NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
Course Title: Advanced Air Conditioning Controls
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Course Prefix & Number:
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HART 2334
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Section Number:
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0390
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Semester/Year:
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S2/22
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Semester Credit Hours:
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3
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Lecture Hours:
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32
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Lab Hours:
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32
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Semester start and end dates: March 21, 2022 – May 14, 2022
Course Type: Hybrid; Online, Gainesville Campus
Course Schedule: Online/LABS W 6:00 PM – 10:PM
Location: Online/BLDG 2100, Room 2114
Course Description (NCTC Catalog):
Theory and application of electrical control devices, electromechanical controls, and/or pneumatic controls
Course Prerequisite(s): Refrigeration Principles, Residential Air Conditioning
REQUIRED OR RECOMMENDED COURSE MATERIALS
Stanfield, C. & Skaves, D. (2013). Fundamentals of HVACR (3rd ed.).
Boston: Pearson Education, Inc.
(ISBN 13: 978-0-13-401616-0)
Instructor: Mike Brucia
Office Location: CTC 2109/DHS 342
Telephone Number: 214-394-9364 (cell)
E-mail Address: mbrucia@nctc.edu
OFFICE HOURS
One hour before class on lab days, and by appointment
SYLLABUS CHANGE DISCLAIMER
The faculty member reserves the right to make changes to this published syllabus if it is in the best interest of the educational development of this class. Any such changes will be announced as soon as possible in person and/or writing.
SUMMARY OF COURSE ASSIGNMENTS
List of graded assignments:
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# of
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Graded Course Elements
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Points
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2
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Getting Started Quiz
Introduction Discussion
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10
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3
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Control Systems
Assignments, Quiz
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38
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3
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Communicating Control Systems
Assignments, Quiz, Discussion
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52
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3
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Smart Energy Networks
Quiz, Lab, Discussion
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80
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4
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Zone Control Systems
Assignment, Quiz, Lab, Discussion
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82
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1
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Commercial Zoned Systems
Assignment, Quiz
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32
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1
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Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Assignment
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100
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2
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Commercial Control Systems
Assignment, Quiz
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36
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1
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Final Exam – 100 questions randomly selected from the units listed above
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100
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Total
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540
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF SUBJECT MATTER FOR EACH LECTURE/DISCUSSION
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Topic
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General Description of Subject Matter
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Control Systems
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Purposes and types of HVAC controls systems and the sequence of operations
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Communicating Control Systems
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Benefits, components and protocols of communicating control systems
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Smart Energy Networks
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Effects of smart energy grids and how they interface with HVAC control systems
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Zone Control Systems
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Purpose and operation of variable air-volume control systems
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Commercial Zoned Systems
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Air-volume control systems in commercial applications
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Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
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Detailing a practical problem solution in the field
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Commercial Control Systems
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Differences and advantages of various commercial system controls
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