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EC50E Safety Instrumented Systems: A Life-Cycle Approach

January 25, 2021 - March 19, 2021

 

Length : 8 Weeks

CEU Credits : 3.5

Course Hours :

Certification of Completion: A Certificate of Completion indicating the total number of CEUs earned will be provided upon successful completion of the course.Your course registration includes your registration for the exam.

Make sure to use HOUS2020 for $200 discount!

Description

ISA’s CyberU online instructor-led training course offers the benefit of a high quality ISA training course with the added advantage of studying at your own pace in the office, at home or while traveling.

This online course utilizes online training modules, additional text materials, online evaluations, and email discussions. Students will have access via email to an instructor and have an opportunity to participate in live Q&A sessions with the instructor and other class participants. The course focuses on the engineering requirements for the specification, design, analysis, and justification of safety instrumented systems for the process industries. Students will learn how to determine safety integrity levels and evaluate whether proposed or existing systems meet the performance requirements.

 

This CyberU course runs for eight (8) weeks. You will have access to seven online modules for a web/audio session. Each module takes approximately 60 minutes. Your course syllabus will guide you through the course modules, provide assignments, and the schedule for live Q & A sessions.

 

You will be able to:

  • Define safety instrumented system.
  • Discuss how regulations have resulted through lessons learned from high profile process industry accidents.
  • Determine which ANSI/ISA, AIChE, and IEC guidelines and standards are relevant in industry.
  • Identify the Scope of ISA 61511
  • Discuss strategies for the management of functional safety
  • Identify the stages of the safety design life cycle.
  • Identify available safety layers for an IACS
  • Discuss the importance of “defense in depth” concept
  • Identify how SISs are used to reduce risk.
  • Categorize risk using a PHA
  • Determine SIL using qualitative methods
  • Determine performance requirements for each SIL
  • Conduct a LOPA
  • Discuss LOPA methodology
  • Develop guidelines for LOPA
  • Determine risk tolerance
  • Identify resources for cyber security in an IACS
  • Identify failure modes and the risks involved with each
  • Identify hardware modeling techniques (SIL verification.)
  • Explain the impact of redundancy on failure rates.
  • Demonstrate the use of fault tolerance tables.
  • Develop an SRS
  • Explain the pros and cons of relay logic systems
  • Explain the pros and cons of microprocessor systems (PLC)
  • Discuss the pros and cons of pneumatic systems
  • Identify typical field devices in an IACS
  • Discuss impact of field devices on system performance
  • Explain Center for Internet Security (CIS) Benchmarks
  • Explain pros and cons of using certification vs prior use devices.
  • Explain the FAT process.
  • Explain installation and commissioning process.
  • Explain the validation process
  • Identify priorities of the operation and maintenance phase.
  • Identify safety requirements for MOC
  • Identify documents to maintain for SRS

 

You will cover:

Each course module has been pre-recorded by your instructor, so that you can access on your schedule. Each module is a web/audio session that takes approximately 60 minutes.

Module 1/Week 1: Background, Scope, Management Issues, The Life Cycle

Covers high profile process industry accidents, the legislation that resulted and various lessons learned

Module 2/Week 2: Hazard and Risk assessment, Selecting SILs

Covers concepts and benefit of independent safety layers, hazard identification, risk assessment and safety integrity levels (SIL)

Module 3/Week 3: Layer Of Protection Analysis (LOPA) and cybersecurity

Covers the semi-quantitative method of determining safety integrity levels called LOPA

Module 4/Week 4: Reliability and Modeling Issues

Covers reliability issues and helps make sense of the minimum hardware fault tolerance requirement tables in the standard

Module 5/Week 5: SRS and Logic Solver Technologies

Covers the safety requirements specification (SRS) and the pros and cons of pneumatic, relay and microprocessor logic systems

Module 6/Week 6: Field Devices, Certification, Misc Design Issues

Covers field devices, their impact and the differences between using certified vs. proven-in-use devices.

Module 7/Week 7: FAT and beyond

Covers factory acceptance testing, installation, commission, validation, operations, maintenance, testing, bypassing and management of change

 

Course materials:

Course materials will be provided to all course registrants prior to the course start date.

