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Area/Catalogue
FOSC 2004

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Course Level
Undergraduate

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Offered Externally
No

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Course ID
153661

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

Course owner

Course owner
School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences

Course aim

To convey to students the key concepts of sensory and consumer evaluation of foods for use in the nutrition and food sciences.

Course content

Sensory properties of foods; the human senses, multimodal sensory perception, types of sensory and consumer tests, individual differences in perception, sensory development, factors in food choice and consumer acceptance, the role of sensory and consumer evaluation in food product development and nutrition, statistical analysis of sensory and consumer data.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number Course Name
MATH 1040 Statistics for Laboratory Sciences

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Lecture 2 hours x 13 weeks
Practical 3 hours x 12 weeks
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
Lecture 26 hours x -
Practical 36 hours x -

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.


Assessment

Examination, Practical Assessment, Research assignment

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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Non-award enrolment
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.

Course Coordinators

Dr Giordana Cross
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Dr Alice Chan
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Ms Popsy Poon
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Dr William Cheung
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