ECE4023 Radio frequency electronics
Faculty of Engineering
ECE4023 Radio frequency electronics is a level 4, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Engineering. It isn't offered in 2021. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Not offered
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
The 2027 handbook has no page for ECE4023. This is its 2021 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before ECE4023
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
After ECE4023
No unit lists ECE4023 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisites: ECE2021 or PHS2022 and ECE2041 and ECE2061
Prohibitions: ECE4204, ECE5203, ECE5204
Overview
This unit is a study of passive and active electronic components and devices and how they perform at radio and microwave frequencies. Physical RF circuits are to be designed, built and tested in the laboratory and as design projects. Extensive use is made of modern RF simulation and design software.
Offerings in 2021
The 2021 handbook lists no offerings for ECE4023.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
To educate the student about the unique nature of working at RF and microwave frequencies
- 2
To give the student the necessary analytical skills to analyse RF and microwave electronic components, circuits and systems
- 3
To teach the student to design RF and microwave circuits and systems
- 4
To give the student the skills to utilise sophisticated RF and microwave EDA software and to use RF and microwave test equipment to develop RF and microwave electronics
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of 4-6 hours of scheduled learning activities and 6-8 hours independent study per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher-directed learning, peer-directed learning and online engagement. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities.
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ECE4023?
None, but you must take ECE3022 before or alongside it.
When is ECE4023 offered?
ECE4023 has no offerings listed in the 2021 handbook.
How much work is ECE4023?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 4
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Engineering
- Organisational unit
- Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 2
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 20202021