  • Course noteset with slides from course modules and course syllabus
  • Online access to ISA/IEC 61511 standards for the duration of the course
  • Textbook Included:

 

Safety Instrumented Systems: A Life-Cycle Approach cover img Safety Instrumented Systems: A Life Cycle Approach
By Paul Gruhn, PE, CFSE and Simon Lucchini, CFSE, MIEAust CPEng

 

Features of ISA CyberU online course:

Online Pre-recorded Course Modules

Your instructor has pre-recorded each course module so that you can access the course presentations on your schedule. Each module is a web/audio session that takes approximately 60 minutes.

 

Ask the Expert

Interact with your expert instructor, via email throughout the course and through scheduled live Q& A sessions. You can expect a reply to your email within 24 hours. This email address is active during the entire course duration.

The Q&A sessions provide an opportunity for you and your classmates to speak one-on-one with the instructor. You will have an opportunity to ask any questions you may have about the course material and interact with your fellow classmates.

 

Class Discussions

You will be invited to subscribe to a course listserve that includes course participants. You can use this listserve to post questions and share experience relevant to the course with other class members.

 

Course Assignments and Exams

  • Take the course pre-test before you begin studying the course material to get a better understanding of areas that you will want to focus on more during the course.
  • Homework assignments for all modules will be indicated on the syllabus. The homework assignments are designed to help expand your understanding of the course material.
  • Complete the final exam for the course in order to receive Continuing Education Units (CEU) credit. The final exam will be taken and scored online. You must receive at least 80% on the course exam to receive CEU credit.
  • Continuing Education Units (CEU) credits are awarded to all students who successfully complete the final course exam.

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ES10E Applying Instrumentation in Hazardous Locations

January 25, 2021 - March 19, 2021

 

Length : 8 Weeks

CEU Credits : 1.4

Course Hours :

Certification of Completion: A Certificate of Completion indicating the total number of CEUs earned will be provided upon successful completion of the course.

Make sure to use HOUS2020 for $200 discount!

ISA’s online instructor-assisted training courses offer the benefit of a high quality ISA training course with the added advantage of studying at your own pace in the office, at home, or while traveling.

 

This online course utilizes pre-recorded training modules, additional video/simulation modules, as well as e-mail and live discussions. Students will have access via email to an instructor throughout the course, as well as a listserve to communicate with other students in the class.

 

This online, self-paced course runs for eight (8) weeks. You will have access to 11 online modules, each taking approximately 60 minutes. Your course syllabus will guide you through the course modules and provide assignments and opportunities to interact with the instructor and other course participants.

 

Description:

This self-paced, online course provides a systematic approach to specifying and implementing instrumentation in hazardous locations. Related standards from National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), American Petroleum Institute (API), and ISA are discussed.

 

You will be able to:

  • Identify process and environmental factors that determine classification
  • Describe and use procedures for electrical classification
  • Use applicable standards to develop classification drawings for gases, dusts, and fibers
  • Describe the basic principles of protection
  • Select explosion proof apparatus for specific applications
  • Determine when and why explosion seals should be used
  • Specify the use of intrinsically safe and nonincendive systems
  • Select the appropriate protective techniques for different hazards
  • Select alternative protective techniques for reduced cost
  • Specify devices, design methods and safe construction approaches per National Electrical Code NFPA 70
  • Prepare electrical maintenance plans in these classified areas per National Electric Recommended Practice NFPA 70B
  • Perform safe operation in these classified areas per National Electric Standard for Work Place Safety NFPA 70E

 

You Will Cover:

Pre-Exam

Students are asked to take the pre-exam, which includes questions related to the subject matter areas. Answers will be provided for students to assess their knowledge, prior to beginning the course material.

WEEK 1 – Module 1: Introduction & Location Classification Standards

WEEK 2 – Module 2:   Class I Division & Zone Classification

WEEK 3 – Modules 3: Class I Zone (Alternative) & Class II Division Classifications

WEEK 4 – Module 4:   Class III Division & Zone Classification for Dusts and Module 5: Protection Technique Standards & Enclosure Types

WEEK 5 – Module 6:   Explosion Proof Enclosures & Module 7: Intrinsic Safety

WEEK 6 – Module 8:   Non-incendive Systems & Module 9: Pressurization & Purging

WEEK 7 – Module 10: Other Types of Protection & Module 11: Maintenance Considerations

