PHPS40560 Case Studies in Food Contamina

Academic Year 2023/2024

Aim
The objective of this module is to familiarise students with the routine controls that exist in the agri-food industry and to enable them recognise the factors that contribute to the production of contaminated products and that lead to recalls and outbreaks of food-borne disease.

Each week we will look at particular problems that regular occur and students will give group presenations on aspects of these



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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should be able:

(1) to work as a team and deliver impactful presentations
(1) to apply the academic knowledge acquired in the other areas of this course to the work situation
(2) to understand the regulatory environment food industries operate under.
(3) to understand preventive initiatives applied along the entire food chain.
(4) to understand how quality assurance and quality control are delivered in industries of different scales
(5) to be able to diagnose issues that could lead to problems in a food company and recommend remedial actions to rectify them.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Small Group

40
Field Trip/External Visits

40
Total

104
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
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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
Presentation: Students will be required to prepare and deliver a series of group presentations based on problems assigned to them. The student’s grade will be based on their best three presentations. Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

100

Carry forward of passed components
Not yet recorded
 

Not yet recorded
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
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Name Role
Professor Francis Butler Tutor
Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 
Spring
      
Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 Tues 13:00 - 14:50