| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | 6013001202010 | PACKAGING | Compulsory | 1 | 2 | 4 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| Short Cycle |
| Language of Instruction |
| Turkish |
| Objectives of the Course |
| The aim of this course is to ensure the students to know food packaging materials, to learn positive and negative aspects of these materials, to have knowledge about intelligent packages, nanopackages, aseptic packages, modified atmosphere packaging. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Asst. Prof. Dr. Cesur MEHENKTAŞ |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Ability to comprehend the relations between protective functions of packages and packaging materials and food degradations | | 2 | Ability to have knowledge about choosing suitable packaging material and packaging method in which quality losses in foods are minimum | | 3 | Ability to have general knowledge about packaging materials |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Face to Face |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| History of packaging, properties desired from packages, relations between protective functions of packages and food degradation, innovations in packaging sector, glass packages, paper, paperboard and corrugated board packages, wooden packages, aluminum packages, tin packages, plastics and plastic-based packaging materials, suggestions about packaging of some foods, package and health, significance of package design, bar code system, benefits of recovery of package wastes. |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | History of packaging | | | | 2 | Expectations from package | | | | 3 | Relations between protective functions of packages and packaging materials and food degradations | | | | 4 | Innovations in packaging sector, intelligent packages, nanopackages | | | | 5 | Glass packages | | | | 6 | Paper, paperboard and corrugated board packages | | | | 7 | Wooden packages, aluminum packages | | | | 8 | Mid-term exam | | | | 9 | Tin packages | | | | 10 | Plastics and plastic-based packaging materials | | | | 11 | Suggestions about packaging of some foods | | | | 12 | Package and health | | | | 13 | Package and design | | | | 14 | Bar code system in packaging | | | | 15 | Benefits of recovery of package wastes | | | | 16 | Final exam | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| 1. Üçüncü, M., 2000. Gıdaların Ambalajlanması. Ege Üniversitesi Basımevi, Bornova-İzmir. 689 sayfa.
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| Activities are given in detail in the sections of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation". |
| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Attending Lectures | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Report Preparation | 2 | 15 | 30 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Reading | 14 | 3 | 42 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 4 | 4 | | 3 | | | | | 3 | | | | | LO2 | 4 | 4 | | 3 | | | | | 4 | | | | | LO3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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| Ege University, Bornova - İzmir / TURKEY • Phone: +90 232 311 10 10 • e-mail: intrec@mail.ege.edu.tr |