WEEK 8 – Final Examination

 

Classroom Materials:

  • Course noteset with slides from course modules and course syllabus
  • ISA Standards: ANSI/ISARP12.06.01-2003 – Intrinsic Safety; ANSI/ISATR12.24.01-1998 (IEC 60079-10 Mod) – Class I, Zones 0, 1, and 2; ANSI/ISA12.01.01-1999 – Definitions and ANSI/ISA12.12.01-2000 – Non-incendive

 

Features of ISA CyberU online course:

 

Online Pre-recorded Course Modules

Your instructor has pre-recorded each course module so that you can access the course presentations on your schedule. Each module is a web/audio session that takes approximately 60 minutes.

 

Ask the Expert

Interact with your expert instructor, via email throughout the course and through scheduled live Q& A sessions. You can expect a reply to your email within 24 hours. This email address is active during the entire course duration.

The Q&A sessions provide an opportunity for you and your classmates to speak one-on-one with the instructor. You will have an opportunity to ask any questions you may have about the course material and interact with your fellow classmates.

 

Class Discussions

You will be invited to subscribe to a course listserve that includes course participants. You can use this listserve to post questions and share experience relevant to the course with other class members.

 

Course Assignments and Exams

  • Take the course pre-test before you begin studying the course material to get a better understanding of areas that you will want to focus on more during the course.
  • Homework assignments for all modules will be indicated on the syllabus. The homework assignments are designed to help expand your understanding of the course material.
  • Complete the final exam for the course in order to receive Continuing Education Units (CEU) credit. The final exam will be taken and scored online. You must receive at least 80% on the course exam to receive CEU credit.
  • Continuing Education Units (CEU) credits are awarded to all students who successfully complete the final course exam.

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IC32E Using the ISA/IEC 62443 Standard to Secure Your Control Systems

January 25, 2021 - March 19, 2021

 

Length : 7 Weeks

CEU Credits : 2.1

Course Hours :

A detailed look at how the ISA/IEC 62443 (formerly ISA 99) Standards can be used to protect your critical control systems. It also explores the procedural and technical differences between the security for traditional IT environments and those solutions appropriate for SCADA or plant floor environments. The course explores the move to using open standards such as Ethernet, TCP/IP, and web technologies in SCADA and process control networks that has begun to expose these systems to the same cyber-attacks that have wreaked so much havoc on global government and corporate information systems.

Make sure to use HOUS2020 for $200 discount!

Certification of Completion: A Certificate of Completion indicating the total number of CEUs earned will be provided upon successful completion of the course.

Part of the ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Certificate Program

Your course registration includes your registration for the exam.

 

ISA’s CyberU online instructor-led training courses offer the benefit of a high quality ISA training course with the added advantage of studying at your own pace in the office, at home, or while traveling.

 

This online course utilizes online training modules, additional text materials, online evaluations, and e-mail discussions. Students will have access via email to an instructor and an opportunity to participate in live Q&A sessions with the instructor and other class participants.

 

This CyberU course runs for eight (8) weeks. You will have access to twelve online modules for the web/audio sessions. Each module is between 20 to 60 minutes. Your course syllabus will guide you through the course modules and provide assignments and the schedule for the live Q&A sessions.

 

Description

A detailed look at how the ISA/IEC 62443 (formerly ISA 99) Standards can be used to protect your critical control systems. It also explores the procedural and technical differences between the security for traditional IT environments and those solutions appropriate for SCADA or plant floor environments. The course explores the move to using open standards such as Ethernet, TCP/IP, and web technologies in SCADA and process control networks that has begun to expose these systems to the same cyber-attacks that have wreaked so much havoc on global government and corporate information systems.

 

You will be able to:

  • Discuss the need and importance for control system security
  • Learn about current principles and best practices
  • Understand the structure and content of the ISA 99 / IEC 62443 series of documents
  • Discuss the principles behind the creating an effective long term program security
  • Learn the basics of risk analysis, industrial networking and network security
  • Understand the concepts of defense in depth and zones and conduits
  • Learn how to apply key risk mitigation techniques such as anti-virus, patch management, firewalls and virtual private networks
  • Learn how secure software development strategies can make systems inherently more secure
  • Learn what is being done to validate or verify the security of systems

 

You will cover:

 

Module 1: Using the ISA/IEC 62443 Standards to Secure Your Control Systems

Provides a basic introduction to control system cyber security and the ISA/IEC 62443 standards. Discussion of trends, regulations, industry standards and best practices, common myths, the ISA 99 committee, and the structure of the ISA 62443 standard. Topics include: Self-assessment of your Control Systems Security knowledge, Trends in control system cybersecurity, Potential Impacts, Five common myths regarding IACS Security, Regulations and Standards, ISA99 committee work.

