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EDVT11021 - Food Technology

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit you will be introduced to a range of “hands-on” practical and theoretical cookery skills and techniques appropriate for Home Economics and food specialisation contexts in secondary schools. You will develop and create designed food solutions using the design process and explore complex factors that impact food production and consumption including social, cultural, ethical, marketing, safety and sustainability considerations. You will be required to adhere to food safety practices, risk assessment procedures, and comply with relevant hospitality industry regulations and requirements when engaging in kitchen operations, food production and food service.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 1
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 1
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the unit.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2018

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Term 1 - 2020 Profile
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Term 1 - 2021 Profile
Mixed Mode
Term 1 - 2022 Profile
Mixed Mode
Term 1 - 2023 Profile
Mixed Mode
Term 1 - 2024 Profile
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Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Online Quiz(zes) 15%
2. Practical Assessment 50%
3. Project (applied) 35%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 83.33% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 37.50% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Student Survey
Feedback
Would be good to put the Design Process earlier in the term so we can get used to the concepts for the assessment.
Recommendation
Reorganise Moodle content to include earlier scaffolding of the Design Process.
Action Taken
Content adjusted to introduce the Design Process earlier in the term.
Source: Student Survey
Feedback
The Food Design assessment was challenging and authentic and I was able to use my transferable skills and see how they apply to classroom practice.
Recommendation
Continue to provide challenging and authentic assessment that incorporates relevant classroom practice.
Action Taken
Challenging and authentic assessment provided.
Source: Verbal feedback from cohort
Feedback
Residential School was a fantastic opportunity to meet my peers face-to-face and form relationships that now help me with Distance Education support.
Recommendation
Continue with face-to-face Residential Schools.
Action Taken
Residential School continues to be an important aspect of this unit.
Source: Student evaluations
Feedback
Relevant and interesting unit content.
Recommendation
Continue to provide clear and interesting content, assessment and lectures.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Discern and apply a range of practical and theoretical cookery skills and techniques appropriate to food specialisation contexts in secondary schools
  2. Develop and create designed food solutions using design processes and production skills in a food specialisation context
  3. Investigate and critically analyse complex factors that impact food production and consumption including social, cultural, ethical, marketing, safety and sustainability considerations
  4. Adhere to food safety practices, risk assessment procedures, and comply with relevant hospitality industry regulations and requirements when engaging in kitchen operations, food production and food service.

Nil

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Online Quiz(zes)
2 - Practical Assessment
3 - Project (applied)
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Communication
2 - Problem Solving
3 - Critical Thinking
4 - Information Literacy
5 - Team Work
6 - Information Technology Competence
7 - Cross Cultural Competence
8 - Ethical practice
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
2 - Practical Assessment
3 - Project (applied)
1 - Online Quiz(zes)