| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 5 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Recognizes antenna types and evaluates their properties.
- It evaluates antenna parameters such as directivity, gain, input impedance, radiation efficiency and polarization.
- Express the role of antennas in communication systems.
- Express and discuss different diffusion mechanisms.
- Analyzes and designs various types of antennas and evaluates their properties.
- Depending on the application, it decides the antenna type and the characteristics of the antenna.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None. |
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| Course Description | Gives antenna engineering concepts. Basic antenna parameters and antenna types, vector potentials and propagation integral, wire and loop antennas, analysis and synthesis of linear, planar and circular array antennas, antenna measurements and propagation of radio waves. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Overview of antenna structures and antenna types |
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2nd Week |
Basic antenna parameters (spread pattern, power density, directivity and gain) |
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3rd Week |
Basic antenna parameters (antenna effectiveness, polarization and input impedance) |
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4th Week |
Friis and radar equations |
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5th Week |
Radiation integral |
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6th Week |
Electrically small antennas |
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7th Week |
Small dipole and loop antenna |
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8th Week |
MIDTERM |
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9th Week |
Certain length dipoles and monopole |
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10th Week |
Antennas on the ground plane |
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11th Week |
Array antenna theory |
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12th Week |
Linear array antennas, Planar and circular array antennas |
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13th Week |
Classification of radio waves and basic modes of propagation |
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14th Week |
Propagation via sky waves and ionosphere |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Balanis, Antenna Theory-Analysis and Design, John Wiley & Sons.
Collin, Antennas and Radiowave Propagation, Mc Graw Hill. |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Questions/Answers
- Presentation
- Practice
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
30 |
| Assignment |
2 |
5 |
| Quiz |
2 |
25 |
| Project |
1 |
10 |
| Total(%) |
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70 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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70 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
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30 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
2 |
4 |
8 |
| Individual or group work |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
12 |
12 |
| Course hours |
14 |
4 |
56 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
12 |
12 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Final exam |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Homework |
2 |
8 |
16 |
| Total Work Load | 150 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 5 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 |
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| Language of Instruction | English |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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