 

Module 2: Terminology, Concepts, Models and Metrics

Covers the material in ISA 62443-1-1 (published as ISA-99.00.01:2007) that forms the basis for the ISA 62443 series of standards. Topics include: Difference between IT and IACS, Security Objectives, Defense-in-Depth, Risk Assessment, Policies, Zones & Conduits, Security Levels and the Security Lifecycle Models

 

Module 3: Threats and Vulnerabilities

Provides a basic introduction to networking with a focus on the application of Ethernet in the industrial environment. Topics include: Types of networks, OSI reference model, Network Devices, Network Protocols, Network Tools built into Operating Systems.

 

Module 4: Industrial Networking Basics L1-L3

Builds on the previous module and covers networking with a focus on the upper layers of the OSI reference model, problems with the OSI model, network discovery, and security auditing tools in the industrial environment. Topics include: Encapsulating data, OSI reference model, Network Devices, Network Protocols.

 

Module 5: Network Security Basics 101

Provides a basic introduction to network security. Topics include: Security Appliances, Network Segmentation, Encryption, Secure Protocols and Intrusion Detection. Topics include: Why address security? Firewalls, Network Segmentation Architectures, Encryption, Intrusion Detection, Monitoring Network Traffic.

 

Module 6: Industrial Protocols

Covers at a high level the structure and application of common industrial protocols such as MODBUS, PROFIBUS, OPC and CIP (EtherNet/IP). Topics include: What is a protocol? Multitude of Industrial Protocols, Ports in use.

 

Module 7: Establishing an Industrial Automation and Control Systems Security Program

Covers the material in ISA 62443-2-1 (published as ISA-99.02.01:2009) that specifies the elements and requirements of an IACS Cyber Security Management System (CSMS). Topics include: Six top level activities, Common pitfalls, Risk Analysis, Security Policy, Organization and Awareness, Personnel security, Physical & Environmental Security, Network Segmentation, Access Control, Change Management, Patch and Anti-virus management, Information management, Incident Response and Disaster Recover Planning, Compliance Monitoring, and Program Maintenance.

 

Module 8: Security Risk Assessment and System Design

Covers Security Level definitions and Foundational Requirements that establish a basis for the requirements in scoping an IACS assessment, establishing zones & conduits, analyzing the security risk for each zone, assigning a security level target to each zone and verifying the design satisfies the security level target. Topics include: Definitions, Risk Equation, Cyber Risk Reduction Factor, Basic Security analysis tools, Identification of Zones and Conduits.

 

Module 9: Intro to the IACS Cybersecurity Lifecycle

Short jaunt into the Assess, Develop & Implement and Maintain phases of the IACS Cybersecurity Lifecycle. These phases are covered more in depth in ISA’s IC33, IC34 & IC37 courses. Topics include: Cyber Security Life Cycle diagram, Phases, Continuous processes.

 

Module 10: Security Program Requirements for IACS Service Providers

Creating a secure product out of the box is only a small piece of the security puzzle. Asset Owners, Integrators and Suppliers all have a role. This module covers how IEC 62443-2-4 specifies requirements IACS service providers can offer to the asset owner during integration and maintenance activities of an Automation Solution. Topics include: IACS Patching, Asset Owner Requirements, Product Supplier/Service Provider Requirements, Malicious Code Protection.

 

Module 11: Developing Secure Products and Systems

Overview of component tier Product Development Requirements and Technical Security Requirements for IACS that are Product supplier centric. Topics include: Component tier standards ISA-62443-4-1 & ISA-62443-4-2, Primary & Secondary goals, ISA 62443 relationships, ISA Security Compliance Institute (ISCI), ISASecure™.

