FDSC2026K Plant Products - Raw materials and commodities

Academic Year 2023/2024

This module will give students a foundation knowledge of plant-based food commodities, including cereals, legumes, fruit and vegetables. The module will cover basic information about their quality, how these are produced, stored and processed to extend their shelf life. The technologies behind the transformation of food commodities into a range of food products will also be explored.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should be able to:

1) explain the principles behind the production of plant-based food commodities
2) examine the principles of processing these commodities into a range of foods
3) apply knowledge to select the most important quality criteria in the production of food commodities
4) compare and contrast different food commodities and their food applications

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Specified Learning Activities

26
Autonomous Student Learning

75
Total

125
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The key teaching and learning approaches used in this module are:
-Lectures
-Learning through examples and case studies
-Active/task-based learning
 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Additional Information:
This module is delivered overseas and is not available to students based at the UCD Belfield or UCD Blackrock campuses


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Multiple Choice Questionnaire: MCQ1: A Multiple Choice Question test covering lectures 1-4 Unspecified n/a Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

30
Multiple Choice Questionnaire: MCQ2: A multiple choice quiz covering lectures 5-10 Unspecified n/a Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

30
Examination: Final examination where students demonstrate their understanding, apply their learnings and synthesise a proposed solution for a scenario. Week 12 Yes Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

40

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
• Self-assessment activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
Dr Aleksandra Konic Ristic Tutor
Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 

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