1. Course Title |
Antennas for Wireless Communications |
2. Code |
4ФЕИТ10З001 |
3. Study program |
ТКИИ |
4. Organizer of the study program (unit, institute, department) |
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies |
5. Degree (first, second, third cycle) |
First cycle |
6. Academic year/semester |
IV/7 |
7. Number of ECTS credits |
6 |
8. Lecturer |
D-r Pero Latkoski |
9. Course Prerequisites |
Passed: Information Theory |
10. Course Goals (acquired competencies): The student will study the types of antennas used in modern telecommunications systems, both in base stations and in mobile user devices. The student will be able to interpret and create antenna specifications. |
11. Course Syllabus: Applied antennas for base stations: 3G, 4G, 5G. Antennas for WLAN (WiFi) applications. Advanced antennas for radio base stations. Smart antennas. Antennas for radar applications. Antennas for handheld user devices. RFID Tag antennas. Antennas for laptops. Multiband antennas. Antennas for BAN (Body Area Networks) and PAN (Personal Area Networks). UWB (Ultra Wide Band) antennas. Deep space communications antennas. Measurement of antenna parameters. |
12. Learning methods: Lectures, tutorial and laboratory classes, independent students work on project tasks and seminar works |
13. Total number of course hours |
3 + 1 + 1 + 0 |
14. Distribution of course hours |
180 |
15. Forms of teaching |
15.1. Lectures-theoretical teaching |
45 |
15.2. Exercises (laboratory, practice classes), seminars, teamwork |
30 |
16. Other course activities |
16.1. Projects, seminar papers |
30 |
16.2. Individual tasks |
30 |
16.3. Homework and self-learning |
45 |
17. Grading |
17.1. Exams |
0 |
17.2. Seminar work/project (presentation: written and oral) |
30 |
17.3. Activity and participation |
0 |
17.4. Final exam |
70 |
18. Grading criteria (points) |
up to 50 points |
5 (five) (F) |
from 51to 60 points |
6 (six) (E) |
from 61to 70 points |
7 (seven) (D) |
from 71to 80 points |
8 (eight) (C) |
from 81to 90 points |
9 (nine) (B) |
from 91to 100 points |
10 (ten) (A) |
19. Conditions for acquiring teacher’s signature and for taking final exam |
Regular participation to lectures and tutorial classes and completion of all laboratory exercises |
20. Forms of assessment |
Two partial exams during the semester with a duration of 120 minutes each or one full exam in a corresponding exam session with a duration of 120 minutes |
21. Language |
Macedonian and English |
22. Method of monitoring of teaching quality |
Internal evaluation and polls |
23. Literature |
23.1. Required Literature |
No. |
Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Year |
1 |
Ning Chen |
Antennas for Base Stations in Wireless Communications |
McGraw-Hill Professional |
2011 |
2 |
Zhi Chen |
Antennas for Portable Devices |
Wiley |
2009 |
23.2. Additional Literature |
No. |
Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Year |
1 |
Theodore S. Rappaport |
Smart Antennas for Wireless Communications: IS-95 and Third Generation CDMA Applications |
Prentice Hall |
1999 |