 

Module 12: Evolving Security Standards and Practices

Standards are voluntary documents unless there is a requirement to use them. In this module, we look at the continuously evolving industrial security regulatory landscape. The only constant is change! Topics include: Normative and Informative elements, NIST Cyber Security Framework, ISA-62443-2-1 requirement to monitor and evaluate applicable legislation relevant to cyber security, Standards Development Organizations (SDOs).

 

Course Materials (PDF format):

  • IC32E v2.0 Course Syllabus
  • IC32E v2.0 Noteset Volume I with sections on Course Presentation slides from course modules, Instructional Surveys/Answers and Additional Resources
  • IC32E v2.0 Noteset Volume II with the following three publications
  • ANSI / ISA 99.00.01-2007 / IEC 62443-1-1: Security for Industrial Automation and Control Systems Part 1: Terminology, Concepts, and Models (Approved 29 October 2007)
  • ANSI / ISA 99.00.02-2009 / IEC 62443-2-1: Security for Industrial Automation and Control Systems Part 2: Establishing an Industrial Automation and Control System Security Program
  • ISA-62443.03.03 / IEC 62443-3-3: Security for Industrial Automation and Control Systems: System Security Requirements and Security Assurance Levels
  • Textbook: Industrial Automation by Ronald L. Krutz (Second Edition)

 

Features of ISA CyberU online course:

Online Pre-recorded Course Modules

Your instructor has pre-recorded each course module so that you can access the course presentations on your schedule. Each module is a web/audio session that takes approximately 20 – 60 minutes.

 

Ask the Expert

Interact with your expert instructor via email throughout the course and through scheduled live Q&A sessions. You can expect a reply to your email within 24 hours. This email address is active during the entire course duration.

The Q&A sessions provide an opportunity for you and your classmates to speak one-on-one with the instructor. You will have an opportunity to ask any questions you may have about the course material and interact with your fellow classmates.

 

Class Discussions

You will be invited to subscribe to a course listserve that includes course participants. You can use this listserve to post questions and share experience relevant to the course with other class members.

 

Course Assignments and Exams

  • Take the course pre-test before you begin studying the course material to get a better understanding of areas that you will want to focus on more during the course.
  • Homework assignments for all modules will be indicated on the syllabus. The homework assignments are designed to help expand your understanding of the course material.
  • Complete the final exam for the course in order to receive Continuing Education Units (CEU) credit. The final exam will be taken and scored online. You must receive at least 80% on the course exam to receive CEU credit. (Note this exam is not the ISA/IEC 62443 Cybersecurity Fundamentals Specialist Exam)

Recommended Reading:

Cybersecurity Library

 

Not sure this particular course is for you?

pre-instructional survey is available for you to evaluate your level of understanding of the course material and to show you the types of questions you’ll be able to answer after completing the course.

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Certified Control Systems Technician (CCST) Level II Exam Review Course (TS02E – Online)

February 1, 2021 - April 30, 2021

 

Length : 11 Weeks

CEU Credits : 2.8

Course Hours : Online Course - Refer to Syllabus

Certification of Completion: A Certificate of Completion indicating the total number of CEUs earned will be provided upon successful completion of the course.

Make sure to use HOUS2021 for $200 discount

ISA’s online instructor-assisted training courses offer the benefit of a high quality ISA training course with the added advantage of studying at your own pace in the office, at home, or while traveling.

This online course utilizes pre-recorded training modules, homework/practice exercises, as well as e-mail and live discussions. Students will have access via email to an instructor throughout the course, as well as a discussion group to communicate with other students in the class.

 

This online, self-paced course runs for thirteen (13) weeks. You will have access to 25 online modules, each taking approximately 60 minutes. Your course syllabus will guide you through the course modules and provide assignments and opportunities to interact with the instructor and other course participants.

 

Description:

This is a fast-paced review of the knowledge and skills necessary for technicians with 7+ years of practical experience who are preparing to sit for the CCST Level II exam. An explanation of the requirements, examination process and practice certification-type exams are provided.

