Course Title: Manufacture beverages products
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C5184 Diploma of Food Science & Technology
Course Title: Manufacture beverages products
Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office
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.Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
ONPS5243 |
City Campus |
TAFE |
155T Vocational Health and Sciences |
Face-to-Face |
Term1 2011, Term1 2012 |
Course Contact: Toinette Thake
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4876
Course Contact Email: toinette.thake@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This unit covers the skills and knowledge required to identify the principles and concepts behind beverages, their use as food, and various processes associated with beverage products manufacture.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
VBP043 - Apply an understanding of the food processing industry,
VBP045 - Identify unit operations
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
VBP062 Manufacture beverages products |
Elements: |
Establish the processing techniques and technology used to produce a range of beverage products. Identify the various types of beverage products. Manufacture beverage products according to overall quality parameters. Test a range of beverage products against recognised industry quality guidelines. |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit students
- will be able to identify the processing techniques and technology for a range of beverages including wine, beer, carbonated and sports drinks, cordial, fruit juice, tea, cofee and cocoa
- will have brewed a range of beers and completed a sensory analysis on their products
- have tested a range of beverage products against recognised industry quality guidelines
Overview of Assessment
Assessments for this course consist of:
• Test- a multiple choice test of the theory covered in class
• Assignment - a research task plus report on industry visit
• Practical activity - Beer Brewing- a range of beers will be brewed in the food laboratory
• Log book containing reports on all practical activities-