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INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM

TO: TELROY MORGAN

FROM: KAREN WILLIAMS

CC: SHERYL MCLEOD

DATE: 11 – DECEMBER – 2008

RE: WORKSHOP – INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTATION AND PROCESS CONTROL

Introduction

A workshop on Industrial Instrumentation and Process Control was held on Tuesday, December 9, 2008

at the University of West Indies, Mona Campus. It was organized by Mona Institute of Applied Sciences

and jointly sponsored by Petrojam Limited and Caribbean Cement Company Limited.

Workshop Details

The workshop focused on three main areas namely: Industrial Instrumentation, Sensors and Transducers

and Industrial Process Control. Basic principles on these three main areas were presented by a visiting

guest speaker Dr. P. E. Sankaranarayanan, a veteran in the Industrial Instrumentation and Process

Control field.

The Mona Institute of Applied Sciences also used this forum to introduce and discuss their proposed

Master’s degree Programme in Industrial Instrumentation and Process Control. This session was led by

the guest speaker and the Institute’s Executive Director, Dr. Howard Reid. It was stated that the proposed

one and a half year Master’s programme consists of four core courses namely, Mathematics and

Functionalities for Process Control, Industrial Instrumentation, Sensors and Actuators, Process Control.

Four courses may also be chosen from eight electives which can be skewed towards Instrumentation or

Process Control. The elective courses include Digital Computer Applications, Process Identification, Non-

Linear Control, Advanced Process Control, Fiber Optic and Laser Instrumenation, Biomedical

Instrumentation, Industry Automation and Analytical Instrumentation. The syllabus for the courses, which

had not yet been approved by the University, was briefly overviewed.

Discussion of the Master’s degree Programme

A discussion was held at the end of the presentations in order to obtain feedback of the Master’s

Programme from the participants. Some of the questions that were asked and the answers given are

summarized below (answers are in italics):

1. When is the planned start date of the programme? September, 2009 or January, 2010

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2. What is the proposed cost? US$15,000 inclusive of tuition and books.

3. What is the proposed class schedule? They are thinking of two evenings in the week, 6 – 9 p.m.,

however due to some persons living outside of Kingston, weekends may be considered.

4. Will the class consist of labs? Yes, most classes will have a mixture of labs and theory and there

is a simulation lab. Some classes, for example Mathematics is purely theoretical.

5. Will the class material relate to the Jamaican industry situation? Yes, but emphasis will also be

placed on international industries so that the students will be prepared for the international market

as well. Also, students will be encouraged to share their experiences in the class.

Conclusion

The workshop was helpful as basic principles in Instrumentation and Process Control were reviewed. It

also fostered networking with Managers, Engineers and Technicians from other industries. The

refreshments and lunch that were provided were tasty and timely. I believe that the proposed Master’s

Programme in Industrial Instrumentation and Process Control will be applicable in today’s industrial

society and will be best suited for Instrumentation Engineers and Control Systems Engineers throughout

the country.

Prepared by:

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Karen Williams

DCS Engineer