| School/Faculty/Institute | Faculty of Engineering | ||||
| Course Code | EE 472 | ||||
| Course Title in English | Antennas and Propagation | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Antenler ve Yayılım | ||||
| Language of Instruction | EN | ||||
| Type of Course | Select | ||||
| Level of Course | Select | ||||
| Semester | Spring | ||||
| Contact Hours per Week |
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| Estimated Student Workload | 150 hours per semester | ||||
| Number of Credits | 6 ECTS | ||||
| Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | ||||
| Pre-requisites |
EE 304 - Electromagnetic Fields |
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| Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Expected Prior Knowledge | Prior knowledge in Electromagnetic Fields | ||||
| Registration Restrictions | Only Undergraduate Students | ||||
| Overall Educational Objective | Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to: 1. Gain knowledge about fundamental principles of antennas 2. Analyse and design antennas and antenna arrays for some given specifications 3. Describe fundamental principles of electromagnetic wave propagation | ||||
| Course Description | This course provides a a comprehensive understanding of antennas and propagation. The following topics are covered: Basic antenna definitions and terms: directivity, efficiency, gain, polarization, beamwidth, isotropic radiator, far-field region, Voltage Standing Wave Ratio (VSWR), beam steering, broadside, endfire, phased arrays, array factor and pattern multiplication. The electric dipole and the magnetic dipole, image theory, small antennas & short dipoles, resonant antennas and their radiation patterns, travelling wave antennas, rhombic antennas, Log Periodic Dipole Arrays (LPDA), uniformly excited-equally spaced linear arrays, free space propagation, Friis formula and free space path loss, ground reflection and 2-ray model, knife edge diffraction, Split Step Parabolic Equation (SSPE) method. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) Comprehend fundamental principles of antennas; 2) Analyse and design antennas and antenna arrays for some given specifications; 3) Describe fundamental principles of electromagnetic wave propagation. |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Thorough knowledge of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology. | |||
| 2) Understanding of and ability to apply essential research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and data interpretation. | |||
| 3) Competence to use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry and a scientific approach to solving problems related to behavior and mental processes. | |||
| 4) Understanding and ability to apply psychological principles, skills and values in personal, social, and organizational contexts. | |||
| 5) Ability to weigh evidence, to tolerate ambiguity, and to reflect other values that underpin psychology as a discipline. | |||
| 6) Internalization and dissemination of professional ethical standards. | |||
| 7) Demonstration of competence in information technologies, and the ability to use computer and other technologies for purposes related to the pursuit of knowledge in psychology and the broader social sciences. | |||
| 8) Skills to communicate the knowledge of psychological science effectively, in a variety of formats, in both Turkish and in English (in English, at least CEFR B2 level). | |||
| 9) Recognition, understanding, and respect for the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity. | |||
| 10) Recognition for the need for, and the skills to pursue, lifelong learning, inquiry, and self-improvement. | |||
| 11) Ability to formulate critical hypotheses based on psychological theory and literature, and design studies to test those hypotheses. | |||
| 12) Ability to acquire knowledge independently, and to plan one’s own learning. | |||
| 13) Demonstration of advanced competence in the clarity and composition of written work and presentations. |
| N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
| Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
| 1) | Thorough knowledge of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology. | N | |
| 2) | Understanding of and ability to apply essential research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and data interpretation. | N | |
| 3) | Competence to use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry and a scientific approach to solving problems related to behavior and mental processes. | H | Exam,HW,Participation |
| 4) | Understanding and ability to apply psychological principles, skills and values in personal, social, and organizational contexts. | N | |
| 5) | Ability to weigh evidence, to tolerate ambiguity, and to reflect other values that underpin psychology as a discipline. | N | |
