2019-2020 / MICA0007-1

Feeding behaviours and food sensory evaluation

Duration

24h Th, 12h Pr

Number of credits

 Master in innovation management and the food design (120 ECTS)3 crédits 

Lecturer

Christophe Blecker, Sylvie Chollet, Dorothée Goffin

Coordinator

Christophe Blecker

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Introduction to physico-chemistry of food products
- Complexe food structure - Technofunctional properties - Technical specifications
Sensory evaluation of foodstuffs - Consummer food behaviours
- Food behaviours throughout the ages
- Links with neurosciences : decision science - Trends in food consumption - Basis of sensory physiology - Food behaviour - Hedonic evaluation - Sensory analysis - Consummer behavior - Preference mapping
- Rapid modern descriptive methods
Instrumental tests to assess organoleptic properties of food

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

To understand the different factors which influence the consumers behaviours (neuroscience, neophobia, environment, culture, habits...) 
To tackle concretely some questions related to the assessment of organoleptic quality of food.
Be able to carry out qualitative and quantitative analysis methods (interviews, focus groups, acceptation hedonic analysis...)
To emphasize the complementary approach of instrumental and sensorial methods to assess this quality.
After completing the course the student is expected to express a critical opinion on the techniques used for sensory evaluation of food.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Lectures : 36h Practical Works : 12h

Recommended or required readings

Slides and text book.

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral examination (100%)

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Prof. Christophe BLECKER Phone : 081/62.23.08 e-mail : christophe.blecker@uliègebe
Dr Dorothée GOFFIN
Tél : 081/62.26.55. e-mail : dorothee.goffin@uliege.be
 

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session

Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning

Christophe BLECKER's part:
Article to read and prepare ("article formulation", files available on "support de cours")
Practical works on instrumental methodologies and texture available by podcast.
 
Dorothée GOFFIN's part : 
Substitution of the practical session on the organisation of tasting sessions and discovery of practical organisation of sensorial analysis sessions by a video of presentation
 
Sylvie CHOLLET's part :
Substitution of the 2 sessions on rapid methods of sensorial analysis by the reading of a book chapter dedicated and a session of questions/answers with Dorothée Goffin. 

Assessment subjects

Christophe BLECKER's part:
Introduction to physico-chemistry of food products Complexe food structure Technical specifications

Technofunctional properties till emulsifying properties. Gelling properties are not included anymore.
in addition, article on formulation.
 
Dorothée GOFFIN's / Sylvie CHOLLET's parts
Sensory evaluation of foodstuffs - Consummer food behaviours
- Food behaviours throughout the ages
- Links with neurosciences : decision science
- Trends in food consumption
- Basis of sensory physiology
- Food behaviour
- Hedonic evaluation
- Sensory analysis
- Consummer behavior
- Preference mapping
- Rapid modern descriptive methods
- Instrumental tests to assess organoleptic properties of food

Assessment methods

Oral examination by videoconferencing

Contacts

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session

Assessment subjects

No change in comparison to June 2020
Christophe BLECKER's part:
Introduction to physico-chemistry of food products Complexe food structure Technical specifications

Technofunctional properties till emulsifying properties. Gelling properties are not included anymore.
in addition, article on formulation.
 
Dorothée GOFFIN's / Sylvie CHOLLET's parts
Sensory evaluation of foodstuffs - Consummer food behaviours
- Food behaviours throughout the ages
- Links with neurosciences : decision science
- Trends in food consumption
- Basis of sensory physiology
- Food behaviour
- Hedonic evaluation
- Sensory analysis
- Consummer behavior
- Preference mapping
- Rapid modern descriptive methods
- Instrumental tests to assess organoleptic properties of food

Assessment methods

Oral examination by videoconferencing 

Contacts

D. Goffin