COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GTP 2003 FOOD MICROBIOLOGY COMPULSORY 3 0 1 5

Offered By

Food Technology

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR ŞELALE ÖNCÜ GLAUE

Offered to

Food Technology

Course Objective

The aim of Food Microbiology is to give information on basic concepts of microorganisms associated to foods, sources of microbial contamination to foods, factors affecting the growth of microorganisms in foods, food preservation methods and foodborne diseases.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Establishing a connection between general microbiology and food microbiology
2   To recognize the characteristics of microorganisms that cause spoilage of foods
3   Preservation methods for obtaining safe foods
4   Defining foodborne microbial diseases, possible causes and control

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Food Microbiology
2 Important microorganisms found in foods
3 Contamination sources of foods
4 Factors effecting growth of microorganisms
5 Factors effecting growth of microorganisms
6 Microbial spoilage of foods
7 Microbial spoilage of foods
8 Mid-term exam
9 Microbial spoilage of foods
10 Foodborne Diseases
11 Foodborne Diseases
12 Foodborne Diseases
13 Preservation methods of foods
14 Preservation methods of foods
15 General evaluation and presentations Practical Exam
16 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Gıda mikrobiyolojisi, 1999, Prof.Dr. Adnan Ünlütürk, Prof.Dr. Fulya Turantaş, Mengi Tan Basımevi
Gıdaların Mikrobiyolojik Analizi, 2002, Prof.Dr. Adnan Ünlütürk, Prof.Dr. Fulya Turantaş, Meta Basım
Gıda Mikrobiyolojisi, Osman Erkmen, 2011, Efil Yayınevi

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Face to face lectures, presentations and assignments

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

4 learning outcomes will be measured with midterm exam, final exam and homework.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It is compulsory to attend 70% of the courses and to fulfill the requirements of the course.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

selale.glaue@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

The days in the program specified at the beginning of the term.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Labratory 14 1 14
Preparation about subject 14 1 14
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Lab Exam Preparation 1 8 8
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Practical exam 1 2 2
Project Final Presentation 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 135

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.11155
LO.2125255
LO.3155255
LO.41552155

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