Course Title: Manufacture fish and seafood products

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2009

Course Code: ONPS5234

Course Title: Manufacture fish and seafood products

School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4172 - Certificate IV in Food Science & Technology

Course Contact: Toinette Thake

Course Contact Phone: 99254876

Course Contact Email: toinette.thake@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Toinette Thake

toinette.thake@rmit.edu.au

ph:  9925 4876

Nominal Hours: 20

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

VBP043 - Apply an understanding of the food processing industry,
VBP045 - Identify unit operations

Course Description

This unit covers the skills and knowledge required to understand the principles and concepts behind fish and seafood, their use as food and various processes associated with fish and seafood manufacture.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

VBP058 Manufacture fish and seafood products

Element:

Apply harvesting and storage practices for fish and seafood

Performance Criteria:

Techniques used to harvest fish and seafood are identifies
Appropriate storage procedures for fish and seafood products to prevent spoilage are selected 
Various spoilage organisms associated with fish and seafood are identified

Element:

Identify the different varieties of fish and seafood

Performance Criteria:

Fish and seafood are classified according to the phylum/species
The various fish & seafood , which are generally used in the food industry/retail are identified

Element:

Manufacture a fish and/or seafood product

Performance Criteria:

Manufacturing processes used to produce “value-added” fish and /or seafood products are established
A range of sample fish and /or seafood products is manufactured 
A process flow-chart is constructed for a selected fish or seafood product

Element:

Select the processing techniques and technology used to produce various fish and seafood products

Performance Criteria:

Sensory evaluation of fish and/or seafood is performed
The suitability of the fish and/or seafood for use in the manufacturing process is assessed
The manufacturing process used to produce a pickled, cured, frozen or canned fish and or seafood is identified


Learning Outcomes


Apply harvesting and storage practices for fish and seafood
Identify the different varieties of fish and seafood
Manufacture a fish and/or seafood products
Select the processing techniques and technology used to produce various fish and seafood products


Details of Learning Activities

  • Classroom teaching 
  • Practical activities
  • Manufacture seafood products
  • Class discussions and activities/ videos
  • Industry visit (s)



Teaching Schedule

Week 1     Fish and seafood are classified according to the phylum/species           
                   The various fish & seafood , which are generally used in the food industry/retail are identified 
Week 2    Techniques used to harvest fish and seafood are identified 
                  Appropriate storage procedures for fish and seafood products to prevent spoilage are selected            
                   Various spoilage organisms associated with fish and seafood are identified
                  Sensory evaluation of fish and/or seafood is performed
Week 3    The suitability of the fish and/or seafood for use in the manufacturing process is assessed    
                  The manufacturing process used to produce a pickled, cured, frozen or canned fish and or seafood is identified
Week 4     Industry Visit
Week 5     Manufacturing processes used to produce “value-added” fish and /or seafood products are established   
                   Manufacture a seafood product - Rollmops
Week 6     Manufacture fish nuggets      
                   A process flow-chart is constructed for a selected fish or seafood product

Week 7    Test




Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forests http://www.daff.gov.au/

http://www.seafood.net.au/fishnames/


Overview of Assessment

Assessments for this course consist of:
• Class activities
• Assignments
• Presentations
• Exam


Assessment Tasks

Theory test         40%
Assignment        20%
Practical activities and reports 25%
Industry Report             15%


Assessment Matrix

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