| Semester 2, 2023 Toowoomba On-campus | |
| Units : | 1 |
| School or Department : | School of Agriculture and Environmental Science |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
Staffing
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Requisites
Pre-requisite: BIO1810
Overview
Graduates working in the food industry require a knowledge of the multiple phases required to bring new food products into the marketplace. This course provides an overview of these key steps including; the ideation or decision stage, the market research stage, definition of the product parameters, the assemblage stage and the deployment of the product into the market place.
This course will examine how new food products are developed for society using modern approaches and technologies. The course also focusses on how these methods can enhance existing food products in terms of their quality and health value.
This course contains a highly recommended Residential School where students will be working with students from other courses, and will attend factory tours.
Course learning outcomes
On successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- Apply expertise in the process of new food product ideation;
- Critically evaluate how market research identifies the need for new food products;
- Apply expertise in the definition stage of food product development;
- Critically evaluate the key steps in the assembling of new food products;
- Integrate knowledge of the main phases of deploying new food products into the marketplace.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Introduction to food product development. | 10.00 |
| 2. | The ideation stage of new food product development | 10.00 |
| 3. | Market research | 20.00 |
| 4. | Defining new food product parameters | 20.00 |
| 5. | Assembling new food products | 30.00 |
| 6. | New food product deployment | 10.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
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Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
| Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Report | No | 40 | 1,2,3 |
| Quiz | No | 10 | 1,2,3,4,5 |
| Presentation (ind, grp, mltmd) | No | 10 | 4,5 |
| Research (project) | No | 40 | 4,5 |