GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
RADAR SYSTEMS/5341351
Course Title: RADAR SYSTEMS
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Course Semester 1 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
   Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
To introduce the current simulation tools that used in radar systems
Understand basic concepts of general design principles and performance evaluation of radars.
To teach the theorem and analysis of propagation of radar wave and radar clutter as applied to modern radar systems.

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  An Introducion to Radar Systems
2. Week  Probability Density Functions
3. Week  The Radar Equation
4. Week  Radar Cross-Section of Targets
5. Week  Pulse Repetiton Frequency
6. Week  Transmitter Power
7. Week  MIDTERM EXAM I
8. Week  Antenna Parameters
9. Week  MTI and Pulse Doppler Radar
10. Week  Tracking Radar
11. Week  Detection of Signals in Noise
12. Week  Information From Radar Signals
13. Week  Detection Criteria, Detectors, Integrators
14. Week  Radar Clutter
15. Week  MIDTERM EXAM II
16. Week  Sources of Atmosferic Echoes
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
2
30
 Assignment
2
15
 Application
0
0
 Projects
1
15
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
60
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
0
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
2
28
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
2
10
20
 Preparing a Presentation
2
10
20
 Presentation
2
1
2
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
10
10
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
15
15
 Other (should be emphasized)
14
3
42
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
179
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.16
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1X
2X
3X
4X
5X
6X
7X
8X
9
10
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof .Dr. Nursel AKÇAM)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/ynursel)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (ynursel@gazi.edu.tr)