Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / GM-536 - FOOD ENGINEERING

Code: GM-536 Course Title: CHEMISTRY AND TECHNOLOGY OF STARCH 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
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer KAMİL EMRE GERÇEKASLAN (emre@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Starch biosynthesis Examination of starch sources Understanding the structure of amylose and amylopectin Examination of the crystal structure of starch granules and Learning of starch gelatinization Examination of starch retrogradation Production of modified starches

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Learning biosynthesis of starch and starch sources PO-1 Has the skills of accessing, evaluating, interpreting and applying the knowledge in the area of engineering
PO-8 Plays an active role in the establishment and operation of activities in his/her specalization area
PO-10 Has the required endowments to advice food sector on matters related to his/her specialization area
Examination
LO-2 Learning the manufacture and use of modified starches PO-8 Plays an active role in the establishment and operation of activities in his/her specalization area
PO-10 Has the required endowments to advice food sector on matters related to his/her specialization area
Examination
LO-3 Understand the structure of amylose and amylopectin PO-1 Has the skills of accessing, evaluating, interpreting and applying the knowledge in the area of engineering
PO-8 Plays an active role in the establishment and operation of activities in his/her specalization area
PO-10 Has the required endowments to advice food sector on matters related to his/her specialization area
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Starch and starch chemistry are explained in terms of food engineering
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Course description and content Lecturing, Question and Answer
2 Starch biosynthesis. Lecturing, Question and Answer
3 Structure of amylose and amilopektinin Lecturing, Question and Answer
4 Crystal and granular structure of starch Lecturing, Question and Answer
5 Starch retrogradation Lecturing, Question and Answer
6 Retrogradation and the factors affecting Lecturing, Question and Answer
7 Changes caused by starch retrogradation Lecturing, Question and Answer
8 mid-term exam
9 Ways to slow the retrogradation Lecturing, Question and Answer
10 The importance of starch retrogradation in food technology Lecturing, Question and Answer
11 Starch Modification Lecturing, Question and Answer
12 Production of modified starches Lecturing, Question and Answer
13 Uses of modified starches Lecturing, Question and Answer
14 The importance of starch for food technology Lecturing, Question and Answer
15 Starch production techniques Lecturing, Question and Answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Ann-Charlotte Eliasson. 2004. Starch in food Structure, function and applications. Woodhead Publishing Limited.
2 Karaoğlu, M. Murat (2009) Nişasta Kimyası ve Teknolojisi Ders Notları (Çeşitli kaynaklardan yararlanılarak hazırlanmış ders notu)
Required Course instruments and materials

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 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 16 2 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 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 5 8 40
       e) Term paper/Project 4 12 48
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 3 5 15
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 4 7 28
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 176