FDSC40540

This module is for students taking the Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or MSc in Food, Nutrition and Health.

This module will give students foundation knowledge of key physical operations used in the preservation of foods. The course will underpin other commodity-based modules in the online programme which largely focus on chemical aspects of food products and their processing.
The course will be delivered online and examines the theory behind and equipment used in conventional (e.g. heat processing, freezing, dehydration) and alternative (e.g. electro heating and other emerging methods) physical food preservation methods.

The module will be delivered through the UCD Brightspace system and will consist of:
• Audio/Video lectures and demonstrations by the lecturers
• Online assessed short answer/multiple choice quizzes
• Virtual classroom environments
• Asynchronous discussion threads
• Synchronous chat

Students are not required to attend lectures at the UCD campus as part of the course .Students are expected to spend a total 125 hours workload during the trimester consisting of:
• Lectures (audio/video) during the trimester: 24 hours
• Online Tutuorials/MCQs 24 hours
• Autonomous learning: 75 hours
• Exams: (60%): 2 hours

How will student be assessed?
• 4 x online MCQ/short answer examinations (5% each) - Total 20%
• 6 x online calculation problem sets (3.33% each) - Total 20%)
• 1 x online end of trimester examination (60%) - See Note below re Invigilation

Invigilation on the final examination: As an alternative to travelling to an invigilation centre to complete this examination, an arrangement has been made between UCD and and an independant online invigilation service called Remote Proctor NOW. The charge for this service, payable by students directly to Remote Proctor NOW, is approx $15. Students who dont have a webcam and microphone should borrow one for the duration of this examination. Further details will be provided during the module.