Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
ZGMS3162016959FOOD PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTElective364
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To provide the students with experience in application of the food product development techniques and plant design, to make the students develop a novel food product from initial stages to laboratory or pilot plant trials and sensory and shelf-life evaluations. To improve problem solving and critical thinking abilities of students. To emphasize engineering ethics, services, health and safety considerations.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1Prepare a work plan to develop a new product
2Develop creative problem-solving skills
3Improve teamwork skills
4Develop technical competencies
5Improve project management skills
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Preparation of work plan, market survey, sensory analysis, evaluation of results and design of the product, plant design, presentation
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Prepare work plan for development of a new food product
2Development of new food product concepts and their commercial, technical, strategic, and so on. evaluation
3Team work and project management
4Evaluation of ideas of new food products, panel tests, product properties, sensory evaluation techniques
5Determination of prototype product and its design
6Determination of specifications,formulation, ingredients and functional properties of product
7Evaluation of the properties of prototype of the product Process optimization,
8Midterm Exam
9Production of prototype, selection of packaging, tests of shelf-life and product performance
10Evaluation of prototype:specifications of ingredients, regulatory, labeling
11Production of final product, consumer tests and marketing strategies
12Determination of the safety and shelf-life of final product
13Selection of food packaging and label design
14Introduction and distribution of product
15Analysis of the results obtained
16Final
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination122
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14342
Discussion7214
Question-Answer7214
Report Presentation11212
Project Preparation111
Individual Study for Mid term Examination144
Individual Study for Final Examination177
Reading717
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)105
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