D60054-1 - ANTENNAS AND RADIO PROPAGATION IN COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTS

Learning assessment is carried out through a single oral examination.

The exam consists of an oral interview aimed at assessing the student’s level of knowledge and understanding of the course contents, with particular reference to the operating principles of antenna arrays, radiation pattern synthesis techniques, reflector antennas, and printed antennas. The examination also evaluates the student’s ability to apply the acquired knowledge to the analysis and design of radiating systems, as well as their autonomy of judgement and learning skills.

The oral examination is intended to assess:

• knowledge and understanding of the theoretical principles underlying antenna arrays and radiation pattern synthesis techniques;
• the ability to analyze and solve problems related to radiating systems, reflector antennas, and printed antennas, also by referring to models and results obtained from numerical simulations;
• the ability to autonomously apply the acquired knowledge to the evaluation of radiation performance;
• the ability to communicate knowledge using appropriate technical and scientific language.

During the oral examination, questions are normally asked on the topics covered in the course.

The final grade is expressed on a scale of thirty and corresponds to an overall evaluation of the oral examination, taking into account the level of knowledge and understanding, application skills, autonomy of judgement, and communication skills demonstrated by the student.

Grading Criteria

30 – 30 with honours Excellent

The student: - demonstrates complete and detailed knowledge of the course contents related to antenna systems, antenna arrays and radiation pattern synthesis techniques, reflector antennas, and printed antennas; uses correct technical terminology, accurately identifies and explains the main theoretical and applied concepts, and integrates possible personal insights into their synthesis; - shows an excellent understanding of the theoretical models and electromagnetic phenomena covered, clearly distinguishing between the main ideas and supporting ones and establishing connections among the different topics of the course; - demonstrates well-established ability to apply knowledge to the design and analysis of complex radiating systems, including multibeam arrays, reflector antennas, and printed antennas, also through numerical simulation tools; - presents the course contents clearly and coherently, with a well-structured and logical exposition.

28 – 29 Very good

The student: - demonstrates in-depth knowledge of the course contents such as antenna arrays, radiation pattern synthesis techniques, reflector antennas, and printed antennas; uses correct technical terminology and identifies and explains most of the main concepts; - shows a solid understanding of the theoretical models and electromagnetic phenomena covered; - demonstrates excellent ability to apply knowledge to the study and simulation of the radiative performance of antenna systems; - presents the course contents clearly and coherently, although with some minor inaccuracies.

25 – 27 Good

The student: - demonstrates good knowledge of the main contents of the course, such as the operating principles of antenna arrays, reflector antennas, and printed antennas; knows the relevant topics even if they are not always explained completely; uses technical terminology, although not always precisely; - shows an adequate understanding of the theoretical models covered, although sometimes struggling to frame some concepts completely; - demonstrates good ability to apply knowledge to basic problems related to the design and analysis of radiating systems; - presents the course contents in a generally clear way, although with a somewhat schematic organization and some inaccuracies in terminology.

22 – 24 Fair

The student: - demonstrates acceptable knowledge of the main topics of the course, such as antenna arrays, radiation pattern synthesis techniques, and the main antenna types; knows most of the contents but shows some gaps and confusion regarding some concepts; - shows an essential understanding of the theoretical models covered; - demonstrates fair ability to apply the fundamental concepts to relatively simple problems; - presents the course contents correctly although not always clearly structured.

18 – 21 Satisfactory

The student: - demonstrates limited knowledge of the fundamental course contents related to antennas and radiating systems; knows the most relevant topics but shows several gaps and identifies the key concepts only partially; - demonstrates a basic understanding of the theoretical models covered and has difficulty connecting the main concepts; - shows uncertainty in applying the acquired knowledge to basic problems; - presents the course contents in a rather unclear way, using technical terminology that is not always appropriate.

Fail

The student: - demonstrates poor and fragmented knowledge of the course contents related to antenna arrays, radiation pattern synthesis techniques, and the main antenna types; does not know the essential contents and fails to identify the key concepts; - shows serious misunderstandings of the theoretical models covered; - is unable to apply the fundamental concepts to basic problems; - does not reach an acceptable level of clarity and articulation of reasoning regarding the course contents.