Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Academic and Research Vice-rector

Activities guide and evaluation rubric

1. General description of the course

Faculty or Escuela de Ciencias Básicas, Tecnología e

Academic Unit Ingeniería
Academic Level Profesional
Academic Field Formación interdisciplinar básica común
Course Name Teoría Electromagnética y Ondas
Course Code 203058
Course Type Theoretical Can be yes ☒ No ☐
enabled
Number of Credits 3

2. Description of the activity

Number
Type of the
Individual ☐ Collaborative ☒ of 4
activity:
weeks
Moment of Unit 3
Initial ☐ ☒ Final ☐
evaluation: Intermediate:
Delivery Environment of the
Evaluative score of the
activity: Monitoring and evaluation
activity: 130
environment
Starting date of the activity: Deadline of the activity: May 10th
April 13th 2018 2018
Competence to develop:
The student characterizes the electromagnetic wave behavior on a
guide waved and identifies the electric parameters in a transmission
like, looking for define its efficient level in a specific application.

Topics to develop:
- Waveguides
- Electric parameters in transmission lines

Steps, phases of the learning strategy to develop

Step 4 – Analyze the waves behavior in guided mediums and radiation
The group will have to follow the next steps to accomplish the activity
goals.

Step 1: Make an academic research about the topics defined for this
unit.

Step 2: Answer the given questions using academic resources.

Step 3: Each member of the group has to select and solve one
problem; if all members don’t select the problem, the group has to
ensure that all problems are solved and delivered in the forum.

Step 4: Solve the practical exercises in group, taking into account that
it is necessary to explain each value and step.

Step 5: Compile the group contributions from the collaborative forum

and ensure the accomplish of the rubric items.

Step 6: Deliver the work in the monitoring and evaluation

environment.

Activities to develop

Each student in the group has to answer the following

questions using academic references to support the research:

1. What is the practical implications associated to a line with only

reactive components or only resistive components?
2. In a practical transmission system. What is a good value for the
reflection coefficient and the VSWR? Explain.
3. What occurs with the voltage and current in a line with the
following conditions: line terminated in its characteristic
impedance, line terminated in a short and line terminated in an
open?
4. What is the voltage reflection coefficient and what is an ideal
value for a transmission system?
5. What is the effect of Lossy line on voltage and current waves?
6. In the Smith Chart identify a 𝑍𝐿 =∝, a 𝑍𝐿 = 0, two resistive loads
and two complex loads. You have to assume the characteristic
impedance.
Choose one of the following problems, solve it and share the
solution in the forum. Perform a critical analysis on the group
members’ contributions and reply this in the forum.

1. A lossless transmission line has a characteristic impedance of 𝑍0 =

60Ω and the load at the end of the line has an impedance of 𝑍𝐿 =
45 + 𝑗95Ω. Using the Smith Chart, find:
a. Reflection coefficient Γ (magnitude and phase), and the VSWR.
b. The input impedance if the line is 0.75𝜆 long.
c. The length of the line, necessary to make the input impedance
real and the value of the impedance in this point.

2. A transmission line has the following parameters:, 𝐿 = 2𝑚𝐻/𝑘𝑚,

𝐶 = 45 𝑛𝐹/𝑘𝑚, 𝐺 = 1.2𝜇𝑆/𝑘𝑚 and 𝑅 = 4Ω/𝑘𝑚. It has a generator
supplying 200𝑉 𝑟𝑚𝑠 at 𝜔 = 5 𝑥 103 𝑟𝑎𝑑/𝑠 and in series with a
resistance of 200Ω. The load has an impedance of 300Ω. Find the
input voltage and current.

3. A 45Ω lossless transmission line has a 𝑍𝐿 = 45 − 𝑗60Ω. If it is 200𝑚

long and the wavelength is 23𝑚. Find and probe with the smith
chart:
a. Input impedance.
b. Reflection coefficient.
c. VSWR

4. A transmission line of length 𝑙 = 0.35𝜆 has an input impedance

𝑍𝑖 = 25 + 𝑗45Ω. Using the Smith Chart, find the load impedance if
𝑍0 = 75Ω.

