ECTS - Microwave Circuit Design
Microwave Circuit Design (EE434) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microwave Circuit Design | EE434 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| EE 310 |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | N/A |
| Course Level | Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The aim of this course is to give understanding the principle and operation of active microwave circuit design and to analyze and describe operation of microwave amplifiers, oscillators and mixers. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Active microwave circuits, detectors and mixers. Microwave integrated circuits. Microwave amplifiers and oscillators. Broadband transistor amplifier design. Microwave oscillator design. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noise in Microwave Circuits | - |
| 2 | Detectors and Mixers | Review previous week's notes |
| 3 | Detectors and Mixers | Review previous week's notes |
| 4 | Rectangular and Circular Waveguides | Review previous week's notes |
| 5 | Rectangular and Circular Waveguides | Review previous week's notes |
| 6 | Microwave Integrated Circuits | Review previous week's notes |
| 7 | Microwave Integrated Circuits | Review previous week's notes |
| 8 | Characteristic of Microwave Transistors, Gain and Stability | Review previous week's notes |
| 9 | Characteristic of Microwave Transistors. Gain and Stability | Review previous week's notes |
| 10 | Single-Stage Transistor Amplifier Design | Review previous week's notes |
| 11 | Single-Stage Transistor Amplifier Design | Review previous week's notes |
| 12 | Broadband Transistor Amplifier Design | Review previous week's notes |
| 13 | Broadband Transistor Amplifier Design | Review previous week's notes |
| 14 | Oscillator Design | Review previous week's notes |
| 15 | Final Examination period | Review of topics |
| 16 | Final Examination period | Review of topics |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. D.M. Pozar, “Microwave Engineering”, Wiley, 2nd Edition, 1998 |
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| 2. R.E. Coolin, “Foundations of Microwave Engineering”, 2nd Edtion, Wiley, 2007 |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 2 | 60 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 3 | 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 4 | 64 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Total Workload | 127 | ||