BIOSAFETY IN AGRICULTURE AND FOOD TECHNOLOGY

STG511

Course Code: STG511
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Learn about Genetically Modified Microorganisms and Biosafety.
Learn about Food Safety.
Have knowledge about precision farming, good agricultural practices and organic farming.
Have information about the definitions and importance of laws, directives, regulations and communiques

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

Throughout this course, concepts such as safe food from field to fork, enough and safe food for everyone, food rights are aimed to be taught. Also, knowledge about concepts novel food safety systems, presentableness, quick alarm systems, risk analysis and crisis control in food safety that affects consumer health will be covered.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	1 General introduction and basic concepts
2^nd Week	2 Quality, quality assurance and its management
3^rd Week	3 Goaad agricultural practices
4^th Week	4 Organic Farming
5^th Week	5 Precision Agriculture Implementations
6^th Week	6 Food safety
7^th Week	7 Information Technologies in Food Traceability
8^th Week	8 Midterm
9^th Week	9 Rapid Alarm systems and risk evaluation
10^th Week	10 Definitions of laws, directives, regulations and communique
11^th Week	11 Genetically Modified Microorganisms
12^th Week	12 Analysis of Genetically Modified Microorganisms
13^th Week	13 Genetically Modified Microorganisms and Biosafety I
14^th Week	14 Genetically Modified Microorganisms and Biosafety II
15^th Week

Recommended or Required Reading

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Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Yüz yüze

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Assignment	1	5
Quiz	1	10
Total(%)		45
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		45
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		55
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	1	15	15
Preparation for Final exam	1	83	83
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	63	63
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	3	3
Homework	2	46	92
Total Work Load			300
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1	X
K2	X	X		X
K3				X
K4	X	X	X	X
K5
K6	X	X	X	X
K7	X	X	X