 

You will be able to:

  • Identify any need for further study or training in specific knowledge areas
  • Evaluate control systems tuning and system response to changes in control parameters
  • Define system documentation and symbology to effectively troubleshoot instrumentation, control loops, and electrical and pneumatic installations
  • Identify electrical or hazard area classifications and determine appropriate procedures to be followed for safe and effective operation
  • Describe the isolation of a process component from an operational system to perform proper testing, maintenance, or troubleshooting
  • Explain the process to identify and correct problems that may arise during the commissioning of control systems
  • Verify final control element functionality through manipulated variables using controller mode and output functions
  • Evaluate installed industrial network data and performance using network diagnostic tools
  • Explain multi-step troubleshooting methodology

 

You Will Cover:

Pre-Exam

Students are asked to take the pre-exam, which includes questions related to the subject matter areas. Answers will be provided for students to assess their knowledge, prior to beginning the course material.

WEEK 1 –

•    Module 1A: Overview of CCST Program

•    Module 1B & 1C: ISO 9000/Concepts of Process Control

•    Module 2: Instrument Air

WEEK 2 –

•    Module 3: P&ID Basics

•    Module 4: Basic Measuring Units

•    Module 5: Instrument Fundamentals/Temperature

WEEK 3 –

•    Module 6: Pressure/Flow

•    Module 7: Level

WEEK 4 –

•    Module 8: Analyzers & Final Control Elements

•    Module 9: Safety & Electricity

WEEK 5 –

•    Module 10: Advancing Technologies & Numbering Systems

•    Module 11: PLC Basics & Basic Requirements for Protocol

•    Module 12: Fieldbus & Communications Protocol

WEEK 6 –

•    Module 13: Fiber Optics & SCADA

WEEK 7 –

•    Module 14: Process Dynamics

•    Module 15: Control Action

•    Module 16: PID

WEEK 8 –

•    Module 17: Tuning

•    Module 18: Advanced Control Strategy

WEEK 9 –

•    Module 19: Calibration

•    Module 20: Instrument Performance

WEEK 10 –

•    Module 21: Pressure Test/Calibration Equipment & Instrument Maintenance

•    Module 22: Best Procedures for LANs & Troubleshooting w/ Statistics

WEEK 11 –

•    Module 23: Tools & DCS Troubleshooting

WEEK 12 –

•    Module 24: Hazardous Locations & Installation

•    Module 25: Start Up & Loop Checking

WEEK 13 –

•    Final Examination

 

Classroom Materials:

  • Course noteset with slides from course modules and course syllabus
  • CCST Level II Study Guide, ISA

 

Features of ISA CyberU online course:

Online Pre-recorded Course Modules

Your instructor has pre-recorded each course module so that you can access the course presentations on your schedule. Each module is a web/audio session that takes approximately 60 minutes.

 

Ask the Expert

Interact with your expert instructor, via email throughout the course and through scheduled live Q& A sessions. You can expect a reply to your email within 24 hours. This email address is active during the entire course duration.

 

The Q&A sessions provide an opportunity for you and your classmates to speak one-on-one with the instructor. You will have an opportunity to ask any questions you may have about the course material and interact with your fellow classmates.

 

Class Discussions

You will be invited to subscribe to a course listserve that includes course participants. You can use this listserve to post questions and share experience relevant to the course with other class members.

Course Assignments and Exams

Take the course pre-test before you begin studying the course material to get a better understanding of areas that you will want to focus on more during the course.

 

Homework assignments for all modules will be indicated on the syllabus. The homework assignments are designed to help expand your understanding of the course material.

 

Complete the final exam for the course in order to receive Continuing Education Units (CEU) credit. The final exam will be taken and scored online.

 

You must receive at least 80% on the course exam to receive CEU credit.

 

Continuing Education Units (CEU) credits are awarded to all students who successfully complete the final course exam.

 

Note: The final course exam is different from the actual certification exam, which must be registered for separately.

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IC40E Batch Control Using the ANSI/ISA88 Standards

February 1, 2021 - March 19, 2021

 

Length : 7 Weeks

CEU Credits : 2.1

Course Hours :

Certification of Completion: A Certificate of Completion indicating the total number of CEUs earned will be provided upon successful completion of the course.

Make sure to use HOUS2020 for $200 discount!

Description:

This course presents an approach to developing functional requirements/specifications using the models and terminology defined in the ANSI/ISA88 batch control standards. A review of the characteristics of batch manufacturing systems is included. Participants will explore the ANSI/ISA88 concept that separates the recipe from the equipment. This course includes a methodology that defines an object approach based on ANSI/ISA88 that promotes the reuse of these objects from one project to the next.

