EPOKA UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE INFORMATIONCourse Title: ANTENNAS & PROPAGATION AND LABORATORY |
| Code | Course Type | Regular Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECE 352 | B | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) | NA |
| Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: | Endri Stoja , not available yet |
| Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: | NA |
| Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours: | NA |
| Language: | English |
| Compulsory/Elective: | Elective |
| Classroom and Meeting Time: | not available yet |
| Course Description: | - |
| Course Objectives: |
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COURSE OUTLINE
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| Week | Topics |
| 1 | Introduction to the course and review of mathematical tools for antennas |
| 2 | Review of electromagnetics: Maxwell's equations, constitutive relations and boundary conditions |
| 3 | Circuit concepts: lumped versus distributed element systems |
| 4 | Transmission line theory basics, solution of transmission line problems |
| 5 | Smith chart and impedance matching |
| 6 | A general discussion of various transmission lines: coaxial cable, microstip, stripline etc |
| 7 | Field concepts: wave equation, plane wave, intrinsic impedance and polarization |
| 8 | Institutional Midterm/NO CLASSES |
| 9 | Radio wave propagation mechanisms, media classification and attenuation |
| 10 | Propagation models: free space, two-ray model/plane earth model, multipath models |
| 11 | Antenna parameters from a field point of view |
| 12 | Circuit parameters of antennas, antenna as a transducer |
| 13 | Wire versus aperture type antennas |
| 14 | Antenna arrays and general pre-final review |
| Prerequisite(s): | ECE 303 Electromagnetic Waves |
| Textbook: | Y. Huang and K. Boyle, "Antennas: from Theory to Practice", John Wiley & Sons Ltd, UK, 2008. |
| Other References: | |
| Laboratory Work: | n/a |
| Computer Usage: | CST Microwave Studio, Ansys HFSS, MATLAB |
| Others: | No |
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
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| 1 | Students will acquire knowledge on the fundamental parameters of antennas |
| 2 | Will look at the antenna as a transducer element between transmission lines and waves |
| 3 | They will be able to analyse and interpret radiation fields of wire and aperture antennas |
| 4 | Students will be introduced to antenna arrays and their applications |
| 5 | Knowledge of different propagation models will be acquired by the students |
| 6 | Students will be introduced to EM simulation tools to study antenna problems |
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COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES
(Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution) |
| No | Program Competencies | Cont. |
| Bachelor in Electronics and Digital Communication Engineering (3 years) Program | ||
| 1 | Engineering graduates with sufficient theoretical and practical background for a successful profession and with application skills of fundamental scientific knowledge in the engineering practice. | 5 |
| 2 | Engineering graduates with skills and professional background in describing, formulating, modeling and analyzing the engineering problem, with a consideration for appropriate analytical solutions in all necessary situations | 5 |
| 3 | Engineering graduates with the necessary technical, academic and practical knowledge and application confidence in the design and assessment of machines or mechanical systems or industrial processes with considerations of productivity, feasibility and environmental and social aspects. | 3 |
| 4 | Engineering graduates with the practice of selecting and using appropriate technical and engineering tools in engineering problems, and ability of effective usage of information science technologies. | 5 |
| 5 | Ability of designing and conducting experiments, conduction data acquisition and analysis and making conclusions. | 4 |
| 6 | Ability of identifying the potential resources for information or knowledge regarding a given engineering issue. | 4 |
| 7 | The abilities and performance to participate multi-disciplinary groups together with the effective oral and official communication skills and personal confidence. | 3 |
| 8 | Ability for effective oral and official communication skills in foreign language. | 2 |
| 9 | Engineering graduates with motivation to life-long learning and having known significance of continuous education beyond undergraduate studies for science and technology. | 2 |
| 10 | Engineering graduates with well-structured responsibilities in profession and ethics. | 1 |
| 11 | Engineering graduates who are aware of the importance of safety and healthiness in the project management, workshop environment as well as related legal issues. | 1 |
| 12 | Consciousness for the results and effects of engineering solutions on the society and universe, awareness for the developmental considerations with contemporary problems of humanity. | 1 |
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COURSE EVALUATION METHOD
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| Method | Quantity | Percentage |
| Midterm Exam(s) |
1
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35
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| Project |
1
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15
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| Quiz |
2
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5
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| Final Exam |
1
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30
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| Other |
1
|
10
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| Total Percent: | 100% |
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ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)
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| Activities | Quantity | Duration(Hours) | Total Workload(Hours) |
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 16 | 4 | 64 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Assignments | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Final examination | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| Other | 1 | 4 | 4 |
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Total Work Load:
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125 | ||
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Total Work Load/25(h):
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5 | ||
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ECTS Credit of the Course:
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5 | ||