Information Package / Course Catalogue
Purchasing and Storage Techniques
Course Code: BDY535
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

Aimed to teach the purchase stages in catering systems, purchase high quality raw materials and teach the proper storage principles of the raw materials purchased.

Course Content

Purchasing principles and procedures, technical specifications, storage techniques and storage characteristics in catering systems will be examined.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Knows the purchase methods and evaluates the purchase methods appropriate to organization.
2.Prepares technical specifications and administrative specifications for the provision of quality raw material purchases.
3.Evaluates the storage principles for each food to prevent the deterioration of food.
4.Applies the appropriate storage policies to prevent food and nutrient losses.
5.Applies food safety and food security standards in the purchasing and storage stages.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Khan M A, Concepts of Food Service Operations and Management, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1991.
2.Garlough, R. Modern Food Service Purchasing, Delmar Cengage Learning, USA, 2011
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Purchase stages in catering systems
Week 2 - Theoretical
Purchasing methods
Week 3 - Theoretical
Technical specifications
Week 4 - Theoretical
Administrative specifications
Week 5 - Theoretical
Ensure food security in the purchase stages
Week 6 - Theoretical
General storage principles
Week 7 - Theoretical
The storage of dry food and dry food storage principles (Assignment / presentation instead of 1. midterms)
Week 8 - Theoretical
The storage of dry food and dry food storage principles
Week 9 - Theoretical
Cold storage principles
Week 10 - Theoretical
Cold storage principles
Week 11 - Theoretical
Frozen foods and frozen food storage principles
Week 12 - Theoretical
Ensuring food security in the storage stages
Week 13 - Theoretical
Ensuring food security in the storage stages
Week 14 - Theoretical
Seminar presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Presentation1%10
Assignment1%10
Midterm Examination1%10
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Lecture - Practice141242
Assignment110212
Presentation 110212
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
4
4
3
4
3
OÇ-2
3
3
4
4
3
OÇ-3
4
4
4
3
3
OÇ-4
3
3
3
4
3
OÇ-5
3
4
4
3
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026