FOOD SC 3021RG - Food Product Development III

Regency Park - Semester 2 - 2021

Product Development: Scale of new product development in market place, concept generation, consumer testing, quality function deployment. Research and Development process. Trends and new techniques in processing, for example extrusion, sous vide, high pressure, electrical and magnetic fields, light pulses, minimal processing, home meal replacements, hurdle technology. Food ingredients and their functions.

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Course Details

Course Code	FOOD SC 3021RG
Course	Food Product Development III
Coordinating Unit	School of Agriculture, Food and Wine
Term	Semester 2
Level	Undergraduate
Location/s	Regency Park
Units	3
Contact	Up to 6 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange	N
Assumed Knowledge	FOOD SC 3540RG , FOOD SC 2502RG, FOOD SC 2505RG
Restrictions	Available to Bachelor of Food and Nutrition Science students only
Assessment	Assignment and oral presentations

Course Staff

Course Coordinator: Shantell Cox

Shantell Cox

Regency International Centre

TAFE SA Regency Campus

137 Days Road

Regency Park 5010

Ph: 8348 1915

Email: shantell.cox@tafesa.edu.au

Course Timetable

The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the subject, students will be able to:-

1	Demonstrate an understanding of product development in the food and beverage processing industry.
2	Apply the principles of quality assurance, food safety and GMP to a food product design.
3	Demonstrate an understanding of the functionality of packaging in new product development.
4	Demonstrate an understanding of statutory requirements of labelling of food products.
5	Develop a new food product from concept to prototype or pilot-scale production with inclusion of a critical analysis of the quality, safety, shelf-life, packaging, labelling and cost of the product.
6	Analyse data collected during the development phase of a new food product.
7	Produce elements of a HACCP-based food safety program that is applicable to the production of a new food product
8	Understand legislative requirements in the Food Standards Code that govern the use of food additives and processing aids
9	Document details and results of product trials and changes to trials are explained and justified
10	Work collaboratively with others on a major investigative project

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:

University Graduate Attribute	Course Learning Outcome(s)
Deep discipline knowledge informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1 accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)	1,2,3,4,8
Critical thinking and problem solving steeped in research methods and rigor based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment	5,6,7,8,9
Teamwork and communication skills developed from, with, and via the SGDE honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning	5,6,9,10
Career and leadership readiness technology savvy professional and, where relevant, fully accredited forward thinking and well informed tested and validated by work based experiences	5,6,8,9
Intercultural and ethical competency adept at operating in other cultures comfortable with different nationalities and social contexts able to determine and contribute to desirable social outcomes demonstrated by study abroad or with an understanding of indigenous knowledges	10
Self-awareness and emotional intelligence a capacity for self-reflection and a willingness to engage in self-appraisal open to objective and constructive feedback from supervisors and peers able to negotiate difficult social situations, defuse conflict and engage positively in purposeful debate	5,10

Learning Resources

Recommended Resources

1. Hoefler, A.C. (2004) Hydrocolloids: Practical Guides for the Food Industry. Eagan Press Handbook Series.

2. Food Processing Technology 2000, P.J Fellows

3. Side, C. (2002) Food Product Development: Based on Experience. Iowa State Press.

4. Fuller, G.W. (2005) New Food Product Development: From Concept to Marketplace. CRC Series in Contemporary Food Science

5. Earle, M., Earle, R. and Anderson, A. (2001) Food Product Development: Maximizing Success

6. Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code (2008). Commonwealth of Australia. http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/thecode/foodstandardscode.cfm

