Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / GM-501 - FOOD ENGINEERING

Code: GM-501 Course Title: MICROBIOLOGICAL QALITY CONTROL IN FOOD Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall 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 BÜLENT ZORLUGENÇ (bzorlugenc@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The objectives of the course are to give information about foodborne pathogens and toxins; raw materials, personnel and food processing hygiene, Cleaning and sanitation in food processing; Microbiological quality control in food chain and HACCP System; Sampling, sampling plans; Microbiological analysis; Microbiological standards; Methods used in the microbiological quality control of foods; Application of microbiological quality control in some foods.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 can learns the risks of food safety and food. PO-1 Has the skills of accessing, evaluating, interpreting and applying the knowledge in the area of engineering
PO-14 Has the ability to improve herself/himself by identifying his/her educational needs as to the current conditions
Examination
Oral Examination
Presentation
Term Paper
LO-2 canl earn microbiological quality control criteria. PO-1 Has the skills of accessing, evaluating, interpreting and applying the knowledge in the area of engineering
PO-14 Has the ability to improve herself/himself by identifying his/her educational needs as to the current conditions
Examination
LO-3 Can know how to determine the number of microorganisms in a food. PO-1 Has the skills of accessing, evaluating, interpreting and applying the knowledge in the area of engineering
PO-2 Has the skills of designing, applying and evaluating scientific research
PO-14 Has the ability to improve herself/himself by identifying his/her educational needs as to the current conditions
Examination
LO-4 can know the search for Indicator and pathogenic microorganisms in Foods. PO-1 Has the skills of accessing, evaluating, interpreting and applying the knowledge in the area of engineering
PO-2 Has the skills of designing, applying and evaluating scientific research
PO-3 Integrates knowledge from different disciplines
PO-14 Has the ability to improve herself/himself by identifying his/her educational needs as to the current conditions
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Control of foodborne diseases and food spoilage, Control of foodborne diseases and food spoilage, Personnel hygiene, Kitchen hygiene, Hygiene in food purchasing, storage and food production, Cleaning and Disinfection, Microbiological quality control in food chain and HACCP System, Sampling, sampling plans and preparation of food homogenates, Microbiological analysis, Microbiological standards, Methods used in the microbiological quality control of foods, Application of microbiological quality control in some foods
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 The introduction and resources related to the scope of the course book, a short transfer of general microbiology and food microbiology course information Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
2 Food safety and HACCP systems for the production of safe food Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
3 Microbiological, physical and chemical hazards in foods Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
4 Risk analysis Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
5 Microbiological counting methods and sampling plans for Practice: Food samples dilutions Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
6 Microbiological criteria, fast counting and identification methods Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
7 Mcrobiological quality control and safe production of fuits and vegetables and products, Practice: Some fruit and vegetable products, total aerobic mesophilic bacteria Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
8 mid-term exam
9 Mcrobiological quality control and safe production of meat and meat products, Practice: Some meat and meat products, count of Enterobacteria Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
10 Mcrobiological quality control and safe production of milk and milk products, Practice: Breed methods Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
11 Mcrobiological quality control and safe production of cereal and cereal products, Practice: rop methods and Thoma yeast count methods Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
12 Mcrobiological quality control and safe production oflipid and margarin products, Practice: lipolytic microorganisms searching for margarine and butter Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
13 Mcrobiological quality control and safe production of specialty foods, Practice: yeast and mold in chocolate and etc. Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
14 Practice to determine the microbiological quality of drinking and using water: Practice : searching of coliform and E. coli by the method of classical and EMS in drinking water Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
15 Assessment of homework Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Adams, M.R. ve Moss, M.,O., 2008. Food Microbiology. 3 rd Edn. The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, p. 463
2 Krämer, J. ,1992 . Lebensmittel-mikrobiologie, Verlag Eugen Ulmer-Stuttgart, pp:22-30.
3 Kulp, K., Lorenz, K. 2003 . Handbook of dough fermentations. CRC Press, p.328.
4 Öztan, A., 2003. Et Bilimi ve Teknolojisi. TMMOB Gıda Mühendisleri Odası yayın no:1.,Ankara 495 s.
5 Temiz, A., Genel Mikrobiyoloji Uygulama Teknikleri.1996. 2. Baskı, Hatipoğlu Yayınevi- Ankara. 274 s.
Required Course instruments and materials

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 2 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 2 10 20
       b) Search in internet/Library 4 10 40
       c) Performance Project 2 4 8
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 2 5 10
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 15 2 30
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 15 2 30
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 184