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Postgraduate Handbook 2015-2016 (archived)

Module ENGI42615: RF Engineering

Department: Engineering

ENGI42615: RF Engineering

Type	Level	Credits	Availability	Module Cap	Location
Tied	4	15	Not available in 2015/2016		Durham

Tied To

H1K709: Communications Engineering

Pre-requisites

Corequisites

Radio and Digital Communications (ENGI41915); Communications Networks (ENGI42015); Digital Signal Processing (ENGI42215); Design of Wireless Systems (ENGI41030); Research and Development Project (ENGI41060)

Excluded Combinations

None

Aims

Electromagnetic theory is fundamental to wireless systems. The module covers basic EM theory and devices suitable for the realization of wireless systems.
This module will be given in the first two terms of the course to allow the delivered material to be used in design and research and development modules.

Content

Guass Law, Ampere’s law, divergence theorem, Stokes theorem, Poisson and Laplace equations, Maxwell’s equations
EM waves in dielectric, EM waves in conductors, skin effect
Reflection and refraction
Generation of EM waves, dipole antennas, antenna elements and arrays, EM propagation
Guided waves, waveguide equations, guided modes, fiber optic, waveguides
III-V semiconductor, materials technology, MESFET, HEMT, pHEMT

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge

To develop a specialised understanding of electro-magnetic theory
To develop an awareness of the generation and transmission mechanisms and devices of EM waves

Subject-specific Skills

Key Skills

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

Teaching by lectures and tutorials which are supported by summative and formative coursework programme.
Written examinations are appropriate because of the wide range of in-depth, analytical material that is covered.
Theoretical and laboratory-based coursework contribute a formative element to the module and aid the acquisition of subject-specific and key skills.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total Hours
Lectures	20	1 or 2 per week	1 hour	20
Tutorials	20	1 per week	1 hour	20
Preparation and Reading				110
Total				150

Summative Assessment

Component	Component Weighting	Element	Length/Duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Examination	80%	Examination 2 hour written examination in may/june	2 hours	100%
Assignment	20%	Coursework		100%

Formative Assessment

One piece of coursework, which will be assessed but not included in the final average.

Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University.