ECTS - Antennas and Radiowave Propagation
Antennas and Radiowave Propagation (EE531) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Antennas and Radiowave Propagation | EE531 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Problem Solving, Team/Group, Project Design/Management. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The aim of this course is to explain the basic properties of antennas including radiation pattern, radiated power, input impedance, directivity, gain etc. and to design various types of antennas and antenna arrays using CAD tools. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Properties of electromagnetic waves; basic antennas and parameters; array theory, broadband, aperture, microstrip antennas, and antenna design concepts; propagation mechanism; wave propagation over spherical earth, electromagnetic waves in atmosphere, space and urban and indoor environments; computer aided design for antennas and propagation. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Properties of electromagnetic waves | |
| 2 | • Antenna patterns, average power, radiation intensity • Directivity, numerical evaluation of directivity | Review last week and glance this week’s topics from the lecture |
| 3 | • Gain, efficiency, impedance • Loss resistance, transmission lines, transmit/receive systems • Polarization, equivalent area, effective aperture • Friis transmission formula, radar systems, radar cross section | Review last week and glance this week’s topics from the lecture |
| 4 | • Practical Dipoles, antenna arrays • Horn, loop, helical antennas • Patch antennas | Review last week and glance this week’s topics from the lecture |
| 5 | Design patch antennas using CAD tool | Review last week and glance this week’s topics from the lecture |
| 6 | Design patch antennas using CAD tool | Review last week and glance this week’s topics from the lecture |
| 7 | Design various type antennas using CAD tool | Review last week and glance this week’s topics from the lecture |
| 8 | Propagation mechanism | Review last week and glance this week’s topics from the lecture |
| 9 | Basic propagation models | Review last week and glance this week’s topics from the lecture |
| 10 | Terrestrial fixed links | Review last week and glance this week’s topics from the lecture |
| 11 | Satellite fixed links | Review last week and glance this week’s topics from the lecture |
| 12 | Adaptive antennas | Review last week and glance this week’s topics from the lecture |
| 13 | Macrocells, microcells | Review last week and glance this week’s topics from the lecture |
| 14 | Picocells, megacells | Review last week and glance this week’s topics from the lecture |
| 15 | Final examination period | Review of topics |
| 16 | Final examination period | Review of topics |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Saunders, S.R., Antennas and Propagation for Wireless Communication Systems, John Wiley and Sons, 1999 |
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| Other Sources | 2. Collin, R.E., Antennas and Radiowave Propagation, McGraw Hill, 1985 |
| 3. Balanis, C.A., Antenna Theory: Analysis and Design, 2nd Ed., John Wiley and Sons, 1997 |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 5 | 10 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | 1 | 10 |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 2 | 45 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 35 |
| Toplam | 9 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 100 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Ability to apply knowledge on Mathematics, Science and Engineering to advanced systems. | X | ||||
| 2 | Implementing long-term research and development studies in the major fields of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. | X | ||||
| 3 | Ability to use modern engineering tools, techniques and facilities in design and other engineering applications. | X | ||||
| 4 | Graduating researchers active on innovation and entrepreneurship. | |||||
| 5 | Ability to report and present research results effectively. | |||||
| 6 | Increasing the performance on accessing information resources and on following recent developments in science and technology. | |||||
| 7 | An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility. | |||||
| 8 | Increasing the performance on effective communications in both Turkish and English. | |||||
| 9 | Increasing the performance on project management. | |||||
| 10 | Ability to work successfully at project teams in interdisciplinary fields. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | |||
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | |||
| Total Workload | 119 | ||