Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
8EEE 438ANTENNAS3+0+03529.04.2026

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program ELECTRICAL-ELECTRONICS E.
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course 1. To provide information about basic electromagnetic principles.
2.. To explain the analysis of basic antenna parameters such as radiation pattern, input impedance, and gain of aperture antennas, rectangular and circular aperture antennas, horn antennas, reflector and lens antennas, traveling wave and broadband antennas, frequency-independent antennas, and microstrip antennas
Course Content Equivalence principle. Huygen’s principle. Aperture antennas; rectangular and circular apertures. Horn antennas. Reflector and lens antennas. Traveling wave and broadband antennas. Frequency independent antennas. Microstrip antennas.
Course Methods and Techniques Lecture, Question - Answer, Discussion, Self Study, Problem Solving
Prerequisites and co-requisities ( EEE 437 )
Course Coordinator Prof.Dr. Gölge Ögücü Yetkin
Name of Lecturers Prof.Dr. Gölge Ögücü Yetkin
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Warren L. Stutzman, Gary A. Thiele, Antenna theory and design, 3rd ed, John Wiley & Sons, 2012
Robert E. Collin, Antennas and Radiowave Propagation, McGraw-Hill, 1985.
Constantine A. Balanis, Modern antenna handbook , 4th ed. John Wiley & Sons, 2016

Course Category
Engineering %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 2 % 60
Final examination 1 % 40
Total
3
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 15 7 105
Mid-terms 2 1,5 3
Final examination 1 1,5 1,5
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 5 151,5

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Students will learn some basic electromagnetic principles, as well as the theory and design of different antenna types.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Huygen’s field equivalence principle,
2 Aperture antennas; rectangular aperture antennas, circular aperture antennas
3 Horn antennas; E-plane Horn antennas, H-plane Horn antennas
4 Horn antennas; Pyramidal Horn antennas, Conical horns
5 Microstrip Antennas; feeding mechanisms, analysis methods, transmission line model
6 Microstrip Antennas; transmission line model (continued), cavity model
7 Reflector antennas; types of reflectors, plane reflector and corner reflector
8 Reflector antennas; Parabolic reflector, radiation pattern analysis
9 Lens antennas; types of lens antennas, dielectric lens, artificial dielectric lens
10 Lens antennas; E-plane and H-plane metal plate lens
11 Traveling wave antenna; long-wire antenna, Vee antenna, rhombic antenna.
12 Broadband antennas: cylindrical dipole, folded dipole
13 Broadband antennas: helical antenna, Yagi-Uda antenna
14 Frequency independent antennas

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11
All 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
C1 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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