Product development (6cr)

Objective

Upon completion of the course, the student will
- be able to apply a customer-oriented product development process methodology
- be able to organize and implement food product development project.

Content

? Consumer surveys and evaluation based on the senses in various phases of product development
? Test marketing
? Generation of ideas
? Project selection
? Product design
? Test design methods
? Recipe optimisation
? Price calculations
? Preservation and packaging tests
? Process design
? Product testing and marketing
? Factor test designs and analysis of results using variance analysis and factor analysis.

Qualifications

No previous studies are required.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2: The student understands the basic concepts of the product development process steps and methods, as well as be able to apply them to the usual R & D projects to solve.
3-4: The student knows well the food industry product development steps and methods, as well as be able to apply them to solve different types of R & D projects. The student is able to combine his knowledge with previous experiences in the subject.
5: The student knows excellently food industry product development process steps and methods, as well as be able to apply them to a variety of different types of R & D project issues and problems. The student has demonstrated the ability to create new meanings and to show innovation in applying what he has learned.

Materials

Material distributed by the lecturer. Supplementary material
Fuller, G. New Food Product Development, (2005).
Availability: https://plari.amkit.fi/vwebv/holdingsInfo?sk=fi_EN&bibId=58551

Teaching methods

- Lectures
- Assignments
- Production design project as a group project (attendance and participation compulsory)