FST 401: Introduction to Food Processing

Autumn 2004, TR section

Date		Laboratory or Pilot Plant Activity	Discussion Topics	Assignments due & Quizzes
R	Sept. 22	Project 1: · Meat processing plant (Animal Sci.) · Food analysis instruments	Introduction, Teams, Pre-test
T	Sept. 27	Project 1: · Dairy processing plant (Parker Hall)	Intro to Unit Operations and Unit Processes	Turn in product preferences for projects 3, 4 and 5
R	Sept. 29	Project 1: · Fruit and vegetable processing plant & bakery equipment (Howlett Hall)	Planning for projects 3-5, Homework 1 assignment
T	Oct. 4	Project 2: Unit operations: Fluid flow and mixing	Pumps, Mixers, Library resources	Project 1 report due
R	Oct. 6	Project 2: Unit operations: Size adjustment and heat transfer	Heat transfer	Project 3 pre-planning due, Homework 1 due
T	Oct. 11	Project 2: Unit operations: Mass transfer and separation	Mass transfer, separation
R	Oct. 12	Project 3: Planning	Quiz 1; Food Preservation	Quiz 1
T	Oct. 18	Project 3: Processing		Project 2 report due, Paper topic due.
R	Oct. 20	Project 3: Evaluation	Review quiz; Food Preservation, continued	Project 4 pre-planning due
T	Oct. 25	Field trip 1		Project 3 report due
R	Oct. 27	Project 4: Planning	Food Preservation, continued
T	Nov. 1	Project 4: Processing		Field trip report due
R	Nov. 3	Project 4: Evaluation	Food Preservation, continued; Discuss paper and presentation	Project 5 pre-planning due,
T	Nov. 8	Project 5: Planning	Quiz 2; Practice for final	Quiz 2
R	Nov. 10	Field Trip #2
T	Nov. 16	Project 5: Processing		Paper outline due, Project 4 report due
R	Nov. 18	Project 5: Evaluation	Practice for final
T	Nov. 23	Presentations		Project 5 report due
R	Nov. 25	No class –Thanksgiving
T	Nov. 30	Presentations
R	Dec. 2	Review		Paper due
R,F	Dec. 6,7	Oral Finals, time to be scheduled