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SCHOOL |
OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES |
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ACADEMIC UNIT |
AGRICULTURE |
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LEVEL OF STUDIES |
UNDERGRADUATE |
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COURSE CODE |
GEB0509-5 |
SEMESTER |
5 | ||
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COURSE TITLE |
Standardization and Packaging of Agricultural Products | ||||
| INDEPENDENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES |
WEEKLY TEACHING HOURS |
CREDITS | |||
| Lectures | 3 | ||||
| Lab / Op. Exercises | 0 | ||||
| Exercises | 0 | ||||
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TOTAL HOURS |
3 | 5 | |||
| COURSE TYPE | Specialised general knowledge | ||||
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION and EXAMINATIONS | Greek | ||||
| IS THE COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS | Yes (English) | ||||
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COURSE WEBSITE (URL) |
https://
eclass.uowm.gr/courses/AGRO172/
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2. LEARNING OUTCOMES
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Learning Outcomes |
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Upon successful completion of this course the student is able to: • Understand the principles applied in the standardization of agricultural products • Organize the processes of sorting, packaging and labeling of agricultural products • Know the regulations of standardization of agricultural products (products of plant and animal origin) • Know the basic functions of packaging and the criteria for selecting the appropriate packaging • Know the available materials and the various systems/methods for food packaging • Know the interactions between foods and food packaging • Know the legislation of food packaging • Know the developments in food and agricultural products packaging • Understand the effect of packaging of agricultural products and food on the environment |
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General Competences |
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• Search for, analysis and synthesis of data and information, with the use of the necessary technology • Decision-making • Working independently • Teamwork • Working in an interdisciplinary environment • Respect for the natural environment |
3. SYLLABUS
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• Principles applied in the standardization of agricultural products • Sorting, packaging and labelling of agricultural products • Standardization of fresh fruits - vegetables • Standardization of animal products: milk, dairy products, meat, meat products, eggs, honey • Functions of the packaging of a food • Basic principles of selecting the appropriate packaging of agricultural products and food • Materials for food packaging (plastic, wood, paper, glass, metal containers) • Aseptic packaging • Modified atmosphere packaging • Edible packaging • Active and intelligent packaging • Interactions between foods and food packaging • Food packaging and environment |
4. TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS - EVALUATION
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DELIVERY |
Face-to-face | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY |
Use of ICT in teaching, laboratory education, communication with students through the electronic platform e-class | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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STUDENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION |
Language of assessment: Greek and English for Erasmus students. 1. Written final exams (40%): - Short-answer questions - Open-ended questions 2. Written laboratory examination (30%): - Short-answer questions - Open-ended questions - Problem solving 3. Written work (30%) |
5. SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
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• Αρβανιτογιάννης, Ι.Σ., & Στρατάκος, Α.Χ. (2011). Τεχνολογίες Επεξεργασίας και Συσκευασίας Τροφίμων. Ασφάλεια Τροφίμων. Εκδόσεις University Studio Press [ISBN: 9789601220161] • Κυρανάς, Ε., (2016). Τρόφιμα (Σύσταση, Προέλευση, Αλλοιώσεις, Επεξεργασία, Ποιότητα και Συσκευασία), 2η έκδοση. Εκδόσεις Τζιόλα, Θεσσαλονίκη. [ISBN: 978-960-418-662-4]. • Μπλούκας, Ι.Γ. (2017). Συσκευασία Τροφίμων. Εκδόσεις UNIBOOKS ΙΚΕ, Αθήνα. [ISBN: 978-618-530-432-4]. • Παπαδάκης, Σ.Ε., (2018). Συσκευασία Τροφίμων. 2η έκδοση. Εκδόσεις Τζιόλα, Θεσσαλονίκη. [ISBN: 978-960-418-618-1]. • Cruz, R.M.S. (2020). Food Packaging. Innovations and Shelf-Life. CRC Press [ISBN: 978-036-708-574-2] • Grumezescu, A., & Holban, A. M. (Eds.). (2019). Trends in Beverage Packaging: Volume 16: The Science of Beverages. Academic Press. [ISBN: 978-012-816-683-3] |
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-Related academic journals: |
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• Food Packaging and Shelf Life (https://www.journals.elsevier.com/food-packaging-and-shelf-life) • Foods (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/foods) • Journal of Food Science (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/17503841) • Journal of Packaging Technology and Research (https://www.springer.com/journal/41783) • Materials (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/materials) • Packaging Technology and Science (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10991522 |