Information Package / Course Catalogue
Food Procesing Principles
Course Code: KGK109
Course Type: Required
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

Recognize the main processes and machines used in food industry and know the working princible of them.

Course Content

Basic properties of foods and the principles used in production, raw material preparation machines, production machines

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. İsmail BÖLÜK
Learning Outcomes
1.Outline the basic properties of foods.
2.Knows the basic engineering units.
3.Knows open and closed systems, conservation of mass and material balance.
4.Knows thermometers and can convert them into one another.
5.Recognize the concepts of heat and temperature and make simple calculations.
6.Know the heat transfer mechanisms in food processing.
7.Knows the systems used for heating and cooling food products.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.1] Saldamlı,Saldamlı,Savaş kitabevi,Ankara,2004. ISBN:975633116x.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Dimensions and technical specifications
Week 2 - Theoretical
systems
Week 3 - Theoretical
Density, concentration
Week 4 - Theoretical
Moisture content
Week 5 - Theoretical
Tempreture
Week 6 - Theoretical
Termometers
Week 8 - Theoretical
mass balances
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
heat transfer mechanisms
Week 10 - Theoretical
Heat transfer mechanisms
Week 11 - Theoretical
Heat transfer mechanisms
Week 12 - Theoretical
Process control diagrams
Week 13 - Theoretical
Systems used for heating and cooling food.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Systems used for heating and cooling food.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140235
Midterm Examination1729
Final Examination1729
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)53
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
OÇ-2
5
OÇ-3
5
OÇ-4
5
OÇ-5
5
5
OÇ-6
5
5
OÇ-7
5
5
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2026