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INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / GM-766 - FOOD ENGINEERING (DOCTORATE DEGREE)

Code: GM-766 Course Title: BACTERIAL FOOD PATHOGENS Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department FOOD ENGINEERING (DOCTORATE DEGREE)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer HİLAL YILDIZ (hilalyildiz@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Educate the students on action mechanisms of pathogenic bacterias and preventive measures to control pathogenic bacterias in foods at advanced level.Educate students to develop an ability to critically review and draw conclusions from scientific articles on pathogenic bacterias

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 To gain knowledge in estimation which pathogens can be found in which kinds of foods and causes which disease PO-1 Has the skills of accessing, evaluating, interpreting and applying the knowledge in the area of engineering
PO-3 Integrates knowledge from different disciplines
PO-4 Has the skills of developing methods in constructing and solving engineering problems
PO-13 Plays an active role in the solution of the problems of food industry
PO-14 Has the ability to improve herself/himself by identifying his/her educational needs as to the current conditions
Examination
Performance Project
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Classification of pathogenic microorganisms, factors affecting their growth, their health affect, evaluation of novel food processing techniques on pathogenic bacterias, advanced techniques in detection of pathogenic microorganisms
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Classification of pathogenic microorganisms Lecture, discussion
2 Factors affecting the growth of foodborne pathogenic bacteria Lecture, discussion
3 Foodborne pathogenic bacteria and mechanisms of pathogenicity Lecture, discussion
4 Health effects of foodborne pathogenic bacteria Lecture, discussion
5 Evaluation of novel food processing techniques on foodborne pathogenic microorganisms Lecture, discussion
6 Pathogenic bacteria-1 Lecture, discussion
7 Pathogenic bacteria-2 Lecture, discussion
8 mid-term exam
9 Pathogenic bacteria-3 Lecture, discussion
10 Advanced techniques in detection of pathogenic bacteria: Rapid and automated methods, genetic and immunological technique Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
11 Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points -1 Lecture, discussion
12 Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points -2 Lecture, discussion
13 Student presentations Lecture, discussion
14 Student presentations Lecture, discussion
15 Student presentations Lecture, discussion
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Blackburn, C., McClure.2002. Foodborne Pathogens. Woodhead Publishing Limited. Cambridge, England.
2 Miliotis, M. D. and Bier, J.W. 2003. International Handbook of Foodborne Pathogens, CRC Press 2003
Required Course instruments and materials

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 7 3 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 14 3 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 0
       b) Search in internet/Library 0
       c) Performance Project 3 2 6
       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 5 20
mid-term exam 10 5 50
Own study for final exam 5 5 25
final exam 10 5 50
0
0
Total work load; 193