COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
ECE 302	B	6	2	0	2	3	6

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	Assoc.Prof.Dr. Arban Uka auka@epoka.edu.al
Main Course Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Assoc.Prof.Dr. Arban Uka auka@epoka.edu.al , not available yet
Second Course Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Compulsory
Study program: (the study for which this course is offered)	Bachelor in Electronics and Digital Communication Engineering (3 years)
Classroom and Meeting Time:	not available yet
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Code of Ethics:	Code of Ethics of EPOKA University Regulation of EPOKA University "On Student Discipline"
Attendance Requirement:
Course Description:	This course will introduce the fundamental principles of antenna theory and to apply them to the analysis, design, and measurements of antennas. The course covers the fundamental principles of antenna theory in a unified manner. It begins with elementary principles, develops underlying concepts needed for sequential topics, and progresses to the more advanced methods and system configurations. The students are exposed to antenna theory and design. Fundamentals and definitions, simple radiating systems, such as linear dipoles; loops; arrays; broadband, and frequency-independent antennas; aperture antennas; arrays, line sources, wire antennas, broadband antennas, and antenna measurement.
Course Objectives:

BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE COURSE

1	Understanding types of Antennas
2	Understanding fundamental parameters of antennas (Bandwidth, beam efficiency, directivity)
3	Understanding the principles of operation of linear wire antennas
4	Understanding the principles of operation of loop antennas
5	Understanding the principles of operation of arrays of antennas
6	Understanding antenna synthesis

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Introduction to the course and review of mathematical tools for antennas
2	Fundamental parameters of antennas 1 (radiation pattern, power density, beamwidth)
3	Fundamental parameters of antennas 2 (directivity, numerical techniques, efficiency, gain)
4	Radiation integrals and auxiliary potential functions
5	Linear wire antennas, infinitesimal dipole, small dipole
6	Finite length dipole, half wavelength dipole
7	Loop antennas, small circular loop
8	Circular loop with nonuniform current
9	Midterm
10	Array antennas, two element array
11	N element linear array, directivity, design procedures
12	Planar array antennas
13	Antenna synthesis, continuous sources, Schelkunoff polynomial method, Woodward Lawson method
14	Taylor line sources, and Review

Prerequisite(s):	ECE 303 Electromagnetic Waves
Textbook(s):	Constantine A. Balanis, "Antenna Theory: Analysis and Design 4th Edition 2016; Y. Huang and K. Boyle, "Antennas: from Theory to Practice", John Wiley & Sons Ltd, UK, 2008; Robert J. Zavrel, Antenna Physics: An Introduction 2nd Edition – Your Complete Guide to Antenna Theory 2022
Additional Literature:
Laboratory Work:	n/a
Computer Usage:	MATLAB, CST Microwave studio
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

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

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.	5
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.	5
6	Ability of identifying the potential resources for information or knowledge regarding a given engineering issue.	5
7	The abilities and performance to participate multi-disciplinary groups together with the effective oral and official communication skills and personal confidence.	4
8	Ability for effective oral and official communication skills in foreign language.	4
9	Engineering graduates with motivation to life-long learning and having known significance of continuous education beyond undergraduate studies for science and technology.	4
10	Engineering graduates with well-structured responsibilities in profession and ethics.	3
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.	3
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.	3

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Homework	1	10
Midterm Exam(s)	1	30
Project	1	10
Quiz	2	5
Final Exam	1	40
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

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	3	48
Mid-terms	1	6	6
Assignments	1	16	16
Final examination	1	10	10
Other	1	6	6
Total Work Load:			150
Total Work Load/25(h):			6
ECTS Credit of the Course:			6

CONCLUDING REMARKS BY THE COURSE LECTURER

Electromagnetic Field theory is a strong prerequisite for this course