Study Guide

Objective

The participants are able to use different food processing equipment and are able to analyze the product using different analysis methods. The participants are to describe how different products stimulate senses and they are able to execute sensory evaluation tests.

Materials

The course material is provided in Optima

Completion alternatives

No alternative methods for the implementation.

Student workload

Contact lessons: 50 hours theory and visiting food companies with RDI lessons from the visitors. 83 hours independent studying and project development assignment.

Content scheduling

The participants will make a product development group work on a chosen food product. The group work is done from industry's view and the participants will attend to visits in different food technology companies and participate in product development lessons held by RDI personnel from the industry.
During the course participants will learn about consumer research, product development, cost of different food processes considering sustainable development and it's principles.

Participants will:
- know the importance of sensory analysis
- learn the importance of senses, sensory evaluation principles and it's meaning in food process control.
- learn how to organize sensory evaluation tests.
- are able to use different food processing equipment and are able to analyze the product using different analysis methods.

Contact lessons: theory (including the visits in the industry and the lessons held by the RDI personnel from the industry) and group assignment: Food product development for the Christmas market, which will include laboratory experiments (making the product, testing it and preparing sensory analysis for it). Altogether 50 hours. Independent studying and project development assignment 83 hours

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Food product development group work 50%
Product development report (individual) 20 %
Laboratory sensory evaluation assignment 30 %

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

The participants haven't complited all given tasks

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

The participant has completed acceptably all the tasks. The participant knows and masters satisfactorly the main basic knowledge and methods of the given subject.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

The participant has completed acceptably all the tasks and has taken actively part in the course. The participant knows and masters satisfactorly the main basic knowledge and methods of the given subject and can apply the knowledge in solving different problems. The participant can combine the learned knowledge into earlier studied experience of the subject.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The participant has completed acceptably all the tasks and has taken actively part in the course. The participant knows and masters satisfactorly the main basic knowledge and methods of the given subject and can apply the knowledge in solving different problems. The participant has showed ability to create new importances in given subject with application of the knowledge.