Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE / GM-208 - FOOD ENGINEERING

Code: GM-208 Course Title: PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF FOODS Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 4
Year/Semester of Study 2 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department FOOD ENGINEERING
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer KAMİL EMRE GERÇEKASLAN (emre@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The aim of the course is to introduce foods in detail the physicochemical and biological properties.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Students will be able to inform the important information about the physical properties of foods. PO-1 Has the required minimum knowledge on the basic engineering issues related to Food Engineering.
PO-2 Identifies, defines and solves the problems related to his/her subject area.
PO-12 Grasps the universal and social affects of engineering solutions and applications.
PO-13 Has the required minimum knowledge and skills of food production processes, quality control, product quality improvement, product development and food analyses.
PO-14 Has the necessary knowledge and application skills in preventing or minimizing the important risks for food safety.
Examination
LO-2 Students will be able to explain the biological properties of foods PO-1 Has the required minimum knowledge on the basic engineering issues related to Food Engineering.
PO-2 Identifies, defines and solves the problems related to his/her subject area.
PO-13 Has the required minimum knowledge and skills of food production processes, quality control, product quality improvement, product development and food analyses.
PO-14 Has the necessary knowledge and application skills in preventing or minimizing the important risks for food safety.
Examination
LO-3 Students will be able to use the learned information in food industry PO-2 Identifies, defines and solves the problems related to his/her subject area.
PO-12 Grasps the universal and social affects of engineering solutions and applications.
PO-13 Has the required minimum knowledge and skills of food production processes, quality control, product quality improvement, product development and food analyses.
Examination
LO-4 Students will be able to overcome the problems in their section. PO-2 Identifies, defines and solves the problems related to his/her subject area.
PO-12 Grasps the universal and social affects of engineering solutions and applications.
PO-13 Has the required minimum knowledge and skills of food production processes, quality control, product quality improvement, product development and food analyses.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Foundations based on the physical properties of foods, density and specific gravity, textural and rheological properties, emulsion, foam, gel, adhesion, cohesion, surface properties, such as solubility and wettability, thermal properties of foods, food thermal conductivity, dielectric properties of foods.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Size,Shape,volume and related physical attributes Lecture
2 Rheological properties of food Lecture
3 Rheological properties of food Lecture
4 Thermal properties of foods Lecture
5 Thermal properties of foods Lecture
6 Electromagnetic properties of foods Lecture
7 Electromagnetic properties of foods Lecture
8 mid-term exam
9 Water activity Lecture
10 Sorption properties Lecture
11 Surface properties of foods Lecture
12 Surface properties of foods Lecture
13 Biological properties of foods Lecture
14 Biological properties of foods Lecture
15 Biological properties of foods Lecture
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 • Sahin, S., Şumnu, S.G., 2006. Physical Properties of Foods. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
2 • M.A., Rao, Syed, S.H., Rizvi, Ashim, K., Datta, 2005. Engineering Properties of Foods Taylor & Francis Group, New York, USA.
Required Course instruments and materials

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 2 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 1 14 14
       b) Search in internet/Library 1 14 14
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 4 7 28
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 4 7 28
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 115