Course Review

I believe I have a pretty good understanding of PLC CORE Basics from taking this course, but there were some areas that could have used a more in-depth explanation, or reference to materials for getting a better grasp on certain aspects. I felt that if I was a true beginner (such as a student who has never stepped foot in an industrial setting), I would be lost, distracted by a lack of explanation for specific details, such as the test bench model and why it was set up in that fashion BEFORE starting to use it to show the functioning of the PLC. While some of this was covered a bit in the appendices provided, it still left something to be desired for the true beginner, one who has never seen a status light stack (for output status) or what typical installations might use a PLC as opposed to discreet controls alone, such as switches controlling relays and motors directly, and what the advantages/disadvantages would be for choosing to do either. Otherwise, after going back and reviewing some of the material a few times, it became clearer what was taking place, so I did learn everything that the course was intended to teach, I just had to figure it out on my own, which, in hindsight, may have been better than having all the details to meet my desire!