ELEC ENG 7055 - Antennas & Propagation
North Terrace Campus - Semester 2 - 2016
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code ELEC ENG 7055 Course Antennas & Propagation Coordinating Unit School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering Term Semester 2 Level Postgraduate Coursework Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 4 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y Assumed Knowledge Some basic communications and electromagnetic theory Assessment Quiz 20%, Assignments 20%, Exam 60% Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Professor Christophe Fumeaux
Lecturer: Prof. Christophe FumeauxCourse Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
- Understand the important elements of antenna and propagation theory.
- Understand and apply fundamental antenna parameters.
- Be familiar with important classes of antennas and their properties.
- Be able to pick a particular class of antenna for given specifications.
- Apply design principles to design an antenna.
- Numerically compute the directivity and power radiated from a generic antenna.
- Be familiar with techniques for estimating the propagation performance of a communication channel.
- Be able to define specifications for a communications system based on a set of requirements.
University Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s) Deep discipline knowledge
- informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies
- acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1
- accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)
1-8 Critical thinking and problem solving
- steeped in research methods and rigor
- based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development
- demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment
4-5,8 Career and leadership readiness
- technology savvy
- professional and, where relevant, fully accredited
- forward thinking and well informed
- tested and validated by work based experiences
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Learning Resources
Required Resources
Balanis, C., “Antenna Theory: Analysis and Design”, Wiley Interscience, Third EditionRecommended Resources
Coleman, C.J. “An introduction to radio frequency engineering”, Cambridge, 2004,
Additional resources will be provided online in MyUni during the course of the semester: https://myuni.adelaide.edu.au/webapps/loginOnline Learning
Extensive use will be made of the MyUni web site for this course,
https://myuni.adelaide.edu.au/webapps/login.
Course notes, tutorial problems and solutions, assignments and additional references will all be available for downloading from the web site.
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Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
This course relies on lectures as the primary delivery mechanism for the material. Tutorials supplement the lectures by providing exercises and example problems to enhance the understanding obtained through lectures. Continuous assessment activities provide the formative assessment opportunities for students to gauge their progress and understanding.Workload
The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
Activity Contact hours Workload hours Lecture 12 lectures 24 60 Tutorials 10 tutorials 20 40 In-class test 1 10 Assignments 2 0 10 Exam 1 2 23 TOTALS 47 143 Learning Activities Summary
Activity Sessions Topic Lecture 1 Introduction 2-3 Antenna Fundamentals 4 Vector Potentials 5 Wire Antennas 6 Antenna Arrays 7 Aperture Antennas 8 Microstrip Antennas 9-12 Propagation Tutorial 1 Refresher of prerequisites 2-3 Antenna Fundamentals 4-5 Transmission & Radar Equations 6 Wire Antennas 7 Antenna Arrays 8 Microstrip Antennas 9-10 Propagation Assignments 1 Fundamentals 2 Antenna Design -
Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
Assessment activity Type Weighting Due date Learning outcomes addressed In-class quizzes Summative 20% Week 12 7-8 Assignments Summative 20% Weeks 6, 10 All Exam Summative - Hurdle 60% End of semester All Assessment Related Requirements
The examination is a hurdle requirement. It is necessary to achieve at least 40% in the exam. If this is not achieved, the total course mark will be limited to a maximum of 49.
A hurdle requirement is defined by the University's Assessment for Coursework Programs policy as "...an assessment task mandating a minimum level of performance as a condition of passing the course.
If a student fails to meet a hurdle requirement (normally no less than 40%),and is assigned a total mark for the course in the range of 45-49, then the student is entitled to an offer of additional assessment of some type. The type of assessment is to be decided by the School Assessment Review Committee when determining final results. The student’s final total mark will be entered at no more than 49% and the offer of an additional assessment will be specified eg. US01. Once the additional assessment has been completed, this mark will be included in the calculation of the total mark for the course and the better of the two results will apply. Note however that the maximum final result for a course in which a student has sat an additional assessment will be a “50 Pass”.
If a student is unable to meet a hurdle requirement related to an assessment piece (may be throughout semester or at semester’s end) due to medical or compassionate circumstances beyond their control, then the student is entitled to an offer of replacement assessment of some type. An interim result of RP will be entered for the student, and the student will be notified of the offer of a replacement assessment. Once the replacement assessment has been completed, the result of that assessment will be included in the calculation of the total mark for the course.Assessment Detail
Details of individual assessment tasks will be provided during the semester.Submission
All written submissions to formative assessment activities are to be submitted electronically, or to designated boxes within the School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, by the advertised deadline and must be accompanied by a signed cover sheet. Copies of blank cover sheets are available from the School office in Ingkarni Wardli 3.26, or online in electronic form. Late submissions are not accepted unless explicit prior approval is granted by the course coordinator or Head of School. All in-term assessments will have a two week turn-around time for provision of feedback to students.
Full details can be found at the School policies website:
http://eleceng.adelaide.edu.au/current-students/undergraduate/
Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.
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Student Feedback
The University places a high priority on approaches to learning and teaching that enhance the student experience. Feedback is sought from students in a variety of ways including on-going engagement with staff, the use of online discussion boards and the use of Student Experience of Learning and Teaching (SELT) surveys as well as GOS surveys and Program reviews.
SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the University to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.
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