Goulburn High School

Justice and Tenacity

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FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 

15180                                                                                     FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 




Course:  Food Technology                                        Category:   A

 

2 units for each of Preliminary and HSC

Board Developed Course                                           Exclusions:  Nil                                                                        

 

Course Description:

Students will develop knowledge and understanding about the production, processing and consumption of food, the nature of food and human nutrition and an appreciation of the importance of food to health and its impact on society. Skills will be developed in researching, analysing and communicating food issues, food preparation, and the design, implementation and evaluation of solutions to food situations.

 

Main Topics Covered:  

Preliminary Course

HSC Course

·         Food Availability and Selection

·         The Australian Food Industry

·         Food Quality

·         Food Manufacture

·         Nutrition

·         Food Product Development

 

·         Options     – Contemporary Food Issues in Nutrition  or              - Contemporary Food Issues in the Marketplace

 

Particular Course Requirements:

·         There is no prerequisite study for the 2 unit Preliminary course.  Completion of the 2 unit Preliminary course is a prerequisite to the study of the 2 unit HSC course.

·         In order to meet the course requirements students must learn about food availability and selection, food quality, nutrition, the Australian food industry, food manufacture, food product development and contemporary food issues.

It is a mandatory requirement that students undertake practical activities. Such experiential learning activities are specified in the ‘learning to' section of each strand.

 

SKILLS / APTITUDE                         Important                               Not so important

 

 

Essay Writing                                        *

Research                                              *

Oral Reporting                                       *

Practical Work                                       *

Working in a group or team                     *

Public Performance                                                                                *

Meeting Deadlines                                 *

 

Other considerations:

Fees:  $80 Year 11        $50 Year 12       Equipment:  Apron, washing up equipment.

 

Assessment:  HSC  Course

External Assessment

Weighting

Internal Assessment

Weighting

Core

The Australian Food Industry

-  multiple-choice

-  short structured items

Food Manufacture,

Food Product Development

-  multiple-choice

-  short structured items

-  extended structured response

Options

Contemporary Food issues:

Nutrition

-  short structured items

-  extended response

OR

Contemporary Food Issues:

Martketplace

-  extended response
-  short structured items

 

15

 

 

 

30

30

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

·          Knowledge and understanding about the Australian food Industry, food manufacture, food product development and contemporary food issues (nutrition or marketplace)

·          Research, analysis and communication

·          Experimentation and preparation

·          Design, implementation and evaluation

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

20

 

20

 

 

100

 

100