| 6) | Internalization and dissemination of professional ethical standards. | N | |
| 7) | Demonstration of competence in information technologies, and the ability to use computer and other technologies for purposes related to the pursuit of knowledge in psychology and the broader social sciences. | N | |
| 8) | Skills to communicate the knowledge of psychological science effectively, in a variety of formats, in both Turkish and in English (in English, at least CEFR B2 level). | N | |
| 9) | Recognition, understanding, and respect for the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity. | S | Participation |
| 10) | Recognition for the need for, and the skills to pursue, lifelong learning, inquiry, and self-improvement. | S | HW,Participation |
| 11) | Ability to formulate critical hypotheses based on psychological theory and literature, and design studies to test those hypotheses. | N | |
| 12) | Ability to acquire knowledge independently, and to plan one’s own learning. | S | Exam,HW |
| 13) | Demonstration of advanced competence in the clarity and composition of written work and presentations. | H | Exam,HW |
| Prepared by and Date | , |
| Course Coordinator | EGEMEN BİLGİN |
| Semester | Spring |
| Name of Instructor | Assoc. Prof. Dr. CAGATAY ULUISIK |
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Introduction : Review of coordinate systems, vector algebra and Maxwell’s equations |
| 2) | Basic antenna definitions and terms: directivity, efficiency, gain, polarization, beamwidth, isotropic radiator, far-field region, Voltage Standing Wave Ratio |
| 3) | The Electric (Hertzian or Ideal) Dipole: magnetic vector potential, magnetic and electric field vectors, complex poynting vector |
| 4) | The Electric (Hertzian or Ideal) Dipole: radiated power, radiation resistance, antenna efficiency, gain, directivity, radiation pattern |
| 5) | The Magnetic Dipole: magnetic vector potential, magnetic and electric field vectors, complex poynting vector, radiated power, radiation resistance, antenna efficiency, gain, directivity, radiation pattern. |
| 6) | Image theory, small antennas & short dipoles, resonant antennas and their radiation patterns. |
| 7) | Travelling wave antennas : Rhombic antennas and their radiation patterns |
| 8) | Log Periodic Dipole Arrays (LPDA) |
| 9) | Uniformly excited, equally spaced linear arrays. Element pattern, array factor, pattern multiplication, Half-Power BeamWidth (HPBW) and BeamWidth between First Nulls (BWFN) for the broadside and endfire cases |
| 10) | ANTEN-GUI : A Matlab-based visualisation package for planar arrays of isotropic radiators. The antenna simulator : NEC-WIN Professional |
| 11) | Fundamentals of radiowave propagation: polarisation, reflection, refraction, diffraction Free space propagation, Friis formula and free space path loss |
| 12) | Ground reflection and 2-ray model, knife edge diffraction. |
| 13) | Numerical propagation simulators: Ray approaches, Split Step Parabolic Equation (SSPE) method, Method of Moments (MoM) |
| 14) | Microstrip filter design, microstrip lines |
| 15) | Final Exam/Project/Presentation Period |
| 16) | Final Exam/Project/Presentation Period |
| Required/Recommended Readings | 1. C. A. Balanis, Antenna Theory - Analysis & Design, 2nd Ed., John Wiley & Sons, NY 1997 2. J. D. Kraus, Antennas, 2nd Ed., MacGraw-Hill Book Co., NY 1988 3. R. E. Collins, Antennas and Radiowave Propagation, MacGraw-Hill Book Co., NY 1985 4. D. K. Cheng, Field and Wave Electromagnetics, Second Ed., Addison-Wesley, New York, 1992 | ||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Lectures/contact hours using “flipped classroom” as an active learning technique | ||||||||||||
| Homework and Projects | None | ||||||||||||
| Laboratory Work | None | ||||||||||||
| Computer Use | None | ||||||||||||
| Other Activities | None | ||||||||||||
| Assessment Methods |
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| Course Administration |
Instructor’s office: TBD office hours: TBD email address: culuisik@dogus.edu.tr Rules for attendance: : - Missing a midterm: Provided that proper documents of excuse are presented, a make-up exam will be given for each missed midterm. Missing a final: Faculty regulations. A reminder of proper classroom behavior, code of student conduct: YÖK Regulations Statement on plagiarism: YÖK Regulations |
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| Activity | No/Weeks | Hours | Calculation | ||||
| No/Weeks per Semester | Preparing for the Activity | Spent in the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | ||||
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 3 | 84 | |||
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | |||
| Midterm(s) | 3 | 17 | 2 | 57 | |||
| Total Workload | 150 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 6.0 | ||||||
| ECTS | 6 | ||||||