Course Title: Develop and update food industry knowledge
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2012
Course Code: ONPS5226
Course Title: Develop and update food industry knowledge
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5184 - Diploma of Food Science & Technology
Course Contact: Sam Cutri
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99254876
Course Contact Email: sam.cutri@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
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
None
Course Description
This unit covers the skills and knowledge required to access, increase and update knowledge relating to the operation of a food industry workplace.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
VBP049 Develop and update food industry knowledge |
Element: |
1.Seek technical information relevant to a food industry workplace. |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Sources of information relevant to the operation of a food |
Element: |
2. Identify the structure, culture, and resources in contrasting food industry |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 The principal purpose of each workplace, its client services |
Element: |
3. Determine distinct aspects of the operation of food industry workplaces. |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 The typical tasks performed by personnel that contribute to |
Learning Outcomes
This is a competency based program
Details of Learning Activities
Learning activities for this course may include:
• Teacher directed face-to face delivery of lessons
• Online study
• Whole class Discussion
• Pair/group discussion
• Small group workshops
• Revision quizzes
• Worksheets
• Presentations
• Research activities
Teaching Schedule
Week Date Topic/Activities/Assessments
1 Introduction to the food industry
Video The tech Of Food
2 Structure of food industry workplaces.
Video Mass Production Of Food
3 Operation of food industry workplaces.
Technical information relevant to a food industry
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
• The Australian Institute of Food Science & Technology Incorporated (“AIFST”) http://www.aifst.asn.au/templates/aifstComponents.aspx?pageID=317
• National Food Industry Strategy http://www.nfis.com.au/Key_Industry_Facts.html
• Foodworx
http://www.aifst.asn.au/foodworx/management.htm
• Food Processing’s seventh annual manufacturing survey http://www.foodprocessing.com/articles/2007/336.html
• Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE)
• http://www.abareconomics.com/interactive/ac_mar07/htm/a6.htm
Overview of Assessment
Assessment for this course may include reports and assignments
Assessment Tasks
Assignments 100 % Due 8/3/11
Assessment Matrix
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