ENVIRONMENTAL INPACT AND SUSTAINABILITY OF FOOD PODUCTIONS
cod. 1007696

Academic year 2021/22
2° year of course - Second semester
Professor
- Antonella CASOLI
Academic discipline
Chimica dell'ambiente e dei beni culturali (CHIM/12)
Field
Attività formative affini o integrative
Type of training activity
Related/supplementary
28 hours
of face-to-face activities
4 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
in ITALIAN

Integrated course unit module: ANALISYS OF SUSTAINABILITY DIMENSIONS

Learning objectives

THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE THE STUDENT WITH TOOLS FOR
DEVELOPING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF FOOD
ASSESSMENT, THROUGH THE STUDY OF CONTAMINANTS,
DETERIORATION, CONSERVATION, SAFETY, FOOD SUSTAINABILITY (1ST
DESCRIPTOR - KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING SKILLS) AS PART OF
THE EUROPEAN DESCRIPTORS.
AT THE END OF THE COURSE, THE STUDENT MUST BE ABLE TO:
APPLYING THIS KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING IN ADDRESSING,
WITH A PROFESSIONAL APPROACH AND THROUGH THE DESIGN OF
ARGUMENTS, DIFFERENT QUESTIONS OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE
SUSTAINABILITY OF AGRI-FOOD PRODUCTIONS (2ND DESCRIPTOR -
APPLIED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING SKILLS);
COLLECTING AND INTERPRETING ARTICLES ON THEIR OWN ,
INTERVENTION PROTOCOLS (3RD DESCRIPTOR - AUTONOMY OF
JUDGMENT);
COMMUNICATE INFORMATION, IDEAS, PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS OF
SUSTAINABILITY INTERVENTIONS OF AGRI-FOOD PRODUCTIONS IN
RELATION TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT (4TH DESCRIPTOR -
COMMUNICATION SKILLS);
DEVELOP ADDITIONAL LEARNING SKILLS NEEDED TO UNDERTAKE
SUBSEQUENT STUDIES WITH A HIGH DEGREE OF AUTONOMY IN THE
FIELD OF SUSTAINABILITY OF AGRI-FOOD PRODUCTIONS (5TH
DESCRIPTOR - ABILITY TO LEARN).

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

DEFINING AND EVALUATING A FOOD
CONTAMINANTS IN THE FOOD CHAIN
HEAVY METALS
QUALITY PRODUCTS
FOOD DETERIORATION
FOOD CONSERVATION
FOOD SAFETY AND FOOD SAFETY
FOOD SUSTAINABILITY
SUSTAINABLE AGRI-FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS AND SYSTEMS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
• raccogliere e interpretare autonomamente articoli , protocolli di
interventi (3° Descrittore - Autonomia di giudizio);
• comunicare informazioni, idee, problemi e soluzioni di interventi di
SOSTENIBILITÀ DELLE PRODUZIONI AGROALIMENTARI IN RELAZIONE
ALL’IMPATTO AMBIENTALE (4° Descrittore - Abilità comunicative);
• sviluppare ulteriori capacità di apprendimento necessarie per
intraprendere studi successivi con un alto grado di autonomia nel settore
della SOSTENIBILITÀ DELLE PRODUZIONI AGROALIMENTARI (5°
Descrittore - Capacità di apprendere).
Metodi didattici L'insegnamento è svolto mediante lezioni frontali con l'ausilio slides che
rappresenteranno materiale didattico, messo a disposizione su Elly in
formato pdf per gli studenti. Le lezioni prevedono anche la discussione di
esempi dei casi reali più recenti.
• Per questo motivo, le slides, che vengono gradualmente aggiornate per
ogni argomento, saranno caricate su Elly prima di ogni lezione e non
tutte insieme all’inizio del corso.
• Il contenuto delle lezioni non è compreso in unico testo specifico, di
conseguenza la frequenza alle lezioni è fondamentale per raggiungere gli
obiettivi dell’insegnamento
Altre informazioni il corso è stato svolto interamente in modalità telematica
Modalità di verifica
dell'apprendimento
Al termine del corso lo studente sarà tenuto a presentare un argomento
dell'insegnamento in seguito ad una sua ricerca personale.
Sarà successivamente verificato il livello di apprendimento dei risultati
attesi per tutti i contenuti offerti durante le lezioni.
La modalità di verifica prevede una prova orale
Le domande hanno l'obiettivo di misurare il livello di conoscenze
acquisite, la capacità di comunicazione, l'adeguatezza nell'utilizzo del
linguaggio tecnico e l'autonomia di giudizio.
Programma esteso Il programma per frequentanti e per non frequentanti è il medesimo
DEFINIZIONE E VALUTAZIONE DI UN ALIMENTO
CONTAMINANTI NELLA CATENA ALIMENTARE
I METALLI PESANTI
PRODOTTI DI QUALITÀ
DETERIORAMENTO DEGLI ALIMENTI
CONSERVAZIONE DEGLI ALIMENTI
SICUREZZA ALIMENTARE E SICUREZZA “DEGLI ALIMENTI”
SOSTENIBILITA’ ALIMENTARE
FILIERE E SISTEMI AGRO-ALIMENTARI SOSTENIBILI
LO SVILUPPO SOSTENIBILE
L’ “ANALISI DEL CICLO DI VITA”, LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA)
INDICATORI DI SOSTENIBILITA’
RIFIUTI ALIMENTARI
TECNOLOGIE E METODI AVANZATI PER IL RECUPERO E IL
RICICLO DEI MATERIALI
LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA)
SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS
FOOD WASTE
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES AND METHODS FOR RECOVERY AND
MATERIAL RECYCLING

