ELEC ENG 7033 - Principles of RF Engineering
North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2016
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code ELEC ENG 7033 Course Principles of RF Engineering Coordinating Unit School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering Term Semester 1 Level Postgraduate Coursework Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 5 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange Y Assumed Knowledge Introductory course in electronics, some familiarity with electromagnetic ideas Assessment Practicals, test, exam Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Professor Withawat Withayachumnankul
Course 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
At the completion of this course, you will be able to:
1. Understand the basic electromagnetic theory in the context of RF engineering
2. Analyse transmission lines with the transmission line theory and Smith chart
3. Explain the characteristics of common transmission lines and waveguides
4. Describe RF sub-systems with microwave network analysis (Y, Z, scattering, and ABCD matrices)
5. Perform impedance matching and tuning
6. Explain the characteristics of amplifiers, oscillators, and mixers
7. Understand how RF components constitute RF transmitters and receiversUniversity 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)
1-7 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
2-5 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
Text Book:
Pozar, David M., “Microwave Engineering”, Wiley 4th edition, 2011, ISBN: 978-0470631553.
A set of course notes, practice problems and other supporting materials will also be available for downloading from the MyUni course site.Online Learning
Extensive use will be made of the MyUni web site for this course, https://myuni.adelaide.edu.au/webapps/login
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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. Practicals are used to provide hands-on experience for students to reinforce the theoretical concepts encountered in lectures and to appreciate the significance of these concepts. 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 22 lectures 22 66 Tutorials 4 tutorials 4 20 Practicals RF Measurements and Systems 10 20 Tests 2 tests 2 10 Exam 1 paper 2 40 TOTALS 40 156 Learning Activities Summary
PracticalsActivity Sessions Week Topic Lecture 1-2 1 Review of electromagnetic theory 3-6 2-3 Transmission line theory 7-11 4-6 Transmission lines and waveguides 12-15 7-8 Microwave network analysis 16-17 9 Impedance matching and tuning 18-20 10-11 Amplifiers and oscillators 21-22 12 Mixers Tutorial 1 4 Transmission lines theory 2 6 Transmission lines and waveguides 3 10 Microwave network analysis and impedance matching 4 12 Amplifiers, oscillators, mixers Tests 1 5 Transmission lines theory 2 11 Microwave network analysis and impedance matching Practical 1 1-2 Calibration with Spectrum Analyser 2 3-4 Power Amplifier and Frequency Synthesiser 3 5-6 Mixer and Phase Noise 4 7-8 End-to-end RF Transceiver Measurement
Note that practical classes will be in weeks 1-8. Students must attend their allocated practical classes. Further instructions on the operation of the laboratory session will be provided and the start of the semester. Occupational Health and Safety inductions will also be provided. -
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 Tests Summative 20% Weeks 5,11 2,4,5 Practicals Formative 20% Weeks 1-8 1,6,7 Exam Summative 60% End of semester 1-6 Assessment Related Requirements
The examination and practicals are prescribed assessment exercises in which students must obtain at least 40% in each exercise in order to pass the course. Failure to achieve at least 40% in either the exam or the practical work will mean that the student will obtain a final total mark of no more than 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 to designated boxes within the School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering by 3:00pm on the specified dated 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.
No late submissions will be accepted . All formative 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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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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