5. A load 𝑍𝐿 = 45 − 𝑗60Ω is connected to a transmission line with 𝑍0 =

75Ω. The line is 𝑙 = 0.35𝜆. Find the input impedance and at least
two line lengths where the input impedance is real. Use the Smith
Chart to Solve the exercise.

In group solve the following practical exercise

Using the software Smith V4.0, found in the practice learning
environment, solve the next exercises and explain each step of the
simulation.

1. For the following input impedance and load impedance, find the
wavelength necessary to get a real input impedance.

a. 𝑍𝐿 = 45 − 𝑗60Ω 𝑍0 = 75Ω.
b. 𝑍𝐿 = 25 − 𝑗36Ω 𝑍0 = 45Ω.
c. 𝑍𝐿 = 98 − 𝑗46Ω 𝑍0 = 35Ω.
d. 𝑍𝐿 = 56 − 𝑗29Ω 𝑍0 = 58Ω.

Collaborative learning environment: In this

environment, there is a forum where the student is
going to share information with his/her fellow
classmates in order to understand the conceptual
bases in Electrodynamic and waves and to solve the
proposed problems.
Environment
for the
Monitoring and evaluation environment: In this
development
environment, the student will have to deliver the
collaborative activity, according to the course agenda.

Practical learning environment: In this

environment, the student will find information to
develop the proposed practical activities.
Individual:
The student will have to answer the conceptual
questions using academic sources, to solve a chosen
problem and to make a review in the forum about the
delivered problems.
Products to
deliver by Collaborative:
student The collaborative group will have to choose the best
analyses about the given concepts and to consolidate
each part of the proposed activity, including the
practical exercises, where everyone has to participate.

The deliver document should contain the following:

 - Cover page (It contains the title, authors’
name, course, university and date)
- Introduction (The group will explain the
practical application associate to the unit topics)
- Developed activity (according to the activity
guidelines)
- Conclusions
- References

General guidelines for the collaborative work

Each contribution has to be posted in the forum

associated to this step, one important responsibility is
Planning of
to analyze and to discuss about his/her fellow’s
activities for
contributions.
the
development
Before the three last days of the activity, the final
of
document has to be consolidated according to the
collaborative
proposed activity and each student has to analyze it
work
according to the rubric, looking for deliver an excellent
activity.
Roles to
Choose the role to perform within the group. Taking
perform by
into account, that no matter the role that the student
the student
chooses, it’s very important to evidence significant
in the
contributions.
collaborative
group
In this activity, each student in the group will have to
choose a role, but it is important to recognize each of
the following, that will be assumed from the following
Roles and step on.
responsibilit
y for the Roles Function
delivery of Compiler Consolidate the document, as the final
product from the discussion, taking
products by
into account that it will include the
students
contributions from all participants and
that it will only include the members
whom participate in the progress of
the work. To inform the one who is in
 charge of the alerts in order to inform
to the students whom did not make
the contributions that they are not
going to be include in the product that
will be delivered.

Reviewer Ensure that the document accomplish

the presentation required rules.
Evaluator Ensure that the document contains
the established criteria in the rubric.
To alert the one who are playing that
role, to inform the others members
when it is necessary to make some
change.
Deliverer Alert about the time on the delivered
products and to send the document in
the defined time, using the resources
for the delivery and to inform the
other students when the deliver will
be made.
Alert Inform the group members about the
work news and to inform to the
teacher using the forum course and
the internal delivered message service
about the final document deliver.

Use of
Always cite the references using APA style.
references
Students must be aware of severe sanctions in the
case of plagiarism.

