COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION FOR WIRELESS SYSTEMS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
EEE 5113 ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION FOR WIRELESS SYSTEMS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR EMINE YEŞIM ZORAL

Offered to

ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING NON -THESIS (EVENING PROGRAM)
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

Course Objective

The course aims to introduce the students basis of the propagation machanism, antenna parameters, arrays, basic propagation models, terrestrial ans satellati links, micro and mega cells, fading.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to understand wireless communication systems..
2   To be able to understand antennas for mobile communication.
3   To be able to understand diffrent communication links..
4   To be able to analyze noise and fading in a communication channel
5   To be able to realize communication channel measurement.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The wriless communication channel
2 Properties of electromagnetic waves
3 Propagation mechanism
4 Antenna fundamentals
5 Antenna arrays
6 Basic propagation models
7 Terrestrial fixed links
8 Midterm Exam
9 Diffraction
10 Satellite links
11 Macro cells
12 Shadowing
13 Fading
14 Microcells and pico cells

Recomended or Required Reading

S. Saunders, A. Zavala, Antennas and Propagation for Wireless Communication Systems, John Wiley& Sons
Textbook(s): W. Stutzman, G. Thiele, Antenna Theory and Design , John Wiley& Sons

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE *0.35 + ASG *0.25 +FIN *0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE *0.35 + ASG *0.25 +RST *0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Homeworks, Exam, Term Project Report

Assessment Criteria

1. Exam
2. Homeworks

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

yesim.zoral@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 40 40
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparing assignments 10 4 40
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 193

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.1543321244444115
LO.2431121244444114
LO.3431121244444114
LO.4431121244444114
LO.5331121244444113