Full programme

The program for frequenters and non-attending people is the same
DEFINING AND EVALUATING A FOOD
CONTAMINANTS IN THE FOOD CHAIN
HEAVY METALS
QUALITY PRODUCTS
FOOD DETERIORATION
FOOD CONSERVATION
FOOD SAFETY AND FOOD SAFETY
FOOD SUSTAINABILITY
SUSTAINABLE AGRI-FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS AND SYSTEMS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA)
SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS
FOOD WASTE
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES AND METHODS FOR RECOVERY AND
MATERIAL RECYCLING

Bibliography

there is no single text specific to the course content
PDF and TEXT OF THE TEACHER are available

Teaching methods

The teaching will be carried out through face-to-face lessons with the
help of slides that will represent teaching material, made available on Elly
in pdf format for students. The lessons also include the discussion of
examples of the most recent real cases.
For this reason, the slides, which are gradually updated for each topic,
will be uploaded to Elly before each lesson and not all at the beginning of
the course.
The content of the lessons is not included in a single specific text, so
attendance at lessons is key to achieving the objectives of teaching

Assessment methods and criteria

The exam of the course must be carried out after passing the exam of the first module.

The learning verification method involves two phases. In the first phase, the student must present orally a topic of the course, following his research of deepening.
In the following phase and after the first phase, the student will be verified the level of learning of the expected results for all the contents offered during the lessons.
The verification method includes oral tests.
The aim of the questions is to measure the level of knowledge acquired,
the ability to communicate, the adequacy in the use of technical
language and the autonomy of judgment; According to the Italian university system, the evaluation will be
expressed in thirtieth (30/30). The minimum assessment threshold shall
be 18/30; The votes obtained below this threshold are not recorded and
the student is invited to reintroduce themselves to the next call.
A failure assessment is determined by: 1. Lack of knowledge of the
minimum contents of the course; 2. The inability to express themselves
adequately; 3. The lack of autonomous preparation; 4. The inability to
solve problems related to information retrieval and analysis; 5. The
inability to make judgements autonomously and to communicate the
contents relating to the course. A sufficient assessment (18-23/30) is
determined by an acceptable level of performance by the student of the
evaluation indicators listed above. The average scores (24-27/30) are
attributed to the student who proves that they have a more than
sufficient (24-25/30) or Good (26-27/30) level of the evaluation indicators
listed above. The highest scores (from 28/30 to 30/30 and Lode) are
awarded to students who demonstrate an excellent to excellent level
based on the rating indicators listed above.

Other information

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