GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
FOOD CONTROL AND LEGISLATION/BES 312
Course Title: FOOD CONTROL AND LEGISLATION
Credits 2 ECTS 3
Semester 6 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc. Prof. Makbule GEZMEN KARADAĞ
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/mgezmen
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  mgezmen@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
To be able to understand the importance of food control and legislation
To be able to learn purpose of food safety
To be able to have information about the legal regulations in our country
To be able to have information about the legal regulations in the world
To be able to learn risk analyses
To be able to learn about the legislative bodies responsible for regulating food
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  he mode of delivery of this course is face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Introduction to Food Control and Legislation
2. Week  Food Control in Turkey and the World
3. Week  Laws related to the Food Control-1
4. Week  Laws related to the Food Control-2
5. Week  Food papers-1
6. Week  Food papers-2
7. Week  Food papers-3
8. Week  Midterm Exam
9. Week  Laboratory Observation Tour-1
10. Week  Laboratory Observation Tour-2
11. Week  Food Additives and Related Legal Regulations
12. Week  Risk Analysis, Irradiation of food, and Related Legal Regulations
13. Week  Pesticides, plant growth regulators, Anabolic Agents and Related Legal Regulations
14. Week  Metallic contaminants, plastic monomers, Detergents and Related Legal Regulations
15. Week  Organic Foods, Genetically Modified Organisms and Related Legal Regulations
16. Week  Final Exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  • Legal Regulations Published in the Official Newspapers • Codex Alimentarius. • Turkish Food Regulations, 2012
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not Applicable
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
2
28
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
4
3
12
 Searching in Internet and Library
4
4
16
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
2
1
2
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
1
3
3
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
6
6
 Final and Studying for Final
1
10
10
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
77
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3.08
 ECTS: 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1The student acquire the necessary basic and social science related information as a dietician and use them in her lifetime.X
2The student take the principles of protection and improvement of human and public health as his basis during the professional life.X
3The student use the obtained information to improve the health level and quality of life of the public.X
4The student follow the improvements in the fields of nutrition and dietetic.X
5The student obtain the necessary information and skills in informatics and communication technologies to follow the contemporary technologic developments and to improve himself/herself in this field.X
6The student apply the obtained information and skills in real life and to have lifelong learning behaviour.X
7The student have professional ethics awareness.X
8The student understand the basic values and culture of the society she is living in and to gain the skill to transform him/herself in a positive way.X
9The student apply the scientific methods and techniques as a process.X
10The student obtain skills for designing and applying experiments or projects and to analyse and interpret their results.X
11The student plan the working procedures in the professional application area, to be member of a team, participate in common works and studies and to lead them.X
12The student have the notions regarding anatomy, physiology, operation and sustainability of the biological systems which constitute the basics of the human health.X