FDSC4072K Food Safety and Security Part 1: Traceability and Authenticity

Academic Year 2023/2024

This module will provide basic knowledge on the food traceability and authenticity in food sectors. This module will enable the students to understand the importance, applications, limitations and principle of different (modern) analytical techniques in Food, Authenticity and Food Safety and also enable the students to design and demonstrate verified techniques appropriate at given industry issues relevant to potential frauds. Case studies on the relevant aspects (involving food frauds) will also be discussed in the class.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this modules, the students will have:
- knowledge on the latest methods for identification of the food components.
- information on the examples of food fraud.
- principle of food traceability.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

20
Conversation Class

6
Autonomous Student Learning

75
Total

101
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The key teaching and learning approaches used in this module are:
• Blending Lectures (online and face-to-face lectures)
• Case studies and problem based learning

 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Examination: Final examination, short answer questions 1 hour End of Trimester Exam No Alternative linear conversion grade scale 60% (Chinese modules) No

50
Multiple Choice Questionnaire: Mid-term exam will be MCQ type, so that the students will be required to answer 20 questions.
Week 6 n/a Alternative linear conversion grade scale 60% (Chinese modules) No

40
Group Project: Students will work in a group of 5 to present a local food fraud example and propose the ways to identify the frauds. Week 9 n/a Alternative linear conversion grade scale 60% (Chinese modules) No

10

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer Yes - 1 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Online automated feedback

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Name Role
Dr Mohammadreza Khalesi Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 

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