GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
MICROWAVE ENGINEERING II/5291351
Course Title: MICROWAVE ENGINEERING II
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 microwave engineering
To gain the ability of analyze and design the active RF and microwave amplifiers
To gain the ability of analyze and design the oscillator
Designing of active microwave components,due to their motivational and practical value. Learning methods used for analysis and logic behind these design.

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Active Microwave Circuits: Introduction
2. Week   Noise in Microwave Circuits
3. Week   Detectors and Mixers
4. Week   Transistor Amplifier Design
5. Week   Oscillator Design
6. Week   PIN Diode Control Circuits
7. Week   MIDTERM EXAM I
8. Week   Microwave Integrated Circuits
9. Week  Introduction to Microwave Systems
10. Week   Definition of Important Antenna Parameters
11. Week  Microwave Communications Systems
12. Week  Radar Systems
13. Week  Radiometry
14. Week   MIDTERM EXAM II
15. Week   Microwave Propagation: Atmospheric Effects
16. Week  Microwave Propagation: Ground Effects, Plasma Effect
 -- 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
12
2
24
 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
15
15
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
15
15
 Other (should be emphasized)
12
4
48
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
186
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.44
 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)