complicity in Academic Dishonesty, Abuse of
Academic Materials, Multiple Submissions
Reporting Academic Dishonesty
All members of the University community share the responsibility and authority to challenge and make
known acts of apparent academic dishonesty. Any student, faculty member, or staff person who has
witnessed an apparent act of student academic dishonesty, or has information that reasonably leads to the
conclusion that such an act has occurred or has been attempted, has an ethical responsibility for reporting
said act(s). Confronting and reporting academic dishonesty can be done in a variety of ways, and people
should choose the manner most appropriate for the circumstances. Acts of apparent academic dishonesty
that occur in the classroom should be reported directly to the course instructor, and/or the course
instructor's Department Chair, and/or the instructor's College Dean. The Council on Admission,
Graduation, and Academic Standards (CAGAS) or the Graduate Council will not accept or act upon
anonymous reports, but will hold in strict confidence the identity of any person reporting a suspected
instance of academic dishonesty, unless that person consents to having his/her identity revealed.
ACCESS & DISABILITIES
In accordance with University policy and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), academic
accommodations may be made for any student who notifies the instructor of the need for an
accommodation. For the instructor to provide the proper accommodation(s), you must obtain
documentation of the need for an accommodation through Disability Support Services and provide it to the
instructor. It is imperative that you take the initiative to bring such needs to the instructor's attention, as
he/she is not legally permitted to inquire about such particular needs of students. Students who may require
special assistance in emergency evacuations (i.e. fire, tornado, etc.) should contact the instructor as to the
most appropriate procedures to follow in such an emergency. Contact Disability Support Services at 2982512 for additional services.
If you have emergency medical information to share with me, if you need special arrangements in case the
building must be evacuated, or if you need accommodations in this course because of a disability, please
make an appointment with me as soon as possible. My office location and hours are at the top of this
syllabus. If you plan to request disability accommodations, you are expected to register with the Disability
Support Services (DSS) at 298-2512.
RESOLUTION OF PROBLEMS
Should a problem occur, students should speak to their instructor first. If the problem is not resolved, meet
with the chair of the department. If the problem continues to be unresolved, go to the College of Business
and Technology’s Dean.
Students should observe the following sequence for the resolution of problems:
Student --- Instructor --- Chairperson --- Dean
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Any student taking this course for graduate credit must complete an additional term paper that deals with an
Automatic Identification issue. The student must identify a problem or issue in industry, research the
various ways the problem/issue is addressed, establish a hypothesis and develop an argument which
supports or does not support the way industries deal with the problem/issue.
A written proposal for the paper is due Thursday, October 1. The proposal should provide an
Introduction to the Problem, a Problem Statement that helps develop your hypothesis. I recommend that
you include quotes from 5-7 articles within your proposal that support your research. This will help you
write the introduction and provide evidence that your problem is actually an issue in industry.
The text portion of the final paper should be 10 – 20 pages in length, double-spaced. A cover page and
reference and/or bibliography are required and should follow the American Psychological Association
(APA) writing styles guide. The graduate paper will be worth 50 points. Failure to complete the paper will
result in a zero being added to the student’s grade.
The paper will be graded on the following:
Proposal
Literature review
Defense of argument
20%
20%
20%
Use of Styles Guide
On-time
20%
20%
TENATIVE COURSE OUTLINE
All reading is to be completed by next lecture period.
All assignments are Due at Midnight on Monday of the following week.
NO assignment is accepted late – regardless of reason.
8/27
Syllabus
Intro to Automatic Identification.
9/1
9/3
Manual ID to Auto-ID.
Lab: Bar Code Equipment Identification and Setup.
9/8
9/10
The changing face of Identification.
TEST 1
9/15
9/17
Bar Code Overview
Lab: Group 1
9/22
9/24
Symbols I & HD Symbols
Lab: Group 1
9/29
10/1
Scanning & Reading Bar Codes
Lab: Group 1 DUE: Lab Group 1
DUE: Graduate Project Proposal
Study for Exam 2 over Chapter V, Handouts and Lab Group 1.
10/6
10/8
TEST 2
Magnetic Strip Cards
8/25
READING: Chapter III and Interview 3.1
READING: Chapter IV
Study for TEST over Chapters III & IV and Interview 3.1
READING: Chapter V, pages 90-115
READING: handouts
Lab: Groups 2 & 3
READING: chapter VII
READING: chapter VI
10/12
10/14
Smart Cards: The next generation
Lab: Groups 2 & 3
READING: chapter VIII
10/19
10/21
Biometrics
Lab: Groups 2 & 3
READING: chapter
IX
Assignment: Study for Exam 3 over chapters VI, VII & VII
10/26
10/28
EXAM 3
RFID Tags & Transponders
Lab: Groups 2 & 3
READING: chapter X
READING: chapter XI
11/2
11/4
Geographic Location Systems
Lab: Groups 2 & 3
Lab: Groups 2 & 3
READING: chapter XII and interview 12.1
11/9
11/11
Wearable Computing
CASE STUDY 2, 3, 4
CASE STUDY 1
11/16
11/18
Lab: Groups 2 & 3
Lab: Groups 2 & 3 are due at midnight 11/18
READING: chapter XIII & Interviews 14.1, 14.2, 14.3
11/23, 11/25
THANKSGIVING BREAK
11/30
12/2
Social-Ethical Implications of Auto-ID
Reflection on future
12/7
12/9
Uberveillance
LAB CLEANUP
12/15
TUESDAY, 10:00 AM FINAL EXAM OVER CHAPTERS X, XI, XII, XIII, XV
READING: Chapter XV