Bioengineering B-II

Code:

EQ514

Acronym:

BIOBII

Instance: 2006/2007 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Chemical Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Chemical Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LEQ	2	Plano de estudos de transição para 2006/07	5	5,5	5,5	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Program

1. Food additives:
1.1 definition, classification, uses, legislation.
1.2 thickening and gelling agents:
- characteristics and uses;
- second generation gelling agents: mixtures of hydrocolloids. Improvement of textural characteristics;
- third generation complex gelling systems - preparation and possible utilization for obtaining new textures.

2. Monography (groups of 2-3 students) about a food industry focusing on:
- origin and development of the industry, technical aspects (raw materials, processing, packaging), nutritional value, quality control, sewage treatment, marketing ...
2. Conferences (2-3) by invited speakers.
3. Study visits (2-3) to food enterprises.

Teaching methods and learning activities

A) Formal lectures:
- Theoretical exposition with resolution of illustrative problems
- Lectures given by invited specialists on different topics

B) Discussion with students of the different subjects treated in the monograph.

C) Study visits.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Subject Classes	Participação presencial	56,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

Class attendance according to FEUP general rules

Calculation formula of final grade

Evaluation will be done on the written and oral presentations of the monograph.

Cf = 0.5 Ce + 0.5 Co

where:
Cf - final classification
Ce - written monograph classification
Co - oral presentation classification

Examinations or Special Assignments

See above (Evaluation type and final classification)

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

None

Classification improvement

Improvement of the written monograph.