Editorially Revised 3-22-06
University Curriculum Committee
Course Proposal Form
for Courses Numbered 0001 – 4999
(Faculty Senate Resolution #04–18, April 2004)
Note: Before completing this form, please read the accompanying instructions
carefully.
1. Course Prefix and Number:
ICEE 3050
2. Date:
10/06/06
3. Requested Action (check only one box):
X
New Course
Revision of Active Course
Revision & Unbanking of a Banked Course
Renumbering of an Existing Course
from #
to
#
4. Justification for new course or course revision or renumbering:
This curriculum change is a part of a revision of the engineering program to
achieve several goals: 1) more closely align content with general engineering
programs; 2) adjust the timing and coverage of materials to support success in
the fundamentals of engineering exam; 3) adjust the sequence of science,
mathematics, and engineering courses to better integrate the content. These
changes have been developed and approved by the department faculty and
have been endorsed by the Engineering Advisory Board.
5. Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:
3050 Sensors, Measurement, and Controls (3) (S) P: ICEE 3014. 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab
per week. Fundamental concepts of measurement and instrumentation at the system level.
Measurement systems cover non-electrical parameters measurement, data acquisition, and signal
conditioning. Controls systems cover application of mathematical and analytical tools to model,
analyze, and design automated feedback control systems for dynamic processes.
6. If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change:
7. Undergraduate Catalog Page Number from current undergraduate catalog:
295
2
8. The Writing Across the Curriculum Committee must approve Writing Intensive
(WI) credit for all courses prior to their consideration by the UCC. If WI credit is
requested, has this course been approved for Writing Intensive (WI) credit?
Yes
No
If Yes, will all sections be Writing Intensive (yes/no)?
Yes
No
9. Any course requesting Foundations Curriculum credit must be
reviewed by Academic Standards Committee prior to their consideration by
the UCC. If FC credit has been approved by the ASC, then check the
appropriate box (check at most one), otherwise leave all boxes blank.
English (EN)
Humanities (HU)
Fine Arts (FA)
Health (HL)
10. Course Credit:
Lecture
2
Hours
2
Lab
Science (SC)
Social Science (SO)
Mathematics (MA)
Exercise (EX)
Per
Term
Per
Weekly OR
Term
Per
Studio
Weekly OR
Term
Per
Practicum
Weekly OR
Term
Per
Internship
Weekly OR
Term
Other (e.g., independent study) Please explain.
Weekly
OR
Credit
Hours
Credit
Hours
Credit
Hours
Credit
Hours
Credit
Hours
2
1
Total Credit Hours 3
s.h.
s.h.
s.h.
s.h.
s.h.
s.h.
11. Anticipated yearly student enrollment: 100
12. Affected Degrees or Academic Programs:
Current
Degree(s)/Course(s)
Catalog Page
BS Engineering
295
Changes in Degree Hours
None
3
13.
Overlap or Duplication with Affected Units or Programs:
Not Applicable
X
Applicable (notification and responses from affected units are
attached)
14. Approval by the Council for Teacher Education (required for courses affecting
teacher education programs):
X
Not Applicable
Applicable (CTE has given its approval.)
15.
Statements of Support:
X
Current staff is adequate
Additional staff is needed (describe needs in the box below):
X
Current facilities are adequate
Additional facilities are needed (describe needs in the box below):
X
Initial library resources are adequate
Initial resources are needed (in the box below, give a brief
explanation and an estimate for the cost of acquisition of required
initial resources):
X
Unit computer resources are adequate
Additional unit computer resources are needed (in the box below,
give a brief explanation and an estimate for the cost of acquisition):
X
ITCS resources are not needed
The following ITCS resources are needed (put a check beside each
need):
Mainframe computer system
Statistical services
Network connections
Computer lab for students
Remember to forward email approval from the director of ITCS to
UCC.
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16. Syllabus – please insert course syllabus below. You must include (a) the
name of the textbook chosen for the course, (b) the course objectives, (c) the
course content outline, and (d) the course assignments and grading plan.
ICEE 3050 Sensors, Measurement and Controls
Required texts:
1. Experimental Methods for Engineers, 7th Edition. Jack P. Holman. McGraw – Hill, 2001, ISBN
0073660558
2. Modern Control Systems, 10th Edition. Richard C. Dorf and Robert H. Bishop. Prentice Hall, 2005 ISBN
0131457330
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this course each student will be able to:
 Describe fundamental measurement and controls concepts.
 Describe categories of transducers needed in industrial processes.
 Analyze experiment uncertainty with statistical methods.
 Identify possible causes of experimental errors.
 Apply engineering tools to measure and analyze industrial processes.
 Identify key parameters of instrument system design.
 Describe basic signal conditioning techniques.
 Apply mathematical models to describe physical systems.
 Describe characteristics and performance of feedback control systems.
 Analyze and determine stability of linear feedback systems.
 Design simple control systems that meet basic control criteria and specifications.
 Document and present control system analyses in a professional manner.
Course Outline
Topics covered in this course include:
 Introduction to measurement and controls systems
 Electrical measurements and sensing devices
 Displacement and area measurements
 Pressure and flow measurement
 Temperature and thermal measurements
 Mechanical, motion, and vibration measurement
 Operational amplifiers characteristics and applications
 Data acquisition and signal conditioning
 Block diagrams and signal flow graphs
 Physical systems modeling with differential equations and Laplace transforms
 Characteristics of feedback control systems
 Performance of second-order systems
 Effects of poles and zeros on responses
 Stability of linear feedback systems
 Experimental report writing and presentations
Grading Policy and Assignments
Students will be evaluated based on the combination of class activities. The final grade will be assessed
with the following criteria:
A
B
Grading
90% or better
80% or better
Assessment
Homework
Lab assignments
10 %
30 %
5
C
D
F
70% or better
60% or better
Less than 60%
Projects
Exams
Total
20 %
40 %
100%