Sustainability of Food Chain (3cr)
Code: XX00DT51-3001
General information
- Enrollment
 - 11.11.2024 - 31.12.2024
 - Registration for the implementation has ended.
 
- Timing
 - 03.02.2025 - 04.04.2025
 - Implementation has ended.
 
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
 - 3 cr
 
- Local portion
 - 0 cr
 
- Virtual portion
 - 3 cr
 
- Mode of delivery
 - Distance learning
 
- Unit
 - SeAMK Agriculture
 
- Campus
 - SeAMK Seinäjoki, Frami
 
- Teaching languages
 - Finnish
 
- Degree programmes
 - Bachelor of Engineering, Food Processing and Biotechnology
 - Bachelor of Natural Resources, Agriculture and Rural Enterprises
 - Degree Programme in Food and Hospitality
 - Open University of Applied Sciences
 
- Teachers
 - Eija Putula-Hautala
 - Merja Kyntäjä
 - Teija Rönkä
 
- Groups
 - 
                        TAVAYLARUOKA24SSecondary-Education Pathway Studies, Bachelor of Natural Resources, Agriculture and Rural Enterprises
 
- Course
 - XX00DT51
 
Evaluation scale
1-5
                    
Objective
Student knows the dimensions of the responsible food chain: environmental impacts of the food chain, food safety, nutrition, well-being at work, animal welfare, economic responsibility and local market presence. He/she is able to use this knowledge in later studies and is able to follow and participate in the discussion on the responsibility of the food chain in the media. The students are able to evaluate the reliability of information and are able to find reliable sources on topics related to responsibility in the food chain.
                    
Content
•	The significance of responsible food chain in globally
•	Environmental responsibility of the food chain
•	Food safety and traceability
•	Nutritional recommendations
•	Well-being at work
•	Animal welfare as one dimension of the responsible food chain
•	Economic responsibility and local market presence
                    
Location and time
Opettajien koostama ja valitsema opiskelu- ja tehtävämateriaali.
                    
Materials
Heikkurinen, M. (2012). Vastuullisuus ruokaketjussa: Eväitä johtamiseen, mittaamiseen ja viestintään. MTT. 
Heikkurinen, P., Jalkanen, L., Järvinen, M., Katajajuuri, J-M., Koistinen, L., Kotro, J., Riipi, I., Forsman-Hugg, S., Järvelä, K., Mäkelä, J., Pesonen, H-M., & Ulvila, K-M. (2012). Vastuullisuus ruokaketjussa. Eväitä johtamiseen, mittaamiseen ja viestintään. Maa- ja elintarviketalouden tutkimuskeskus (MTT). 26 s.
                    
Teaching methods
Opintojakso toteutetaan Moodle-oppimisympäristössä verkko-opetuksena.
Alkuinfo ja loppuseminaari ovat aikaan sidottuja, mutta niiden luennollinen ja ohjeellinen sisältö tallennetaan. Tallenteen voi kuunnella omalla ajalla.
Muut luennot nauhoituksena etukäteen.
Tehtävät ovat yksilötehtäviä, ja ne voi suorittaa omassa tahdissa opintojakson toteutusaikana.
                    
Exam schedules
Opintojaksoon ei kuulu tenttiä, arvioidaan tehtävien ja aktiivisen osallistumisen perusteella.
                    
Student workload
81 h
Kontaktiopetus verkossa 6 h (alkuinfo ja loppuseminaari), itsenäinen työskentely noin 75 h. Itsenäiseen työskentelyyn sisältyy opettajien valitsemiin opiskelu- ja tehtävämateriaaleihin tutustumista, itsenäistä tiedonhankintaa ja tehtävien tekoa.
                    
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
The student can name and define most of the dimensions of responsibility in the food chain. He/she is able to evaluate the reliability of the information and retrieve reliable information on the subject occasionally. The student shows an interest in different areas of responsibility. They  follow the given instructions and work within the given schedule in some respects.
                    
Assessment criteria, good (3)
The student can define and present the different dimensions of food chain responsibility. He/she is able to evaluate the reliability of information and to name and search for sources of reliable information in different areas of food chain responsibility. Students can refer to professional writings in the field and use the latest knowledge in their work for the most part. The student observes the need for development in his/her own activities.
The students exhibit analytical ability in their activities. They are able to follow the given instructions and work within the given schedule with minor exceptions.
                    
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
The student can define and explain the different dimensions of responsibility in the food chain reliably. Students are able to evaluate the reliability of information and are able to use sources of reliable information extensively. The student can refer to and interpret professional writings in the field and uses the latest information justifiably. 
Students are prepared to apply what they have learned to practice and to develop their own and their work community's activities. They can follow the given instructions and act on the specified schedule during the process.
                    
Qualifications
Structure of Food Chain
                    
Further information
Opintojakso toteutetaan Moodle-oppimisympäristössä verkko-opetuksena.
Alkuinfo ja loppuseminaari ovat aikaan sidottuja, mutta niiden luennollinen ja ohjeellinen sisältö tallennetaan. Tallenteen voi kuunnella omalla ajalla.
Muut luennot nauhoituksena etukäteen.
Tehtävät ovat yksilötehtäviä, ja ne voi suorittaa omassa tahdissa opintojakson toteutusaikana.
Kurssilla noudatetaan SeAMKin linjausta tekoälyn hyödyntämisestä.