Iğdır University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
196000101106	MICROBIOLOGY	Compulsory	1	1	3

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

Name of Lecturer(s)

Dr. Öğr. Üyesi M. Murat CEYLAN

Learning Outcomes

1	The student knows the basic concepts of food microbiology course.
2	The student has information about the classification of microorganisms.
3	The student will have information about foodborne microorganisms.
4	The student will have information about microorganisms that spoil food.
5	The student will have information about the preservation techniques of foods.

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Introduction to microbiology, Terminology, Classification	None	None
2	General Characteristics of Microorganism Groups	None	None
3	General characteristics of microorganisms in food	None	None
4	Introduction to foodborne diseases	None	None
5	Foodborne infection and intoxication	None	None
6	Active and passive food infections	None	None
7	Foodborne intoxications	None	None
8	Foodborne virus infections, foodborne mold toxicity	None	None
9	Microbial spoilage, pathogenic microorganisms and preservation methods in meat and meat products	None	None
10	Microbial spoilage, pathogenic microorganisms and preservation methods in milk and dairy products	None	None
11	Microbial spoilage, pathogenic microorganisms and preservation methods in eggs and egg products	None	None
12	Microbial spoilage, pathogenic microorganisms and preservation methods in fruit and vegetable products, water, fruit juices	None	None
13	Microbial spoilage, pathogenic microorganisms and preservation methods in canned foods and fermented products	None	None
14	Preservation Methods in Foods	None	None

Recommended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	20	20
Final Examination	1	20	20
Self Study	14	1	14
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	14	2	28
Homework	3	3	9
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			91

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