NFOK16003U Thematic Course in Food Science and Technology
MSc Programme in Food Science and Technology
The course aims to provide the students with an understanding of all the aspects that are involved in the development of a novel product or procedure in the food industry. As there are many more aspects to a novel product than the technology, the students will be introduced to key aspects regarding.
- Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
- Food legislation and knowledge on nutrition and health claims
- Innovation and entrepeneurship
The students will subsequently be divided into groups and work theoretically and in practice with aspects of a novel product/procedure. The students will also have to recognize the potential restrictions imposed in "real-life", such as economy, space restrictions etc.
As a part of the group work, the students will acquire basic tools for succesful group work, including how to exploit group dynamics and project organisation.
After the course the student should
Knowledge:
- Describe key concepts concerning IPR
- Describe key concepts concerning food legislation and claims
- Describe key concepts concerning innovation and entrepeneurships
- Demonstrate knowledge regarding personality types and typical roles in a team
Skills:
- Ability to search patent databases
- Ability to search European food legislation databases
Competences:
- Be able to find relevant information from many different sources, and apply this to a comprehensive suggestion for a novel product/procedure.
- Evaluate the feasibility of the suggested novel product/procedure through selected practical experiments.
- Evaluate the possibilities of applying the novel product/procedure into an existing or novel product line.
See Absalon for a list of course literature
- Category
- Hours
- Exam
- 1
- Guidance
- 17
- Laboratory
- 48
- Lectures
- 48
- Preparation
- 50
- Project work
- 200
- Theory exercises
- 48
- Total
- 412
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- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Oral examination, 20 minThe group presents their project report, followed by a general discussion between individual students and examiners. No preparation time.
Oral examination counts for 100 % of the grade, and can differ between group members. - Exam registration requirements
Handing in project report
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- External censorship
- Re-exam
Same as ordinary exam.
If a student has not met the exam registration requirement the project report must be submitted no later than two weeks prior to the reexamination.
Criteria for exam assesment
See Learning Outcome
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- NFOK16003U
- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 2
- Schedule
- The course consists of lectures, theoretical exercises and project work. In weeks where students work in projects, the workload is distributed by the students.
- Course capacity
- No limitation
- Continuing and further education
- Study board
- Study Board of Food, Human Nutrition and Sports
Contracting department
- Department of Food Science
Course Coordinators
- Vibeke Orlien (3-7871744268717166306d7730666d)