MVI320 Fish Processing Technology

Credits (ECTS):10

Course responsible:Odd Ivar Lekang

Campus / Online:Taught campus Ås

Teaching language:Norsk, engelsk

Course frequency:Yearly

Nominal workload:Lectures and homework: approx. 75 hours. Project work with individual supervision: approx. 175 hours.

Teaching and exam period:This course starts in Autumn parallel. This course has teaching/evaluation in Autumn parallel, .

About this course

The course will go through key processes for processing fish and shellfish. This includes methods for slaughtering, cooling and cutting in addition to processing methods such as freezing, salting, smoking, digging, raking, drying, heat treatment and production of oil /flour. Furthermore, preparation of production plans, construction of processing plants as well as design and choice of installations and machines will be reviewed. Throughout the course, the candidates themselves will plan a slaughter and processing facility of salmon. The planning includes development of production plans, process schedules and process descriptions, and simple floor plans. Systems for the utilization of by-products and waste / sewage treatment shall also be included.

Learning outcome

- Know the most central processes for fish processing.

- Have detailed knowledge of how the fish muscle itself is affected, and what this does with taste and durability of the muscle and last how this can be varied.

- Be able to prepare production plans for a fish processing plant, including the consumption of raw materials and the dispatch of finished products.

- Be able to design simple sketches and plans for the construction of a fish processing plant.

Learning activities
The course is based on lectures, as well as a larger project assignment with individual supervision.
Teaching support
The course teacher is available for support in working hour
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree or equal in a relevant scientific area. Knowledge of muscle material in general or specifically on fish like as example MVI270 and AQQ 253.
Assessment method
Final written examination (3 hours): 50%, project thesis: 50 %. Only one overall mark will be given for the course.

Project work Grading: Letter grades Written exam Grading: Letter grades Permitted aids: A1 No calculator, no other aids
Examiner scheme
The external and internal examiner jointly prepare the exam questions and the correction manual. The external examiner reviews the internal examiner's examination results by correcting a random sample of candidates exams as a calibration according to the Department's guidelines for examination markings.
Notes
the course is given in Norwegian but English when needed
Teaching hours
Lectures: 3 hours per week, totally 39 hours. Exercises and project work with instructions: 2 hours per week, totally 26 hours.
Admission requirements
Bsc or similar