 

You will be able to:

  • Specify the requirements for a batch control system
  • Effectively structure and subdivide equipment entities
  • Define procedural elements that can be effectively used with the above equipment entities
  • Describe modes and states and how they are applied at the equipment level
  • Develop phase logic that executes in equipment and that can deal with both normal and abnormal operations
  • Recognize the various control languages that are available
  • Identify the alternative architectures for programmable logic controllers (PLCs), distributed control systems (DCSs), and PC-based control systems
  • Describe the interfaces that are needed between batch control and other systems within an enterprise

 

You Will Cover:

Pre-Exam

Students are asked to take the pre-exam, which includes questions related to the subject matter areas. Answers will be provided for students to assess their knowledge, prior to beginning the course material.

WEEK 1 –

•    Module 1: Overview of ANSI/ISA88

WEEK 2 –

•    Module 2: Physical Model – Part 1

•    Module 3: Physical Model – Part 2

WEEK 3 –

•    Module 4: Physical Model – Part 3

WEEK 4 –

•    Module 5: Recipes – Part 1

•    Module 6: Recipes – Part 2

WEEK 5 –

•    Module 7: Equipment Phase Logic

WEEK 6 –

•    Module 8: Activity Model

•    Module 9: Designing Batch Systems

•    Module 10: ISA & Other Batch Standards

WEEK 7 –

•    Final Examination

 

Course Materials:

  • Course noteset with slides from course modules and course syllabus
  • ANSI/ISA88.01-1995 (R2006) – Batch Control Part 1: Models and Terminology
  • ANSI/ISA88.00.02-2001 – Batch Control Part 2: Data Structures and Guidelines for Languages
  • ANSI/ISA88.00.03-2003 – Batch Control Part 3: General and Site Recipe Models and Representation

 

Features of ISA CyberU online course:

Online Pre-recorded Course Modules 

Your instructor has pre-recorded each course module so that you can access the course presentations on your schedule. Each module is a web/audio session that takes approximately 60 minutes.

 

Ask the Expert 

Interact with your expert instructor, via email throughout the course and through scheduled live Q& A sessions. You can expect a reply to your email within 24 hours. This email address is active during the entire course duration.

 

The Q&A sessions provide an opportunity for you and your classmates to speak one-on-one with the instructor. You will have an opportunity to ask any questions you may have about the course material and interact with your fellow classmates.

 

Class Discussions 

You will be invited to subscribe to a course discussion group that includes course participants. You can use this discussion group to post questions and share experience relevant to the course with other class members.

 

Course Assignments and Exams

Take the course pre-test before you begin studying the course material to get a better understanding of areas that you will want to focus on more during the course.

 

Homework assignments for all modules will be indicated on the syllabus. The homework assignments are designed to help expand your understanding of the course material.

 

Complete the final exam for the course in order to receive Continuing Education Units (CEU) credit. The final exam will be taken and scored online.

You must receive at least 80% on the course exam to receive CEU credit.

 

Continuing Education Units (CEU) credits are awarded to all students who successfully complete the final course exam.

 

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pre-instructional survey is available for you to evaluate your level of understanding of the course material and to show you the types of questions you’ll be able to answer after completing the course.

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IC55E Implementing Business to MES Integration Using the ANSI/ISA95 Standards

February 1, 2021 - March 19, 2021

 

Length : 7 Weeks

CEU Credits : 1.4

Course Hours :

 

Certification of Completion: A Certificate of Completion indicating the total number of CEUs earned will be provided upon successful completion of the course.

Make sure to use HOUS2020 for $200 discount!

Description:

This course introduces the fundamental concepts of the ANSI/ISA95 standards so that students can apply them to implementing an integration between plant manufacturing systems and business systems.

 

By understanding the object models and information flows defined in the ANSI/ISA95 standards, you will have the tools you need to specify, design, and execute a successful business to manufacturing integration project.

 

This course is ideal for Integration Project Managers; Manufacturing Information Systems Analysts; Information Design Engineers and IT Professionals.

