2019/20 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
ELEC2140 High Frequency Electronics
10 creditsClass Size: 100
Module manager: Prof. Ian Robertson
Email: i.d.robertson@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2019/20
This module is not approved as a discovery module
Objectives
This module provides an introduction to the principles of high frequency electronics.Learning outcomes
On completion of this module students should have a firm grounding in the fundamental concepts and principles of high-frequency engineering and should be able to analyse and design basic passive circuits, appreciate the limitations of lumped components, and demonstrate an understanding of the principles behind distributed circuit techniques.
Syllabus
Introduction to high frequency systems; transmitters and receivers; electromagnetic fields; LC filters; practical inductors and capacitors; transmission lines; co-axial and microstrip lines; transmission line filters; high frequency amplifiers.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Laboratory | 5 | 2.00 | 10.00 |
| Lecture | 20 | 1.00 | 20.00 |
| Private study hours | 70.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 30.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100.00 | ||
Private study
2 hours reading and watching screencasts/recordings (including exam preparation) per lecture = 40 hours6 hours writing lab report = 6 hours
18 hours working on finishing CAD sheets after labs
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Laboratory MCQs and Laboratory ReportMethods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Practical | Pre-lab MCQs | 5.00 |
| Report | Laboratory report | 10.00 |
| Problem Sheet | Problem sheets (multiple) | 15.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 30.00 | |
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Exams
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 2 hr 00 mins | 70.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 70.00 | |
Re-sits for ELEC modules are subject to the rules in the School’s Code of Practice on Assessment. Students should be aware that, for some modules, a re-sit may only be conducted on an internal basis (with tuition) in the next academic session.
Reading list
There is no reading list for this moduleLast updated: 30/04/2019
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