GMÜ638 - FOOD ANALYSES I

Course Name Code Semester Theory
(hours/week)
Application
(hours/week)
Credit ECTS
FOOD ANALYSES I GMÜ638 Any Semester/Year 2 2 3 7
Prequisites
Course languageTurkish
Course typeElective 
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-Face 
Learning and teaching strategiesLecture
Discussion
Question and Answer
Observation
Preparing and/or Presenting Reports
Experiment
Problem Solving
 
Instructor (s)Department academic staff  
Course objectiveTo get knowledge about sensory quality characteristics, sensory evaluation of foods, and a statistical-chemometric methods  
Learning outcomes
  1. At the end of this course, students will learn the use of sensory techniques and statistical-chemometric methods in food analysis
Course ContentFood quality and sensory quality characteristics, sensory evaluation laboratory, product and panel controls, the selection and training of panelists, sensory analysis methods, basic statistical methods, advanced statistical methods (Principal Component [PCA], and Hierarchical Cluster [HCA] analysis), data analysis with SPSS 
ReferencesGıdalarda Duyusal Değerlendirme (T. Altuğ, Y. Elmacı).
Sensory Evaluation Techniques (M. Meilgaard et al.).
The Sensory Evaluation of Dairy Products (S. Clark et al.).
Statistical methods in Food Science (J. Bower). 

Course outline weekly

WeeksTopics
Week 1Introduction to sensory evaluation
Week 2Food Quality and sensory quality characteristics
Week 3Panel rooms, and sample preparation
Week 4Selection and training of panelist
Week 5Sensory analysis methods
Week 6Sensory analysis methods
Week 7Sensory evaluation scoring
Week 8Midterm exam
Week 9Sensory analysis applications
Week 10Introduction to statistic
Week 11Basic statistical methods
Week 12Advanced statistical methods
Week 13SPSS applications
Week 14Minitab applications
Week 15Preparation for final exam
Week 16FINAL EXAM

Assesment methods

Course activitiesNumberPercentage
Attendance100
Laboratory00
Application140
Field activities00
Specific practical training00
Assignments210
Presentation210
Project00
Seminar210
Midterms130
Final exam140
Total100
Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes060
Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes040
Total100

WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION

Activities Number Duration (hour) Total Work Load
Course Duration (x14) 14 3 42
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application14114
Specific practical training000
Field activities000
Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect)8324
Presentation / Seminar Preparation42080
Project000
Homework assignment2816
Midterms (Study duration)11212
Final Exam (Study duration) 12222
Total Workload4469210

Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes

D.9. Key Learning OutcomesContrubition level*
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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

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