Module ANTM003 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
ANTM003: Theory and Methods of Food Preservation
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
The module will explore food preservation through a series of paired seminars and practical classes. Seminars will include lectures as well discussion of readings undertaken by students in advance of the session. Practical classes will comprise tours of local enterprises, demonstrations and hands-on experience.
The following forms of food making and preservation will likely be covered, with minor variation from year to year depending upon the availability of lecturers and practitioners contributing to the module:
- Pickling and preserving
- Sourdough baking
- Fish smoking
- Butchery and charcuterie
- Cheese making
- Cider making
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | 100 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 10 | 5 x 2-hour seminars |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 15 | 3 x 5 hour practical class |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching activities | 25 | 3 x 6 hour and 1 x7 hour field trips |
| Guided independent study | 50 | Reading in preparation for seminars |
| Guided independent study | 15 | Preparation and revision of journal entries |
| Guided Independent Study | 35 | Research and writing of paper |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
How this Module is Assessed
In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.
Formative Assessment
A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.
| Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Journal entries | 6 x 250 word entries on each topic | 1-4 | Written comments and suggestions for revision |
Summative Assessment
A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.
| Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | 0 | 0 |
...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.
| Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journal | 35 | 1,500 words | 1-4 | Written comments |
| Paper | 65 | 3,500 words | 1-6 | Written Comments |
Re-assessment
Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.
| Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Journal | Journal (1,500 words) | 1-4 | August/September reassessment period |
| Paper | Paper (3,500 words) | 1-6 | August/September reassessment period |