Useful websites

1 Food Standards Code, Commonwealth of Australia. http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/

2 Codex Alimentarius, FAO/WHO. http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/index_en.jsp

3 USFDA http://www.fda.gov/Food/ScienceResearch/ResearchAreas/SafePracticesforFoodProcesses/default.htm

4 Codex – Food hygiene www.fao.org/docrep/W4982E/w4982e09.htm

5 EU microbiological criteria www.europa.eu.int/comm/dg24/health/sc/scv/out26_en.html

6 CAC – Principles of microbiological risk analysis www.who.int/fsf/mbriskassess/pdf/draftpr.pdf

7 International commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods (ICMSF) www.ICMSF.org

8 Ozfoodnet.org.au www.cdc.gov/foodnet

9 Overview of carbohydrates. http://www.cem.msu.edu/~reusch/VirtualText/carbhyd.htm#carb2b

10 Overview of lipids. http://food.oregonstate.edu/l/

11 Measuring viscosity. http://www.brookfieldengineering.com/

Learning & Teaching Modes

Lectures are used to deliver content relevant to the specified Knowledge Objectives and Practicals are used to enable students to achieve the specified Skill Objectives. Lectures also include open discussion, sample problems and demonstrations. Time allocated to lectures and practicals can be used for tutorials on request.

Students unable to attend face to face practicals can undertake alternative online assignments.

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

A student enrolled in a 3 unit course, such as this, should expect to spend, on average 12 hours per week on the studies required. This includes both the formal contact time required to the course (e.g., lectures and practicals), as well as non-contact time (e.g., reading and revision).

Learning Activities Summary

Schedule
Week	Format	Topic
Week 1	Lecture Tutorial	Introduction to new product development (NPD) Determine products for development
Week 2	Lecture Tutorial	Food standards code Determine steps to developing product Outline trials Determine materials/equipment required Chemical/microbiological testing requirements
Week 3	Lecture Practical	Project proposals (oral presentations) Commence product development
Week 4	Practical	Continue product development
Week 5	Practical	Continue product development
Week 6	Practical (all day)	Continue product development
Week 7	Practical (all day)	Continue product development Presentation of interim product to client for feedback and future direction (date may change depending on availability of client
Week 8	Practical (all day)	Continue product development
	Mid Semester Break
	Mid Semester Break
Week 9	Practical (all day)	Continue product development
Week 10	Practical (all day)	Continue product development
Week 11	Practical	Sensory analysis of product
Week 12	Presentation	Presentation on final product, analysis, consumer acceptability.
Note: This timetable is subject to change at late notice.

Small Group Discovery Experience

SGDE takes the form of a group research project. Groups of 3-4 students are required to develop a new food product. Students are provided with a brief from a food company outlining the parameters for the new product. The group develops a proposal of how they will go about developing this project and spend 4 weeks developing the product with a mentor before presenting the interim product to the client. The students are provided with feedback and complete the development of the product based on this feedback. In week 11 the students formally present their final product to the client. At the conclusion of their development the students present to the rest of class by way of a seminar.

The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:

Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
Assessment must maintain academic standards.

Assessment Summary

Assessment Task and Description	Assessment Type	% of final marks	Hurdle	Learning Outcome	Due
Project proposal – oral presentation	formative	10	No	1,2,3,8,10
Project proposal – written	formative	10	No	1,2,3,8,10
Final report – oral presentation	summative	20	No	1-10
Final report – written	summative	60	No	1-10
Total		100

Students will work in groups of 2 or 3. The oral proposal and final oral presentation will be assessed as a joint project with fellow group members and the written proposal and final written report will be assessed as individual assignments.

Assessment Related Requirements

Students must attend practicals.

Assessment Detail

Assignments include the following tasks:

1. Oral presentation of the project proposal that the student group will be investigating over the duration of the course. – group work

2. Written proposal of the project that the student group will be investigating over the duration of the course. – individual work

3. Oral presentation of the completed project. – group work

4. Written research report of the completed project. – individual work

Submission

Assignments must be submitted to the lecturer by 5pm of the due date.

Penalty for Late Submission of Assessment Tasks

Assessment tasks must be submitted by the stated deadlines. There will be a penalty for late submission of assessment tasks: the submitted work will be marked ‘without prejudice’ and 10% of the obtained mark will be deducted for each working day (or part of a day) that an assessment task is late, up to a maximum penalty of 50% of the mark attained. An examiner may elect not to accept any assessment task that a student wants to submit after that task has been marked and feedback provided to the rest of the class.

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.

Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.

Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.

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