Food Technology 2 - Senior School

Course aim

To consolidate students' understanding of the complex nature of the food and nutrition process and its relationship to healthy and active living. To allow students to develop their expertise in developing practical food skills in growing, selection, storage, preparation, cooking and serving food.

Course content

Students will consolidate their knowledge and skills for designing, producing and evaluating solutions for sustainable and safe food production and consumption, for instance students will evaluate the latest technological research on diet and diet related diseases for different stage of the life span and develop skills healthy eating for a particular audience eg a pre-school, taking into account cultural considerations. They will process and prepare high quality food items with consideration of ethical aspects such as food miles and fair trade. They will consider the traditional and contemporary methods of food production used in a variety of cultures, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and the countries of the Asian region.

Textbook(s)

Cameron, S 2011, Cookery the Australian Way, 8th edition, Home Economics Victoria , Australia

Prerequisite(s)

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

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

Assessment

Assignment, Portfolio

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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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.