Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
ZGMS3182016959SENSORY ANALYSISElective364
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to give students information about sensory testing methods and to give students the ability to evaluate food sensory
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Sümeyye ŞAHİN
Learning Outcomes
1Understanding of the importance of sensory properties of foods in terms of product quality
2Acquire the ability to apply and interpret sensory tests in food related research
3 Apply the knowledge obtained on sensory analyses in solving problems in the food industry
4Gains the ability to perform sensory testing in different foods by using different test methods
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
Definition, history and application areas of sensory evaluation, sensory properties of foods, usage areas of sensory evaluation in food industry, sensory analysis laboratory and panelists selection for sensory evaluation, scales used in sensory analysis, sensory test techniques-difference tests, physiological and psychological factors affecting the outcome in sensory analysis, consumer tests and descriptive methods, statistical evaluation of sensory analysis
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Definition, history and application areas of sensory evaluation
2Sensory quality characteristics of foods, sensory analysis in quality control
3Perceptions about sensory properties, sensory interactions, sensory perception chain, techniques used in sensory evaluation
4Sensory evaluation laboratory, product and panelist selection
5Panelist selection and training in sensory evaluation
6Determining the factors affecting the decisions of panelists and threshold values in sensory analysis
7Difference tests I (classification, "A" - "not A" test, control difference test)
8Exam
9Difference tests II (paired comparison test, double-triple test, triangle test)
10Descriptive sensory analysis techniques, consumer tests
11Scales used in sensory analysis and basic methods for statistical evaluation of sensory analysis findings
12Approach to sensory analysis and panelist training in different food products
13Practical determination of perception thresholds in different food products I
14Practical determination of perception thresholds in different food products II
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)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination122
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14456
Practice717
Laboratory717
Individual Study for Mid term Examination30130
Individual Study for Final Examination30130
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)134
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