PART 1 General Details
1. a) GPC Type ......M....... (M = Module, P = Option in non-Modular Programme)
2. Parent Department (see Guidelines) .........Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
3. Board of Examiners (see Guidelines)......... Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
4. Faculty (delete as appropriate) ENG
5. Full gpc code number (see Guidelines) I I I I I I I I I
6. Title of Course ........... RF Circuits and Sub-systems
7. Credit value, if applicable (see Guidelines)
10
8. Programme(s) to which GPC may be credited:
MSc in Technologies for Broadband Communications
9. Number of students expected: up to 30
10. Proposed commencement date and due date of review [normally within 5 years of inception]:
Commencement: September 2001, Review: September 2002
Full gpc code no ..........
11. Superseded course (if applicable) .................. N/A
12 Is the superseded course to be withdrawn? (see Guidelines) N/A
13. If the response to 12 is Yes, from what date may it be withdrawn?
14. Duplicate Course (if applicable) (see Guidelines) N/A
Degree programme ..................................
Course title ..............................................
Examination paper ..................................
15. Intercollegiate or Shared with Other Institution(s)? NO
16. If response to 15 is Yes, give names of the other College(s)/Institution(s) involved:
17. Programme Component Co-ordinator’s Title/Inits/Surname ....Dr David Haigh
Department Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Telephone Number 020 7679 3964
and (if available),
Fax No........020 7388 9325
e-mail...........d.haigh@ee.ucl.ac.uk
18. Is this GPC open to short course/occasional students? YES
If NO, go to number 23. If YES, complete the following:-
19. Is availability limited to students of any particular Faculty, or programme of study? NO
If YES, specify which ......................................................................
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20. Is this GPC open to part-time students? YES
21. Is this GPC open to affiliate students ? YES
22. Is this GPC open to short course/occasional students? YES
PART 2 Facilities and Resources
23. Resources (see Guidelines). Specify any additional resources (human and financial) required, and means of provision, and indicate whether these will be met by the department or will be sought from other sources.
a. to initiate the Course:
(b) to run the Course:
Proposed MSc program is replacing MSc in Microwaves and Optoelectronics, so no additional resources to be met by the department.
Full gpc code no ..........
24. If any part of the course is unsuitable for students with disabilities please indicate which part(s) and the nature of the difficulty (e.g. difficulty with access to lecture room, lack of equipment for students with a visual or hearing impairment) (see Guidelines)
Some of the lectures will be given in the 66-72 Gower Street annex, where there may be problems with access for people with a wheelchair. In the event of such a student taking the course, we will consult the UCL disability officer, and the applicant will be made aware of the problem at the interview stage.
25. Additional costs to students (see Guidelines)
None
26. Please attach a bibliography, where appropriate, listing books and periodicals (if applicable), which has previously been discussed with Library Services.
PART 3 Course Workload and Assessment
27. Hours specific to the Course (see Guidelines)
Hours
(a) Lectures ..22....
(b) Private reading [>-(a)] ..50....
(c) Seminars/Problem Classes/Tutorials ....8..
(d) Laboratory/Studio ......
(e) Field work ......
(f) Independent project work ......
(g) Language work ......
(h) Required written work, e.g. essays ......
(i) Revision ...25...
TOTAL ..105....
28. Assessment (see Guidelines)
(a) Does this include any written, practical or aural examinations sat under timed conditions?
(i) YES
(ii) If the answer to 1 above is ‘Yes’, please give the following details
Written papers
Number of papers 1
Duration of each 3 hours
Unseen or open book Unseen
Will the examination of the paper(s) be organised through UCL’s Examinations Office or within the Department? Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
What is the weighting of the written paper(s) in the overall assessment of the course? 100%
Practical examinations/aural (listening comprehension) examinations
Number of practical examinations/ aural (listening comprehension) examinations None
Type of examination
Duration of each
What is the weighting of the examination(s) in the overall assessment of the course?
Full gpc code no ..........
b. Please give details below of all methods of assessment (other than written papers, practical or aural
examinations sat under timed conditions) to be used in assessing the course, with their relative weighting.
None
(c) What percentage of the coursework must be completed in order for the course to have been completed?
d. Which of the components of assessment (or what percentage of the components of assessment) must be
passed in order for the course to have been passed?
29. If the same module can be credited towards more than one level of graduate award please indicate whether the methods of assessment will be differentiated.
No
30. If the Module is shared with an undergraduate programme please indicate how the assessment will be differentiated.
May be shared with MEng courses, same exams with 35% pass mark
APPENDIX 1 Academic Content
1. Title of the course RF Circuits and Sub-systems
2. Code (if known)
3. Educational aims and objectives of the course
Provides an understanding of radio frequency circuits and sub-systems
4. Relationship to the degree programme for which it is being proposed. Please state here any prerequisites for this course and also if it is itself a prerequisite for any course
Advanced course module
5. Is the course mandatory?
No
6. Intended learning outcomes
The student will gain an understanding of:
System Architectures: Transmitters; receivers. Device Choices for Circuits: MESFET, HEMT, HBT, BiCMOS, BJT and LDMOS. RF circuit design techniques in MIC and MMIC form. Passive and Ferrite Components. Microwave Filters: Theory and techniques including active techniques. Amplifier Design: Matching; stability; low noise techniques; power amplifier design; linearisation. Active non-reciprocal components:MMIC active isolators. Mixers and Modulators. Oscillators: Oscillation conditions; synthesis; stability determination; phase noise analysis; injection and phase locking; frequency synthesis. Monolithic RF Circuits: Integration technology; design; CAD including MDS. Ultrafast opto-electronic driver and receiver circuits.
7. What teaching, and learning methods will be used to enable the above outcomes to be achieved and demonstrated?
Lectures and private study backed up with a strong tutorial system
8. It is expected that students' comments will assist in evaluating the effectiveness of the course. What other methods are proposed for monitoring the quality of the course?
Quality assurance will use a number of mechanisms. Academic monitoring will be carried out using our well-established external examiner system, and will include student interviews. Student feedback will be obtained by on-line questionnaire. The module will have an associated expert monitor drawn from our industrial collaborators. Overall course management and syllabus development will be undertaken by the Course Management Committee, which will comprise the module lecturers and expert monitors. All procedures are monitored by UCL’s internal quality audit system, reporting to Vice-Provost, Professor Michael Worton (see http://www.ucl.ac.uk/vice-provost/worton/vp.htm#vp).