Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / GM-743 - FOOD ENGINEERING (DOCTORATE DEGREE)

Code: GM-743 Course Title: CONTAMINANTS IN FOODSTUFFS 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 (DOCTORATE DEGREE)
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
Students will be informed on the most abundant contaminants, sources of contaminants, the formation mechanisms of contaminants, detection methods so that in their professional careers they can better evaluate the products and services they produce.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Can constructing the relation between food safety and food contaminants 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
Examination
Performance Project
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Food safety and food contaminants; Environmental contaminants (Radiactive elements, trace elements, polyaromatichydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenylls, asbest)
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Course content, , importance ,rules and requirements Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
2 Food safety and food contaminants Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
3 Environmental contaminants (Radioactive elements, trace elements, asbest) Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
4 Environmental contaminants (Polyaromatichydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenylls) Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
5 Agricultural contaminants (Pesticides, hormones, antibiotics) Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
6 Contaminants originated from packaging materials Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
7 Evaluating the latest resources on Environmental and Agricultural Contaminants Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
8 mid-term exam
9 Evaluating the latest resources on Environmental and Agricultural Contaminants Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
10 Contaminants found in food additives(The prevention methods for preventing nitrosamine formation, the detection methods of nitrosamines) Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
11 Contaminants found in food additives(The prevention methods for preventing nitrosamine formation, the detection methods of nitrosamines) Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
12 Mycotoxins (Aflatoxins, ochratoxins, patulin, etc) Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
13 Mycotoxins (The mycotoxin formation in foods, detection methods for mycotoxins) Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
14 Evaluation of recent resources on Nitrosamines, Aflatoxins Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
15 Evaluation of recent resources on Nitrosamines, Aflatoxins Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Anselme, J.P., 1979, N-Nitrosamines, American Cehemical Society, Washington D.C., 204 pp. Scientific paper scanned from scientific sources(e.g. Science direct )
Required Course instruments and materials

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 7 3 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 14 3 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 3 2 6
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 4 5 20
mid-term exam 10 5 50
Own study for final exam 5 5 25
final exam 10 5 50
0
0
Total work load; 193