Further Processing of Agricultural Products (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Objective

Object
When you complete this course, you can further process, test and evaluate your product in practice.
On completion of this course you know the phases of upgrading foodstuffs or other products of agricultural origin. You know methods used in further processing of agricultural products. You have familiarized yourself with the legislation directing further processing. You carry out the hygiene test.

Competences
Agriculture
Business knowledge

Learning outcomes
You know the phases of further processing and can do customer oriented product development in practice. You can make a product concept based on a product idea, make a recipe of it, test it and evaluate it from the perspective of a customer, production process and economy. You have familiarized yourself with the legislation directing further processing. You master basic knowledge of microbes and factors affecting them. You can handle foodstuffs in a hygienic way. You are able to learn and benchmark from existing further processing companies during study trips,seminars and fairs.

Content

practical work in test kitchen, product development, product concept, recipes, testing, sensory evaluation, gross margins, price setting, packaging and package markings, food legislation, microbes and their living conditions, food hygiene, carrying out a hygiene test, hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP), product liability, quality development, study trips to further processing companies, taking part in seminars and fairs

Materials

The student compiles learning material for himself / herself as the course progresses, guided by assignments.

Teaching methods

This is a multimodal implementation, where the idea is learning by doing. The material related to the hygiene passport will be studied independently and examined according to the course schedule in the spring of 2025. In the course, you will plan and implement your own further processing project, the products of which will be presented to consumers at the Biotalouskampuspäivä in the fall of 2025.Studying takes place independently and in small groups with peer feedback to others.

Employer connections

Where possible, the course introduces the further processing of agricultural products through company visits and participation in trade fairs.

Exam schedules

There is no course exam.

Student workload

The scope of the course is 135 hours of student work, mainly independent study and study in small groups. The further processing project may incur costs for the student.
Further processing projects will be presented to consumers at the Bioeconomy Campus Day in the fall of 2025.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient 1: You can under guidance further process a chosen agricultural product step by step. You can evaluate your product from customer, production process and economic perspective. You get a hygiene passport. You take part in study trips and seminars and report on them.

Satisfactory 2: You can independently further process a chosen agricultural product step by step. You can evaluate your product from customer, production process and economic perspective and develop product concept according to feed back. You get a hygiene passport. You take part in study trips and seminars and report on learned issues in versatile way.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good 3: You can independently further process a chosen agricultural product step by step. You can evaluate your product from customer, production process and economic perspective and develop product concept according to feed back. You get a hygiene passport. You take part in study trips and seminars and report on learned issues in versatile and reflective way.

Very good 4: Your product idea is innovative. You can independently further process a chosen agricultural product step by step. You can evaluate your product from customer, production process and economic perspective and develop product concept according to feed back. You get a hygiene passport. You take part in study trips and seminars and report on learned issues in versatile and reflective way.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent 5: Your product idea is innovative and of interest to a wide group of customers. You can independently further process a chosen agricultural product step by step. You can evaluate your product from customer, production process and economic perspective and develop product concept according to feed back. You get a hygiene passport. You take part in study trips and seminars and report on learned issues in versatile, reflective and critical way.

Further information

The grade of the course is determined on the basis of continuous assessment, ie the tasks to be returned must be performed at an acceptable level.