ADVANCED FOOD SKILLS

DTN310

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject you will be exposed to a range of cultures and their cuisines, food preparation and cooking methods. You will attend a block of intensive demonstration and practical classes in a commercial kitchen in Melbourne and also participate in online learning. You will apply advanced food and nutrition skills to formulate solutions to a range of complex practical food and nutrition challenges. Your learning in this subject will be assessed through the development of an ethnic food product suitable for an ethnic food event, along with the completion of a comprehensive applied food skills practical manual that demonstrates your ability to select and apply industry best practice methods and technologies in the field of food, nutrition and gastronomy.

School: Allied Health, Human Services & Sport (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Susan McLeod

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Must be admitted in one of the following: HBFN, HBFNX or HOUA and must have passed DTN102

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: Merit based quota management

Quota-conditions or rules: Priority given to students admitted in HBFN, HBFNX and HOUA

Special conditions: This subject has a limited enrolment capacity of 30 places and approval is required prior to enrolling. Students must email s.mcleod@latrobe.edu.au for approval prior to enrolling with OUA. 

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Food and Nutrition throughout Life

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Croxford, S. et al.

Year: 2015

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: Allen & Unwin, Crow's Nest, Sydney

ISBN: N/A

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Source location: N/A

Food and Culture

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Kittler, P,G., Sucher, K,P. and Nelms M.

Year: 2012

Edition/Volume: 6th edition

Publisher: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, Belmont, California.

ISBN: N/A

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Source location: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Critically discuss migration and movement within the Australian and worldwide context and its impact on culinary culture, health and nutrition.
02. Discuss the significance of food as an element of cultural identity for migrant groups in Australia and worldwide.
03. Recognise a range of ingredients, understanding their uses in food preparation and cooking and their cultural significance.
04. Apply advanced food and nutrition skills, including industry best practice methods and technologies to formulate solutions to a range of complex practical challenges, in the fields of food, nutrition and gastronomy.
05. Develop, prepare and present an ethnic food and supporting materials that demonstrates understanding of ethnic food trends in Australia.

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, OUA study period 4, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: No

Maximum enrolment size: 30

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Susan McLeod

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 49 - 0
Nine 3.00 hours lecture per study period on weekdays during the day from week 49 to week 0 and delivered via blended.

PracticalWeek: 49 - 0
Eight 3.00 hours practical per study period on weekdays during the day from week 49 to week 0 and delivered via face-to-face.
8 x 3-hour practical kitchen classes

TutorialWeek: 49 - 0
Two 3.00 hours tutorial per study period on weekdays during the day from week 49 to week 0 and delivered via online.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Develop a food product for an ethnic food event (800 words equivalent)Develop a food product suitable for production and distribution at an ethnic food event

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5

Develop a food product concept (1500 words equivalent)Develop a food product concept based on research into a culture and emerging ethnic food trends.

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO1, SILO2, SILO3

Complete an applied food and nutrition skills practical work book (1500 words equivalent)Gather data and observations in applied food skills practical classes and apply industry best practice methods and technologies to complete a range of activities related to food, nutrition and gastronomy.

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO3, SILO4, SILO5