COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GASTRONOMIC SENSORY ANALYSIS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GMS 5010 GASTRONOMIC SENSORY ANALYSIS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Gastronomy and Culinary Arts

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Gastronomy and Culinary Arts

Course Objective

To evaluation of food by senses. To enable to students, apply sensory tests to foods

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have basic knowledge about Food Quality
2   To understand the importance of sensory analysis in food sector
3   To learn about sensory analysis techniques
4   To understand the importance of sensory behavior in consumer choice
5   To learn about application areas in food sector

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Food quality and sensory quality characteristics of foods
2 Food quality and sensory quality characteristics of foods
3 What is sensory evaluation
4 Sensory evaluation laboratory, Product and Panel Controls.
5 Factors that influence panelist selection and panel size in sensory evaluation.
6 Difference tests
7 Ranking test, Scoring test and scales are used in sensory evaluation.
8 Midterm
9 Midterm
10 Descriptive analysis techniques- Flavor profile analysis
11 Texture profile analysis
12 Use of sensory evaluation in consumer preference studies.
13 Program design and initiation for sensory evaluation in a food production system
14 Program design and initiation for sensory evaluation in a food production system
15 Final exam
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Tomris ALTUĞ ONOĞUR ve Yeşim ELMACI (2015) Gıdalarda Duyusal Değerlendirme, ISBN: 978-9944-5660-8-7, SIDAS MEDYA

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Skill in analysis, synthesis and critical thinking; skill in application via midterm and final exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 6 72
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for final exam 1 3 3
Preparing presentations 8 2 16
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 131

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.155
LO.255555
LO.355555
LO.45
LO.555