FST3850 · Food product development

Overview

Food product development covers the trends and innovation in food markets, product design and development, product quality and management, product sensory evaluation and statistical evaluation, food regulatory compliance, packaging and shelf life, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP). You will work in small groups to integrate knowledge learned from previous semesters and the current unit for a food product development project which involve the planning, management and assessment of a product from conceptualisation to product exhibition. The product development project will allow you to gain experience in team building, to enhance communication skills, and to solve scientific and technical problems. This unit will also help to prepare you for a position in industry or in postgraduate study.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

Learning outcomes

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the essential principles, theories, processes and techniques that are applicable to food product development;
2. Appraise food regulations, food sensory evaluation and statistical analysis in food product development;
3. Integrate knowledge and skills to develop new food products and prepare a product prototype for product exhibition;
4. Demonstrate critical and innovative thinking, problem-solving skills, team building and communication skills in learning and product development teamwork;
5. Plan, conduct, and complete a project efficiently;
6. Demonstrate professional communication skills in oral and written presentations.

Workload

• Two-hour tutorial and group discussion (11 weeks); • Three hours of laboratory work (10 weeks); • One 3-hour exhibition; • One 3-hour oral presentation and • Six hours of independent study per week.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.