ECTS - RF and Microwave Engineering
RF and Microwave Engineering (EE310) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| RF and Microwave Engineering | EE310 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| (EE 210 or AEE 202) and EE 319 |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | N/A |
| Course Level | Ph.D. |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Experiment, Project Design/Management. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The aim of this course is to provide the fundamental concepts of RF and Microwave systems. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Introduction to RF and microwave systems, analysis of transmission lines and wavequides, the Smith chart, scattering parameters and matching networks, LC networks, single and double stub tuning using the Smith chart, PCB realization of RF and microwave circuits, microstrip lines, various RF and microwave passive components including filters, and |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | • Introduction to RF and Microwave systems • Physical description of transmission line propagation • The transmission line equations • Lossless propagation | Review of EE 309 lecture notes |
| 2 | The Smith Chart | Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture |
| 3 | The Quarter Wave Transformer, Decibel, Return Loss and Insertion Loss | Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture |
| 4 | Generator and load mismatches, Lossy Transmission lines | Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture |
| 5 | Parallel-Plate guide analysis using the wave equation, Rectangular waveguides | Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture |
| 6 | Microstrip Line Design, Impedance and Admittance Matrices | Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture |
| 7 | The Scattering Matrices – Evaluation of scattering parameters | Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture |
| 8 | The Scattering Matrices- Reciprocal Networks and Lossless Networks, A shift in reference plane | Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture |
| 9 | Matching with lumped elements | Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture |
| 10 | Single-Stub tuning, Double-Stub Tuning | Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture |
| 11 | The Quarter Wave Transformer, Power Dividers and Directional Couplers | Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture |
| 12 | Microwave Filters-Insertion Loss Method, Filter Transformation | Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture |
| 13 | Microwave Filters-Richard’s Transformation, Kuroda’s Identities | Review last week and Glance this week’s topics from the lecture |
| 14 | Introduction to antennas | 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. Pozar, D. M., Microwave Engineering, D.M. Pozar Wiley & Sons, 2005. |
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| Other Sources | 2. RF and Microwave Wireless Systems, K.Chang, John Wiley & Sons, 2000. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | 10 | 15 |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | 1 | 5 |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 2 | 45 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 35 |
| Toplam | 14 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 65 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 35 |
| 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 carry out advanced research activities, both individual and as a member of a team | |||||
| 2 | Ability to evaluate research topics and comment with scientific reasoning | |||||
| 3 | Ability to initiate and create new methodologies, implement them on novel research areas and topics | |||||
| 4 | Ability to produce experimental and/or analytical data in systematic manner, discuss and evaluate data to lead scintific conclusions | |||||
| 5 | Ability to apply scientific philosophy on analysis, modelling and design of engineering systems | |||||
| 6 | Ability to synthesis available knowledge on his/her domain to initiate, to carry, complete and present novel research at international level | |||||
| 7 | Contribute scientific and technological advancements on engineering domain of his/her interest area | |||||
| 8 | Contribute industrial and scientific advancements to improve the society through research activities | |||||
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 | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 15 | 3 | 45 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 18 | 18 |
| Total Workload | 151 | ||