COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ANTENNAS AND MICROWAVE TECHNOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
EHE 4204 ANTENNAS AND MICROWAVE TECHNOLOGY COMPULSORY 2 2 0 3

Offered By

Telecommunication Technology

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

SADETTIN KESKIN

Offered to

Telecommunication Technology
Telecommunication Technology (Evening)

Course Objective

The main goal of this course is to give an understanding of fundamental issues on antenna and microwave techniques and, to review lossless and lossy transmission lines.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to understand the basic concepts of antennas and microwave
2   To review transmission lines and their types
3   To undestand the circuit theory for waveguides
4   To explain the fundamental antenna concepts
5   To review basic antenna types

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Fundamental concepts for antennas and microwave
2 Tranmission lines and waiveguides The behaviour of wave in transmission lines
3 Waves propagates along lossy / losses transmission lines The transmission line model for full-wave analysis
4 TEM, TE and TM modes for waiveguides Microstrip transmission lines and their types
5 Rectangular and circular waiveguides and, their general links
6 Circuit theory for waveguiding
7 Waveguding and transmission lines
8 Mid-term exam
9 Basic antenna concepts The definition and formulation of parameters
10 Antenna patterns, the scatter ground and radiation intensity
11 Wave polarity and its effect on antennas
12 Point sources and gain calculation Arrays of point sources
13 Electric dipole and linear antennas
14 Loop and helical antennas and, their parameters
15 General review of topics before the final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Foundation for Microwave Engineering, R. E. Colin, Wiley-IEEE Press, 2000.
Supplementary Book(s):
Antennas for All Applications, J. D. Kraus, McGraw-Hill Science, 2001.
References: -
Materials: -

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecturing
2. Problem solving
3. Assignments

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FN Final
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE VZ*0.40 + FN* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) VZ*0.40 + BUT* 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Learning outcomes will be assessed by mid-term and final exams.

Assessment Criteria

Five learning outputs will be measured by mid-term and final exams. Besides that, assignments will be used to pursue the students' learning achievements.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It is mandatory to attend 70% of the course.
Any reproducing action will be punished by disciplinary investigation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

E-mail: sadettin.keskin@deu.edu.tr
Tel: 0232-3012621

Office Hours

It will be announced to students at the beginning of the semester

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 4 4
Preparation for Final Exam 1 6 6
Preparing Individual Assignments 4 1 4
Final 1 1 1
Mid-term 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 86

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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