Course Title: Apply chemical knowledge and laboratory practices in the workplace

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5184 Diploma of Food Science & Technology

Course Title: Apply chemical knowledge and laboratory practices in the workplace

Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 60

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)

ONPS5215

City Campus

TAFE

155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Face-to-Face or Internet

Term1 2011

Course Contact: Andrew Andrews

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99254543

Course Contact Email: andrew.andrews@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit covers the skills and knowledge required to apply chemical principles related to food and food processing.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

There are none.



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

VBP036 Apply chemical knowledge and laboratory practices in the workplace

Elements:

1. Work safely with common chemicals

2. Identify and safely use laboratory equipment.

3. Perform investigative activities in relation to common chemical and physical phenomena.

4. Recognise systematic names and formulae for inorganic and organic compounds.

5. Identify a range of chemical reactions.

6. Obtain and prepare representative samples according to standard operating procedures.

7. Conduct volumetric and gravimetric analyses.

8. Record, interpret, analyze and report laboratory data.


Learning Outcomes

This is a competency based program


Overview of Assessment

Assessment for this course may include tests, assignments, laboratory work, work sheets and practical reports