270057 Risk Analysis in Food Safety

Detaljer
Inst. for Fødevarevidenskab   60 %
Fødevareøkonomisk Institut   20 %
Inst. for Human Ernæring   10 %
Inst. for Veterinær Patobiologi   10 %
Tidligst mulig placeringKandidat 1.år til Kandidat 2. år
VarighedEn blok
 
Pointværdi7.5 (ECTS)
KursustypeKandidatkursus
 
EksamenSluteksamen

skriftlig og mundtlig eksamen


Alle hjælpemidler tilladt

Beskrivelse af eksamen: : Oral defence of project report. The project exercise is handed out during the course, and the project work is carried out in groups. At the oral defence, the project is presented by the group where each student makes an individual contribution and answers questions on an individual basis. Each student is evaluated individually.

Vægtning: 20% oral defence 80% project report



13-skala, intern censur
 
Rammer for undervisningApprox. 40% lectures, 25% theoretical exercises and 35% seminars (relative distribution between the hours with teacher(s) present)
 
BlokplaceringBlock 2
Ugestruktur: A
 
UndervisningssprogEngelsk
 
Anbefalede forudsætninger"International food legislation and food safety management" . The students are also expected to have basic knowledge in food microbiology, food technology and food chemistry
 
Kompetenceområder
The course is part of the specialization in Food Safety. The course provides a multi-disciplinary approach to risk analysis including risk assessment, risk communication, risk perception, decision theory, economics and bioethics

Applied science:
- Knowledge of the elements in risk analysis
- Knowledge of the tools and structure of risk assessment
- Understanding of the cultural, societal, ethical and economic elements of food safety management
- Understanding of the interplay between different stakeholders and decision makers regarding food safety
- Communication skills regarding food safety issues at different levels
 
Kursets målsætning
To provide the students with knowledge of the elements in risk analysis. To provide the students with detailed insight in structured risk assessment and enable them to understand important issues in risk communication and risk management incl. cultural, ethical , and economic elements.
 
Kursusindhold
Introduction to risk analysis and its components. Experts from different fields will in an interactive manner discuss issues within risk ranking, structured risk assessment incl. cases, risk perception and acceptability among different stakeholders, risk communication, crisis management and communication, cost/benefit analyses, ethical perspectives, cultural differences, regulatory mechanisms, risk management, and decision making.


 
Undervisningsform
Lectures, theoretical exercises, seminars, and project work. The lectures introduce different elements of risk analysis in food safety in a national and international context. The theoretical exercises, seminars, and the project work will help the students to find and organize relevant data, and to interpret, discuss, and communicate the information.
 
Kursusansvarlig
Susanne Knøchel, skn@life.ku.dk, Institut for Fødevarevidenskab/Fødevaremikrobiologi, Tlf: 35333258
Jytte Josephsen, jyj@life.ku.dk, Institut for Fødevarevidenskab/Fødevaremikrobiologi, Tlf: 35283232
 
Studienævn
Studienævn LSN
 
Kursusbeskrivelsesomfang
forelæsninger28
teoretiske øvelser18
kollokvier18
projektarbejde100
vejledning6
forberedelse38

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