In the agreement 029 of December 13, 2013, article

99, are considered as faults that violate the academic
Plagiarism order, among others, the following: literal e)
policy "Plagiarism, that means, to present as his own
authorship all or Part of a work, work, document or
invention made by another person. It also implies the
use of wrong citations or references, or propose
citations where there is no coincidence between it and
the reference "and liberal f)" Reproducing, or copying
for profit, educational materials or results of research
 products, which have Intellectual rights reserved for
the University.

The academic sanctions that the student will face are

the following:
A) In cases of academic fraud demonstrated in
academic work or respective evaluation, the grade
that will be imposed will be zero point zero (0.0)
without prejudice to the corresponding disciplinary
sanction.
B) In cases related to plagiarism demonstrated in
academic work of any nature, the grade that will be
imposed will be zero point zero (0.0), without
prejudice to the corresponding disciplinary sanction

4. Evaluation rubric

Evaluation rubric

Collabor
Activity type: Individual Activity ☐ ative ☒
Activity
Moment of Unit 3
the Initial ☐ Interme ☒ Final ☐
evaluation diate:
Performance levels of the individual
Assessed activity Score
Aspects
High score Media score Low score
The
The student
student
exposes the
The student does not
answers
analyzes the answer the
Explain the using
given concepts questions
proposed academic
and explains or the 15
concepts references,
these using given
but there
academic answer
isn’t any
references. doesn’t fit
analyze
to the
about these.
question.
 (up to 15 (up to 7 (up to 0
points) points) points)
The student The student
solves the does not
The student
chosen problem, solve the
solves the
explaining step problem or
problem but
Solve the by step the there is
there isn’t
chosen procedure and only the 30
analyze in
problem analyzing its answer,
each step.
practical without the
application. procedure.
(up to 30 (up to 15 (up to 0
points) points) points)
The student
The student
limits the
does not
analysis to
The student make any
accept the
analyzes the critical
procedure
Analyze the problems solved analysis
exposed by
problems in the group and about the
the group
presented by gives a problems 20
member, but
the group professional solved by
there isn’t a
members concept. each
critical
member of
concept
the group.
about this.
(up to 20 (up to 10 (up to 0
points) points) points)
The student
does not
The
make any
student
The student contribution
limits the
Participate participates to solve the
participatio
solving the solving or exercise but
n to accept 15
practical analyzing the guarantee a
the group
exercise practical deliver
members’
exercise. according to
participatio
the
n.
specifications
.
 (up to 15 (up to 7 (up to 0
points) points) points)
Performance levels of the collaborative
Assessed
activity Score
Aspect
High score Media score Low score
Despite
the group
have made
contribution
The group
The group in the
consolidates a
delivers a forum, the
document
document work
according to the
without the wasn’t
activities to
Consolidate given consolidate
develop and the
the final structure or d or 20
given
document the activities delivered in
specifications for
are not the
the document to
complete. Monitoring
deliver.
and
evaluation
environmen
t.
(Up to 20 (Up to 10 (Up to 0
points) points) points)
The
Although the information
definition included in
The answers to
and analysis the deliver
the questions
are suitable document
and the analysis
to the is not
Use in each activity is
proposed referenced
academic supported in 10
activities, all or it does
references academic
the resources not come
resources.
are not from
academic. academic
resourses.
(Up to 10 (Up to 5 (Up to 0
points) points) points)
 Despite the
The deliver
deliver
document
document is
The deliver is not well-
well-
document is organized
Present a organized, it
structured and it is
well- isn’t
according to the difficult to 10
structured structured
APA rules. understand
document according to
the given
the APA
structure.
rules.
(Up to 10 (Up to 5 (Up to 0
points) points) points)
The ideas
and
The ideas and explanations The ideas
explanations are have and
Use an
clear and grammar explanation
adequate
technically mistakes, are not 10
spelling and
structured. changing clear.
grammar
their real
sense.
(Up to 10 (Up to 5 (Up to 0
points) points) points)
Final score 130