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Description
This program is for individuals who wish to enhance their knowledge and understanding of the role that Ethernet/IP based data transport plays in industrial systems, such as manufacturing automation and power utility protection and control.
No Information Technology pre-knowledge is required. This training is aimed at the graduate technologist or engineer in the industrial control and power utility professions.
The graduate will have a strong foundational knowledge of networking technologies and understand the implications of standards (both industry and legislated) on system reliability, safety and cyber security. Industry feedback indicates a growing need for industrial engineering professionals to have a stronger understanding of network technologies and how these technologies influence their roles and responsibilities.
The successful graduate will have a basic to intermediate understanding of a number of industrial networking areas. These include:
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Regular Admission Requirements
| English Language Assessment | Minimum Required Levels | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L - Listening, S - Speaking, R - Reading, W - Writing | L | S | R | W |
| AEPUCE
(Academic English Program of University and College Entrance )
Requirement: Submission of a parchment (certificate) indicating successful completion of the AEPUCE program, including language levels achieved if available. | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| CAEL and CAEL Online (Canadian Academic English Language) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Communication for Engineers and Technologists
(RRC Pathway)
Canadian Citizens: LINC programs are not available | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Duolingo
(Duolingo English Test)
* MINIMUM OVERAL SCORE OF 115 REQUIRED. There are no minimum required levels for L,S,R,W. Only Duolingo English Test scores that have been verified through the Duolingo English Test Portal will be accepted. | 0* | 0* | 0* | 0* |
| IELTS - Academic
(International English Language Testing System)
Please Note: 3 year expiry date for Nursing Program Applicants | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.0 |
| PTE - Academic Online Assessment (Pearson Test of English) | 58 | 58 | 58 | 50 |
| Password Skills
(An in person English Language Assessment hosted by RRC Polytech)
This in-person, computer-based test is composed of four test modules: reading, writing, listening and speaking. The test takes 3 hours and 5 minutes to complete and is conducted in two parts. The first part assesses reading, listening, and writing, and the second part assesses speaking in a separate room.
Password Skills is hosted by the RRC Polytech Testing and Assessment Centre: E440, Manitou a bi Bii Daziigae building, on the fourth floor.
If you wish to do Password Skills remotely (not in-person), Password Skills Plus can be taken online. RRC Polytech does not offer Password Skills Plus, but we do accept the results for entry into program.
| 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.0 |
| Password Skills Plus (Password Skills Plus is an online assessment that can be taken instead of Password Skills. ) | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.0 |
| TOEFL-iBT
(Test of English as a Foreign Language - internet Based Test)
To meet the needs of students who are unable to take the TOEFL iBT® test at a test center due to public health concerns, ETS is temporarily offering the TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition test in selected areas. | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 |
The focus of this course is to help students to build a foundation for basic concepts of an industrial process control system. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to identify and explain the applications of different process instruments, final control elements and motor control devices. They will understand the typical process control loops and loop responses. Basic PLC and HMI programs will be covered. Aspects of designing a process measurement and data acquisition system will be addressed. Various industrial communication protocols will be reviewed, as well as Safety Instrumented System (SIS) standards.
Upon completion of this course, students will understand aspects of network cabling standards, codes and applications for substations, automation, electrical control, instrumentation, LV power, fire alarms, CCTV, HVAC, Ethernet and antennas. They will understand issues and standards concerning impact and mitigation of environmental factors that affect cables. Electrical factors affecting choice, connection and protection of network cabling will be covered. In labs students will perform termination, installation and testing. Focus will be on the design and practice of structured data cabling in an industrial environment. Students will complete a project that will tie together concepts from the course.
The focus of this course is on learning the fundamentals of networking. This course introduces the architecture, structure, functions, components, and models of the Internet and other computer networks. It uses the OSI and TCP layered models to examine the nature and roles of protocols and services at the application, network, data link, and physical layers.
The focus of this course continues in learning the fundamentals of networking. This course introduces transport reliability, network scaling, redundancy and network uptime. Security and network services topics are investigated with emphasis on access control lists, DHCP, NAT, VPN's and time protocols. Management topics will include SysLog, SNMP, and Netflow.
This course introduces the fundamentals of Converged Plantwide Ethernet Industrial Networks (CPwE). Main topics focus on the architecture, structure, functions, components, protocols, and models of the CPwE Network.
Through the Purdue Enterprise Reference Architecture (PERA) layered model, students will examine the nature and roles of protocols and services from the process control levels to the process support levels within an industrial network.
The principles of real time sensing, and control/ response for employee safety as well as process automation will be investigated. High availability through routing, switching and connection redundancy and security will be integrated into the industrial network.
This course addresses real time transport fundamentals and hardened wireless implementations of Converged Plantwide Ethernet Industrial Networks. Main topics focus on the Common Industrial Protocol (CIP) motion and synchronization, and IEEE 802.11 industrial wireless.
The principles of real time sensing, within a control/ response automated deterministic network will be investigated with respect to network and control device time synchronization, data transport latency and jitter.
Students will analyze, configure, verify Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP), and Quality of Service (QoS).
Upon completion of this course students will understand the security standards and regulations for industrial networks. Students will be able to describe risks and mitigation methods associated with various security threats. They will be able to implement electronic access controls. Students will understand best practices for various security domains in the industrial network hierarchy. Students will demonstrate their knowledge in this area by completing assignments.
This is a project-oriented course. In consultation with the instructor the student project team will complete an industrial network design project. Co-operation within the team, including sharing the workload and collaboration, are key objectives. Also, students will learn that planning (cost, time and processes) are critical. After submitting an accepted project proposal, each team will set weekly goals that will allow the project to be completed within the timeframe of the course. Evaluation of the student's project is based on attaining these weekly project goals as well as a written technical report, an oral presentation and a demonstration of the operation of the completed project.
This course covers the basic principles of power systems and the various components in electrical systems. It explains fundamental concepts such as phasors, active and reactive power, and single-phase vs. three-phase. This course will cover what constitutes an electrical system, how it works, and what the associated components are of a power system and their functionalities. Some of the latest developments in power system structure and management will be described.
Upon completion of this course students will understand the safety requirements of governing codes, standards, and regulations in an industrial network environment. Students will be able to describe the hazards, best practices, failure modes and safety devices used in this environment. Students will complete a research assignment that demonstrates their understanding of the above concepts.
Online learning is a critical component of course delivery in all Red River College programs. To ensure each student has the tools they need to achieve their academic goals, all Red River College students require, at minimum:
1. Off-campus access to a current computer with a webcam
2. A high speed internet connection
• Recommended minimum speed: 10 mbps for download, 3 mbps for upload
• Slower internet connection speeds may result in audio and video issues. Please keep in mind that if others in your home are using the same internet connection at the same time as you are, you may also experience audio and video issues.
• Please refer to https://www.rrc.ca/future-students/computer-requirements/ for further information on Computer Requirements for Students.
Please note that any anticipated costs are not included in Books and Supplies estimates.
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is a process which documents and compares an individual's prior learning gained from prior education, work and life experiences and personal study to the learning outcomes in College courses/programs. For more information, please visit www.rrc.ca/rpl.