GMÜ630 - THERMAL PROCESSING
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THERMAL PROCESSING | GMÜ630 | Any Semester/Year | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Prequisites | ||||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer Problem Solving | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Department academic staff | |||||
| Course objective | To teach students the basic principles of thermal processes used in food protection, the sterilization evaluation methods, the determination of the thermal resistances of microorganisms and their evaluation methods. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Basic principles of thermal processing for food preservation. Modes of heat transfer in foods and effective factors. Cold point. Heat penetration curves. Thermal resistance of microorganisms. Methods to calculate sterilisation value; mathematical methods, general method, addition and nomogram methods. Continuous and batch sterilization. | |||||
| References | Gıda Mühendisliğinde Sterilizasyon, Şahbaz, F., Cemeroğlu, B., Acar, J., 1996, 2nd, Ankara, H.Ü. Müh. Fak.Yayınları. Introduction to Engineering, P.Singh, D.R.Heldman, 3rd Rd., Academi Press. Fundamentals of Food Process Engineering, R.T. Toledo, 1991, 2nd ed, Van Nastnord Reinhold, New York. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Basic principles of thermal processing for food preservation |
| Week 2 | Modes of heat transfer in foods and effective factors |
| Week 3 | Cold point |
| Week 4 | Heat penetration curves |
| Week 5 | Thermal resistance of microorganisms |
| Week 6 | Methods to calculate sterilisation value |
| Week 7 | Midterm exam |
| Week 8 | Mathematical methods |
| Week 9 | Mathematical methods |
| Week 10 | General method |
| Week 11 | Addition methods |
| Week 12 | Nomogram methods |
| Week 13 | Continuous sterilization |
| Week 14 | Batch sterilization |
| Week 15 | Preparation for final exam |
| Week 16 | FINAL EXAM |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 10 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 2 | 20 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 30 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 2 | 13 | 26 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 60 | 60 |
| Total Workload | 32 | 119 | 210 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. The graduates have acquired extensive and profound knowledge from the scientific work being carried out in their field. They are able to evaluate data critically and to draw conclusions from it. | X | ||||
| 2. The graduates have understanding of applicable techniques and methods and their limits. | X | ||||
| 3. They are aware of new developments in their field and familiarise themselves with new tasks systematically and without taking too long. | X | ||||
| 4. The graduates are able to formulate engineering problems and find solutions which require very considerable competence as far as methods are concerned. | X | ||||
| 5. The graduates are able to develop new and/or original idea and methods and apply innovative methods in solving the products or processes design problems. | X | ||||
| 6. The graduates have ability to use their powers of judgment as engineers in order to work with complex and possibly incomplete information, to recognise discrepancies and to deal with them. | X | ||||
| 7. The graduates are able to understand the impact of engineering solutions in an environmental and societal context. | X | ||||
| 8. The graduates have ability to design and implement the analytical modelling and experimental research, and deal with complexity and evaluate data critically. | X | ||||
| 9. The graduates have ability to understand professional, social and ethical responsibility and to act responsibly in the collection, integration, analysis, interpretation and communication of data. | X | ||||
| 10. The graduates have made a contribution through the written or oral presentation of original research results in the national and international scholarly community. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest