Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
196000104100COST CONTROL METHODS IN FOOD AND BEVERAGE BUSINESESCompulsory242
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Students should have basic information about business, catering business, cost, cost control definition and storage, receiving, purchasing, pricing.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. DR. Musa GENÇ
Learning Outcomes
1Will be able to explain Cost Accounting Systems Will be able to explain Food and Beverage Cost Control System. Will be able to explain Food and Beverage Production Cost Elements. Will be able to make Food and Beverage Cost Distributions (First and Second Distribution). Will be able to calculate the Food and Beverage Costs according to the Order Cost System. Will be able to calculate the Food and Beverage Costs according to the Stage Cost System. Will be able to choose the correct pricing method.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
Definition of food and beverage business, basic concepts and strategies of business, purchasing, receiving, storage, pricing workflow.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Introduction to Cost Accounting and Basic Concepts of Cost Accounting
2Different Costs for Different Purposes: Classification of Costs
3Food and Beverage Cost Control, Purposes, Stages.
4Food and Beverage Cost Control Process
5Food and Beverage Cost Control Method
6IFO (Last-In-First-Out) Stock Valuation Method
7Midterm Exam
8FIFO (First-In-First-Out) Stock Valuation Method, Average Cost Stock Valuation Methods
9Labor Costs in Food and Beverage Businesses
10General Production Costs: First Stage in Expense Distribution
11General Production Costs: Second and Third Stage in Expense Distribution
12Order Costing Systems
13Introduction of Phase Cost Systems
14Summary Review
Recommended or Required Reading
Mehmet Sariışık (2017). Cost Control Concepts, Applications and Examples in Food and Beverage Businesses, Detay Publishing. Ayaz, N. and Akay, B. (2017). Costs and Control in Tourism Enterprises, Detay Publishing. Food In Life, Food Time Magazine, Food and Travel (Periodical).
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination140
Attending Lectures130
Project Preparation130
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination170
Project Preparation130
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination11010
Final Examination12020
Attending Lectures14228
Project Preparation11010
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)68
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