Information Package / Course Catalogue
Cold Storage
Course Code: KGT243
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is • to teach cold storage • to equip students with the knowledge and skills of shelf-life extension • to develop the ability of the students to implementation of actions • to give students the opportunity to cooling systems • to enable students develop Freezing of foods • to allow students become proficient in frozen storage • to give the students basic information about cold techniq • to provide the basic knowledge about cold storage

Course Content

• Cold storage • Frozen storage • freezing techniques • frozen foodstorage and dissolution

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Effectively be able to understand cooling decives
2.Able to explain food preservation
3.Demonstrate the ability to knows for warehouse and storage
4. Able to learn food preservation methods
5.Effectively be able to understand drying systems and decives
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Özkol, N. (1999) Uygulamalı Soğutma Tekniği, Makine Mühendisleri Odası Yayın No: 115, Ankara
2.Bilişli, A. (1998) Gıdaların Dondurularak Muhafazası, TAV Yayınları No: 39, Yalova.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Input and the food industry, cold application technique of the cold.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Cooling systems, cooling decives and equipment. Cooling methods.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Freezing of foods, freezing
Week 4 - Theoretical
Methods of ice cream, frozen food storage and dissolution.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Factors affecting storage
Week 6 - Theoretical
Warehouse and storage mthods
Week 7 - Theoretical
Warehouse and storage mthods, Quiz
Week 8 - Practice
Warehouse and storage mthods
Week 9 - Theoretical
Determination of shelf-life
Week 10 - Theoretical
Storage accounts
Week 11 - Theoretical
Factors affecting food preservation
Week 12 - Theoretical
Factors affecting food preservation
Week 13 - Theoretical
Fruit and vegetables in the cold and frozen storage
Week 14 - Theoretical
Meat, fish and products in the cold and frozen storage
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%5
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Assignment1112
Quiz1044
Midterm Examination1314
Final Examination1314
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)56
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
OÇ-1
5
4
5
OÇ-2
5
4
5
OÇ-3
5
4
5
OÇ-4
5
5
3
OÇ-5
5
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026