The Higher Canadian Institute for Business
and Engineering Technology
Quality Assurance Unit
Course Specification
Course Name: Microwave Engineering
Course Code: ELE 453
I. Basic Course Information
Program(s) on which the course is given: Communicational Engineering
Department offering the course: Electrical Engineering
Academic level: 5th level
Semester in which course is offered: Varies
Course pre-requisite(s): ELP 141
Credit Hours: 3hrs.
Contact Hours Through:
Lecture
2.0
Tutorial*
2.0
Practical*
0.0
Total
4.0
Approval date of course specification: September 2014
II. Overall Aims of Course
Introduction to guided - wave structures. TEM waves in parallel plate transmission
lines. Phase velocity, group velocity and dispersion. General transmission line
equations: transmission line parameters, terminated transmission lines and standing
wave ratio. The Smith chart. Transmission line matching networks. Waveguides
Micro-strip lines. Microwave network analysis: impedance and admittance matrices,
scattering matrix. Microwave passive components.
III. Program ILOs covered by course
Program Intended Learning Outcomes (By Code)
Knowledge &
Intellectual Skills
Professional Skills
Understanding
K1, K2, K4,K15,
K18
I1, I2, I3, I4, I13
P1, P7, P12
General
Skills
G7,G8
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IV. Intended Learning Outcomes of Course (ILOs)
a. Knowledge and Understanding
On completing the course, students should be able to:
k. 1 Identify and demonstrate competence in university level mathematics, natural
sciences, engineering fundamentals, and specialized engineering knowledge
appropriate to the program
k. 2 Recognize the innovations and recent trends in communications technologies.
k. 3 Express unique oriented Knowledge in the relevant fields.
k. 4 Explain and be aware of elementary science underlying communications
engineering systems and information technology
k. 5 Describe the Microwave applications
k. 6 Describe the Antenna and wave propagation applications
b. Intellectual/Cognitive Skills
On completing the course, students should be able to:
i.1 Use appropriate knowledge and skills to identify, formulate, analyze, and solve
complex engineering problems in order to reach substantiated conclusions.
i.2 Use brainstorming and innovation techniques to deal with problems and to develop
new ideas.
i.3 Demonstrate and organize tasks into a structured form.
i.4 Identify the different ideas, views, and knowledge from a range of sources.
i.5 Describe the practical industrial problems.
c. Practical/Professional Skills
On completing the course, students should be able to:
p.1 Use the appropriate mathematical methods for modelling and analyzing problems in
electrical, electronic and communications engineering.
p.2 Create technical reports
p.3 Design the systems, components and processes and test the design ideas in the
laboratory or through simulation, with technical analysis and critical evaluation of
results.
d. General and Transferable Skills
On completing the course, students should be able to:
g.1 The manipulation, sorting and presentation of information in a variety of ways
g.2 The use of scientific evidence based methods in the solution of problems
V. Course Matrix Contents
Main Topics / Chapters
Duration
(Weeks)
1- Introduction to Microwave
2- Rectangular waveguide
1
2
3- Circular waveguide
2
4- The directional coupler
5- Microwave resonators
6- Einstein Equations
1
2
4
Course ILOs Covered by Topic
(By ILO Code)
K&U
I.S.
P.S.
G.S.
k1
i1
p1
g1
k1,k5
i2
p1,p2
g1,g2
k1,k2,
i2
p1,p2
g1,g2
k3, k4
k1,k4
i2
p1,p2
g1,g2
k3,k6
i2
p1,p2
g1,g2
k3,k4
i2,i4
p1,p2
g1,g2
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LASER
Maxwell’s equations
7- Microwave Amplifiers
Net Teaching Weeks
1
13
k3,k5
i2,i5
p1,p2
g1,g2
VI. Course Weekly Detailed Topics / hours / ILOs
Week
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Introduction
Maxwell’s revision
Rectangular waveguide
Rectangular waveguide
Rectangular waveguide
Circular waveguide
Circular waveguide
The directional coupler
Quiz #2
Microwave Networks
Microwave Networks
Klystron
Klystron
Magnetron
Magnetron
Smith Chart
Contact Hours
Theoretical
Practical
Hours
Hours*
Total
Hours
Sub-Topics
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
Midterm Exam
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Final Exam
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Total Teaching Hours
VII. Teaching and Learning Methods
Teaching/Learning
Method
Lectures & Seminars
Tutorials
Computer lab Sessions
Practical lab Work
Reading Materials
Web-site Searches
Research & Reporting
Problem Solving /
Problem-based Learning
Projects
Independent Work
Group Work
Course ILOs Covered by Method (By ILO Code)
K&U
All
k1, k3
Intellectual
Skills
All
All
Professional
Skills
p1,p2
All
p3
p3
General
Skills
g1,g2
g1,g2
g1,g2
g1
i5
i5
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Case Studies
Presentations
Simulation Analysis
Others (Specify):
VIII. Assessment Methods, Schedule and Grade Distribution
Course ILOs Covered by Method
(By ILO Code)
Assessment
Method
K&U
I.S.
P.S.
G.S.
Midterm Exam
Final Exam
Quizzes
Course Work
Report Writing
Case Study
Analysis
Oral
Presentations
Practical
Group Project
Individual Project
k1,k3
All
k1, k2,
k3, k5
All
k4,k5
Assessment
Weight /
Percentage
i1
All
20%
i1,i2,i3
10%
p1,p2
g1,g2
5%
5%
p1,p2
g1,g2
10%
Week
No.
Others (Specify):
IX. List of References
Essential books (text books)
Microwave Engineering , 2nd ed. , D. M. PozarJohn Wiley , 1998
Course notes
 Lecture Handouts
Recommended books
Microwave Devices and Circuits , 3rd ed. , S. Y. Liao
Recommended books
Prentice-Hall 1990
Periodicals, Web sites, 
etc …
Essential Text Books
X. Facilities required for teaching and learning
Big sized lecture rooms.
Computers (Personal & Notebook). Data show
Course coordinator: Associate Professor/ Tamer Abdel Rahman
Head of Department: Associate Professor/ Tamer Abdel Rahman
Date: September 2014
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