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Planning of MenusLaajuus (5 cr)

Code: CA00CX22

Objective

Students can analyze develop high-quality and customer-oriented menus. The student identifies the professional kitchen business idea and customer needs. Students can analyse the nutrition quality, accountability and profitability of menus. Students can develop menus with ecological, economic, nutritional, cultural and social dimensions. The student knows how to develop recipes in his work and understand the importance of standardized recipes as part of quality.

Content

Menu planning, menu analysis and recipe optimization
Nutritional content, carbon footprint and cost calculations
Food cultures and social dimensions of food

Qualifications

Food Production Processes

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Student can give examples of high quality and customer-oriented menus. The student identifies the professional kitchen business idea and customer needs. Student is able to name factors related to the quality of nutrition, accountability and profitability of menus.
Student is able to name ecological, economic, nutritional, cultural and social dimensions of menus. The student can identify the benefits of optimized recipes in his work and recognizes the importance of standardized recipes as part of quality.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Student know how to implement high quality and customer-oriented menus. The student identifies the professional kitchen business idea and customer needs, as well as interpret them. Student can analyze the nutrition quality, accountability and profitability of menus. Student can plan menus with ecological, economic, nutritional, cultural and social dimensions. The student knows how to develop recipes in his work and know how to explain the importance of standardized recipes as part of quality.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student can analyze develop high quality and customer-oriented menus. The student identifies the professional kitchen business idea and customer needs, as well as interpret and apply them. Student can analyze and evaluate the nutrition quality, accountability and profitability of menus. Student can plan and develop menus with ecological, economic, nutritional, cultural and social dimensions. The student knows how to develop recipes in his work and know how to explain and justify the importance of standardized recipes as part of quality.

Further information

Three credits for R&D

Enrollment

23.08.2024 - 04.10.2024

Timing

23.08.2024 - 20.12.2024

Credits

5 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • Degree Programme in Food and Hospitality
Teachers
  • Kirta Nieminen
Student groups
  • IEPFF24F
    From Field to Fork

Objective

Students can analyze develop high-quality and customer-oriented menus. The student identifies the professional kitchen business idea and customer needs. Students can analyse the nutrition quality, accountability and profitability of menus. Students can develop menus with ecological, economic, nutritional, cultural and social dimensions. The student knows how to develop recipes in his work and understand the importance of standardized recipes as part of quality.

Content

Menu planning, menu analysis and recipe optimization
Nutritional content, carbon footprint and cost calculations
Food cultures and social dimensions of food

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Student can give examples of high quality and customer-oriented menus. The student identifies the professional kitchen business idea and customer needs. Student is able to name factors related to the quality of nutrition, accountability and profitability of menus.
Student is able to name ecological, economic, nutritional, cultural and social dimensions of menus. The student can identify the benefits of optimized recipes in his work and recognizes the importance of standardized recipes as part of quality.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Student know how to implement high quality and customer-oriented menus. The student identifies the professional kitchen business idea and customer needs, as well as interpret them. Student can analyze the nutrition quality, accountability and profitability of menus. Student can plan menus with ecological, economic, nutritional, cultural and social dimensions. The student knows how to develop recipes in his work and know how to explain the importance of standardized recipes as part of quality.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student can analyze develop high quality and customer-oriented menus. The student identifies the professional kitchen business idea and customer needs, as well as interpret and apply them. Student can analyze and evaluate the nutrition quality, accountability and profitability of menus. Student can plan and develop menus with ecological, economic, nutritional, cultural and social dimensions. The student knows how to develop recipes in his work and know how to explain and justify the importance of standardized recipes as part of quality.

Qualifications

Food Production Processes

Further information

Three credits for R&D

Enrollment

17.04.2023 - 06.09.2023

Timing

04.09.2023 - 05.11.2023

Credits

5 op

Virtual proportion (cr)

2 op

RD proportion (cr)

3 op

Teaching languages
  • English
Degree programmes
  • From Field to Fork
  • Degree Programme in Food and Hospitality
Teachers
  • Kirta Nieminen
Student groups
  • MRESTO22
  • RESTO21
  • IEPFF23F
    From Field to Fork

Objective

Students can analyze develop high-quality and customer-oriented menus. The student identifies the professional kitchen business idea and customer needs. Students can analyse the nutrition quality, accountability and profitability of menus. Students can develop menus with ecological, economic, nutritional, cultural and social dimensions. The student knows how to develop recipes in his work and understand the importance of standardized recipes as part of quality.

Content

Menu planning, menu analysis and recipe optimization
Nutritional content, carbon footprint and cost calculations
Food cultures and social dimensions of food

Materials

To be announced at the beginning of the course

Teaching methods

Lectures and working life-oriented development project 5 ects

Employer connections

Working life-oriented development project

Completion alternatives

Identification of prior learning and studification

Student workload

The student's total work volume is 135 hours, of which 97 hours of independent studies, 17 hours of hybrid education and 21 hours of contact teaching. Contact teaching in Prikka requires attendance in accordance with the schedule.

Further information

The course will be arranged in English if needed

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Student can give examples of high quality and customer-oriented menus. The student identifies the professional kitchen business idea and customer needs. Student is able to name factors related to the quality of nutrition, accountability and profitability of menus.
Student is able to name ecological, economic, nutritional, cultural and social dimensions of menus. The student can identify the benefits of optimized recipes in his work and recognizes the importance of standardized recipes as part of quality.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Student know how to implement high quality and customer-oriented menus. The student identifies the professional kitchen business idea and customer needs, as well as interpret them. Student can analyze the nutrition quality, accountability and profitability of menus. Student can plan menus with ecological, economic, nutritional, cultural and social dimensions. The student knows how to develop recipes in his work and know how to explain the importance of standardized recipes as part of quality.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student can analyze develop high quality and customer-oriented menus. The student identifies the professional kitchen business idea and customer needs, as well as interpret and apply them. Student can analyze and evaluate the nutrition quality, accountability and profitability of menus. Student can plan and develop menus with ecological, economic, nutritional, cultural and social dimensions. The student knows how to develop recipes in his work and know how to explain and justify the importance of standardized recipes as part of quality.

Assessment methods and criteria

Development project, self- and peer reviews and active participation.

Qualifications

Food Production Processes

Further information

Three credits for R&D