HSN106 - Food Fundamentals
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
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| Important Update: | Unit delivery will be in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. We continue to tailor learning experiences for each unit to achieve the best possible mix of online and on-campus activities that successfully blend our approaches to learning, working and research. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Last updated: 4 March 2022 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Andrew Costanzo |
| Cohort rule: | Only available to students enrolled in D301, D333, H315, H318 and E377. For Students enrolled in Burwood Course location- must enrol into Burwood campus unit offering For Students enrolled in Geelong Course location- can enrol into Cloud offering or Burwood campus offering Other students who would like to enrol in this unit must submit their request to Health-enquire@deakin.edu.au. Enrolment quotas apply. |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Must be enrolled in or have previously successfully completed HSN010 |
| Incompatible with: | HSN205 |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | Burwood students: |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | Geelong Cloud students: |
Note:D301 and D333 Burwood students will need to enrol into the Burwood unit offerings. B. Burwood unit offering: attend four practical classes at Burwood. Geelong students who choose to enrol into Burwood offering can only do so if there is capacity and via a manual enrolment request. | |
Content
This unit provides students with the knowledge and skills to enable them to undertake careers in food-related industries. Students will gain an understanding of food preparation and manufacturing processes applied to basic food commodities such as such as grains, cereals, vegetables, fruit, legumes, dairy, meat, fish, poultry, eggs, fat and oil products, starch, sugars and beverages. Products arising from these commodities have quality attributes that will be examined in some detail.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
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| ULO1 | Explain the physical and chemical properties of food commodities. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Describe how food commodities are categorised according to their nutritional composition, industry standards and dietary guidelines. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Explain the preparation, cooking, storage and preservation, and packaging processes for different food commodities and how these processes affect nutritional quality. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Prepare, produce and evaluate recipes utilising safe food handling practices. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Apply knowledge and practical skills related to a range of careers in food and nutrition industries. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO6 | Demonstrate the correct use and interpretation of analytical instruments in measuring the physical properties of foods. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
Trimester 2:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Practical report | 600 words | 15% |
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| Assessment 2: Practical report | 800 words | 20% |
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| Assessment 3: Practical report | 1000 words | 25% |
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| Assessment 4: Examination | 2 hours | 40% |
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The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HSN106 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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