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1. Understand UN SDGs and identify the targets of Ireland and other countries.
2. Develop an appreciation of the Irish and global plant-based food markets and challenges.
3. Understand the concepts of sustainability and circularity applied to plant-based products.
4. Understand the main plant production systems and plant commodities produced in Ireland.
5. Apply the farm-to-fork principles to identify opportunities and challenges in current production systems.
6. Understand the limitations and challenges of the incorporation of new plant-based ingredients into foods.
7. Develop and implement team and communication skills by significantly contributing to a team project.
Some of the indicative content of this module will include:
- Introduction to the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development goals (SDGs).
- The Irish and Global plant-based food industry market.
- Sustainability and circularity concepts applied to plant-based foods, including the farm-to-fork strategy.
- Main operations and processes for plant-based food production in Ireland: case studies from cereals, tubers, and green vegetables.
- Analysis of current production systems.
- Up-coming trends and challenges of plant-based foods and ingredients.
- Limitations and challenges of the incorporation of new plant-based ingredients into foods.
| Student Effort Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 12 |
| Tutorial | 12 |
| Specified Learning Activities | 30 |
| Autonomous Student Learning | 60 |
| Total | 114 |
Not applicable to this module.
| Resit In | Terminal Exam |
|---|---|
| Autumn | No |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
• Self-assessment activities
Post-assessment feedback (where no further similar assessment is scheduled) will take the form of grades and/or feedback comments indicating areas for improvement. Students may make an appointment to discuss assessment grades at a time convenient to both Module coordinator and the student. More important however are the feed-forward insights on the students’ learning. This module has a scheduled series of in-class assessments designed to promote team building and develop competence in sustainability and scientific dissemination and communication activities. Feedback will be given during the group-work sessions, prior to completing the tasks so that the feedback can feed forward to inform improved performance. These tasks then build to inform higher-stakes group project work later in the module.