SCHOOL

OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

ACADEMIC UNIT

AGRICULTURE

LEVEL OF STUDIES

UNDERGRADUATE

COURSE CODE

GEB0609-5

SEMESTER

6

COURSE TITLE

Agricultural Products and Food Quality Assurance
INDEPENDENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES WEEKLY TEACHING
HOURS
CREDITS
Lectures 3
Lab / Op. Exercises 0
Exercises 0

TOTAL HOURS

3 5
COURSE TYPE General background
PREREQUISITE COURSES None
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION and EXAMINATIONS Greek
IS THE COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS

COURSE WEBSITE (URL)

https:// eclass.uowm.gr/courses/AGRO196/

2. LEARNING OUTCOMES

Learning Outcomes

This module aims to:
• make students able to develop and implement the Total Quality Management (TQM) and the quality systems, according to current international and national standards,
• train students on issues concerning design, control techniques, continuous improvement and quality cost of the principles of auditing and certification of agricultural products and food.

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
• Understand the basic concept and glossary of quality assurance.
• Develop and implement the Total Quality Management (TQM).
• Develop and implement the current international and national standards.
• Implement the quality control tools and techniques.
• Identify and manage the factors affecting quality cost.

General Competences

Search for, analysis and synthesis of data and information, with the use of the necessary technology
Adapting to new situations
Decision-making
Working independently
Team work
Project planning and management


3. SYLLABUS


• Basic concepts of quality - terminology.
• Evolution of quality control.
• Total quality Management.
• Quality planning.
• Basic and advanced quality control tools.
• Continuous quality improvement processes and techniques.
• Cost of quality.
• Quality assurance systems.
• International and national standards.

4. TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS - EVALUATION

DELIVERY
Face to Face (Lectures – Laboratory)
USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
Use of ICT in teaching process through the e-class platform in teaching, laboratory training and communication with students

TEACHING METHODS
Activity Semester Workload
Lectures
Laboratory practice
Study and analysis of bibliography
Course total (25 hours of workload per credit uni 0
STUDENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
I. Written final exam (50%) which includes:
• Multiple choice questions
• Short answer questions

II. Written laboratory tests (50%) which include:
• Multiple choice questions
• Short answer questions

5. SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

-Suggested bibliography :
• Αυλωνίτης Σ. (2012), “Στοιχεία Ελέγχου και Διασφάλισης Ποιότητας”, 3η έκδοση, Εκδ, ΙΩΝ. [ISBN: 978-960-508-050-1]
• Καρυπίδης Φ. (2008), “Ειδικά θέματα ποιότητας”, Εκδ. Ζήτη. [ISBN: 960-456-116-2]
• Κέφης Β.(2005),“Διοίκηση ολικής ποιότητας”, Εκδ. Κριτική. [ISBN: 978-960-218-426-4]
• Λογοθέτης Ν. (2005),“Μάνατζμεντ Ολικής Ποιότητας(Από τον Deming στον Taguchi και το SPC)”, 2η έκδοση, Εκδ. Interbooks. [ISBN: 960-390-156-3]
• Τσάκνης Γ. (2008),“Διασφάλιση Ποιότητας Τροφίμων”,Εκδ. Παπασωτηρίου. [ISBN: 978-960-7182-32-6]
• Bagad V.S. (2008), “Total Quality Management”, Technical Publications Pune. [ISBN: 81-8431-237-7]
• JamesP.(1998),“Μάνατζμεντ Ολικής Ποιότητας”, Εκδ. ΚΛΕΙΔΑΡΙΘΜΟΣ. [ISBN: 960-209-353-6]
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