 

You will be able to:

  • Specify the requirements for an enterprise/control integration solution
  • Identify the issues involved in the integration of logistics to manufacturing control
  • Identify the business processes that need information from manufacturing systems
  • Identify the manufacturing control processes that need information from business systems
  • Explain the business drivers involved in integration
  • Identify the detailed information associated with enterprise/control integration
  • Discuss the roles of UML, XML, and B2MML in vertical integration
  • Apply the ISA95 object models

 

You will cover:

  • Standards and Models: ANSI/ISA95 Standards | MESA International Model | WBF B2MML XML Schemas
  • Business Processes: Procurement | Product Cost Accounting | Product Inventory Control | Maintenance | Production Planning and Scheduling
  • Production Processes: Detailed Production Scheduling | Production Tracking | Production Resource Management | Product Defination Management
  • Information Model: Production Resources | Process Segments | Product Definition and Capability | Production Schedules | Production Performance

 

Classroom/Laboratory Exercises:

  • Identify key business drivers for integration
  • Identify key business processes and objects
  • Identify process segment definitions
  • Develop shared product definition information

 

Course Schedule/Outline:

Pre-Exam

Students are asked to take the pre-exam, which includes questions related to the subject matter areas. Answers will be provided for students to assess their knowledge, prior to beginning the course material.

WEEK 1 –

  • Module 1: Overview and Introduction

WEEK 2 –

  • Module 2: Domain Model
  • Module 3: Functions, Activities and Data Flow

WEEK 3 –

  • Module 4: Major Object Definitions
  • Module 5: Operations Definitions Model

WEEK 4 –

  • Module 6: Overview and Review
  • Module 7: UML and XML

WEEK 5 –

  • Module 8: Modeling the Objects

WEEK 6 –

  • Module 9: Models of Exchanged Information
  • Module 10: Implementing ISA95

WEEK 7 –

  • Final Examination

 

Course Materials:

Course noteset with slides from course modules and course syllabus

Includes ISA Standards:

  • ANSI/ISA95.00.01-2010
  • ANSI/ISA95.00.02-2010
  • ANSI/ISA95.00.03-2013
  • ANSI/ISA95.00.04-2012
  • ANSI/ISA95.00.05-2013
  • ANSI/ISA95.00.06-2014

 

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FG05E Fundamentals of Industrial Process, Measurement & Control Online

February 8, 2021 - May 7, 2021

 

Length : 12 Weeks

CEU Credits : 2.1

Course Hours :

Description: This self-paced, online course provide an overview of industrial measurement and control for technician, engineers, and managers providing a basic understanding and foundation for communication with other control systems professionals.

Make sure to use HOUS2020 for $200 discount!

Certificate Program (if available) A Certificate of Completion indicating the total number of CEUs earned will be provided upon successful completion of the course.

 

 

You will be able to: 

 

  • Communicate the latest trends in measurement and control
  • Recognize the role of measurement and control in industrial processes
  • Compare continuous, batch, and discrete control and how they are used in industry
  • Interpret measurement and control terminology
  • Compare the methods and devices used in temperature, pressure, level, and flow measurement
  • Describe the operation and components of a feedback control loop
  • Identify the fundamental concepts of controller tuning
  • Compare different control system architectures, including single loop controllers, distributed control systems (DCS), and programmable logic controllers (PLCs)
  • Apply ISA standards to interpret symbols and documentation  

 

You will cover:

 

Pre-Exam

Students are asked to take the pre-exam, which includes questions related to the subject matter areas. Answers will be provided for students to assess their knowledge, prior to beginning the course material.

WEEK 1 -Module 1: Concepts of Process Control

WEEK 2 -Module 2: Documentation

WEEK 3 -Modules 3 & 4: Industrial Measurement Systems (Parts I & II)

WEEK 4 -Module 5: Temperature Measurement (Part I)

WEEK 5 -Module 6: Temperature Measurement (Part II) & Module 7: Pressure Measurement

WEEK 6 -Modules 8 & 9: Level Measurement (Parts I & II)

WEEK 7 -Modules 10 & 11: Flow Measurement (Parts I & II)

WEEK 8 -Modules 12 & 13: Control Valves (Parts I & II)

WEEK 9 -Modules 14 & 15: Feedback Control Strategies (Parts I & II)

WEEK 10 -Module 16: Advanced Control Strategies

WEEK 11 -Module 17: Smart Field Devices & Module 18: Control System Hardware

WEEK 12 -Final Examination

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