Food Chemestry (11:400:411)
Credit: 3
Prerequisite: Principles of Food Science 11:400:201 Must have previously taken Biochemistry (11:115:301 or 403) or be registered this semester
Time & Place:
Office Hours: By appointment
For appointments: call/email
Instructor:
George M. Carman, Ph. D.
gcarman@rutgers.edu
61 Dudley Road, Room 012
(848) 932-0267
(732) 932-6776
Class schedule: https://sis.rutgers.edu/soc/#home.
COURSE WEBSITE, RESOURCES & MATERIALS
All of the materials that you will need for this course will be posted in the Canvas website.
Course Materials/ Resources
Reference book and readings: Fennema’s Food Chemistry, fourth edition, edited by S. Damodaran, K.L. Parkin, and O. R. Fennema, 2007, published by CRC Press may be used as a reference, but not required.
Learning Management System for the course
All necessary course and additional reading materials will be posted in course site in Canvas. Students are responsible for reading articles that may be found online as directed on the Canvas web site for the course.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The course applies basic scientific principles to food systems and practical applications. Chemical/biochemical reactions of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and other constituents in fresh and processed foods are discussed with respect to food quality. Reaction conditions and processes that affect color, flavor, texture, nutrition, and safety of food are emphasized. Students are given a role in the learning experience through research by student groups and class presentations and discussions related to real world problems associated with both the private and public sectors of the world. Students take an active role in development and learning of course content.
LEARNING GOALS:
- LG # 2: Graduates will demonstrate and apply knowledge of the core competencies in Food Chemistry and analysis.
- Student Learning Goals and Outcome
- 2.1: Understand the chemistry involved in the properties and reactions of various foods and its components.
- 2.2: Understand and effectively applies the principles behind analytical techniques associated with food.
- 2.3: Understand and effectively applies food chemistry and analysis methods
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the course, students will:
- be able to control the major chemical/biochemical (enzymatic) reactions that influence food quality with emphasis on home and food industry applications.
- demonstrate the properties of different food components and interactions among these components modulate the specific quality attributes of food systems.
- understand the principles that underlies the biochemical/enzymatic techniques used in food analysis.
ASSIGNMENTS/RESPONSIBILITIES, GRADING & ASSESSMENT
Attendance Policy:
Students are expected to attend all classes; if you expect to miss one or two classes, please use the University absence reporting website https://sims.rutgers.edu/ssra/ to indicate the date and reason for your absence. An email is automatically sent to me.
GRADING AND EVALUATION
Course Requirements:
CLASS SCHEDULE
chemical and biochemical influences on controlling structure, color, flavor, and texture
Final Exam/Paper data and Time: Online Final Exam Schedule.
ACCOMODATIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
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Absence Policy
The University does recognize that temporary conditions and injuries can be problematic and may adversely affect a student’s ability to fully participate in class.
Absences or making up work go to Temporary Conditions website for detail.
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- Self-Reporting Absences: For absences in class or labs less than a week that are not confidential in nature, students need to inform faculty directly by using the Absence Reporting System (ARS).
- Longer Periods of Absence: If you anticipate missing more than one week of classes for serious illness, confidential, or sensitive personal reasons, you should also consult with a New Brunswick Dean of Students who will help to verify your extended absences from classes.
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ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
The university's policy on Academic Integrity requires that a student:
- properly acknowledge and cite all use of the ideas, results, or words of others.
- properly acknowledge all contributors to a given piece of work.
- make sure that all work submitted as his or her own in a course or other academic activity is produced without the aid of impermissible materials or impermissible collaboration.
- obtain all data or results by ethical means and report them accurately without suppressing any results inconsistent with his or her interpretation or conclusions.
- treat all other students in an ethical manner, respecting their integrity and right to pursue their educational goals without interference. This requires that a student neither facilitate academic dishonesty by others nor obstruct their academic progress.
- uphold the canons of the ethical or professional code of the profession for which he or she is preparing.
Adherence to these principles is necessary in order to ensure that
- everyone is given proper credit for his or her ideas, words, results, and other scholarly accomplishments.
- all student work is fairly evaluated, and no student has an inappropriate advantage over others.
- the academic and ethical development of all students is fostered.
- the reputation of the University for integrity in its teaching, research, and scholarship is maintained and enhanced.
Failure to uphold these principles of academic integrity threatens both the reputation of the University and the value of the degrees awarded to its students. Every member of the University community therefore bears a responsibility for ensuring that the highest standards of academic integrity are upheld.
Cheating and Plagiarism
(From Spring 2010 Andy Egan 01:730:252 Eating Right): "Cheating on tests or plagiarizing materials in your papers deprives you of the educational benefits of preparing these materials appropriately. It is personally dishonest to cheat on a test or to hand in a paper based on unacknowledged words or ideas that someone else originated. It is also unfair, since it gives you an undeserved advantage over your fellow students who are graded on the basis of their own work. In this class we will take cheating very seriously".
Turnitin will be used to assess students‚ submissions and all suspected cases of cheating and plagiarism will be automatically referred to the Rutgers Academic Integrity office.
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