Course Module
Department of Agricultural Engineering Faculty of Agricultural Technology Universitas Brawijaya
Module name Post-Harvest Technology Module level Undergraduate program
Code TPE4149
Subtitle -
Courses -
Semester(s) 7 Person
responsible for the module
La Choviya Hawa, STP, MP, PhD
Lecturer 1. Dr.Ir. Sandra Malin Sutan, MP 2. La Choviya Hawa, STP, MP, PhD 3. Prof. Dr.Ir. Sumardi H.S., MS Language Bahasa Indonesia, English Relation to
curriculum
Compulsory/elective Type of
teaching, contact hours
Contact hours and class size separately for each teaching method: lecture, lesson, project, seminar etc.
Workload 90.67 hours/semester
Lecture, Exercise, and private study Credit points 2 SKS / 3.4 ECTS
Requirements according to the
examination regulations
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Recommende d
prerequisites -
Module objectives/int ended learning outcomes
ILO-1: An ability to use engineering principles in designing technology products related to the field of agricultural engineering science
ILO-3: An ability to manage and utilize natural resources (agriculture and environment) and the supporting resources (human resources, infrastructure, etc.) in an optimal way and sustainable
ILO-6: An ability to conduct research, explore, develop and apply science and technology in the field of agricultural engineering science
Objectives: This course covers the basic principles, objectives and types of tools and machines used in harvesting, threshing, sorting, grading, material handling, drying, milling, size reduction, storage and warehousing. Changes in the
physical characteristics of materials due to post-harvest handling techniques are also reviewed in depth, especially for food products
Knowledge: familiarity with harvesting, threshing, sorting, grading, material handling, drying, milling, size reduction, storage and warehousing
Skills: cognitive – Apply the basic principles, objectives and types of tools and machines used in harvesting, threshing, sorting, grading, material handling, drying, milling, size reduction, storage and warehousing. Phsycomotoric - practical abilities to harvesting, threshing, sorting, grading, material handling, drying, milling, size reduction, storage and warehousing
Competences: Student able to evaluate changes in the physical characteristics of materials due to post-harvest handling techniques
Content Courses:
1) Introduction to Post Harvest Handling Techniques 2) Post Harvest Physiology
3) Harvesting and threshing 4) Sorting and Grading 5) Milling
6) Material handling 7) Reduction in size 8) Storage
9) Warehousing Study and
examination requirements and forms of examination
1. Midterm exam 2. Final term exam 3. Assignment 4. Group assignment How to score:
Midterm Exam(1-5) = 30%
Final Exam (1-4) = 30%
Assignment = 20%
Laboratory Practice (Report, Lab. Exam, Final Project) = 20%
A : 80 < Final Score ≤ 100 B+ : 75 < Final Score ≤ 80 B : 69 < Final Score ≤ 75 C+ : 60 < Final Score ≤ 69 C : 55 < Final Score ≤ 60 D : 50 < Final Score ≤ 55
D+ : 44 < Final Score ≤ 50 E : 0 < Final Score ≤ 44 Media
employed
Class, Online learning system (Zoom and Google Classroom)
Reading list 1) Barbosa-Cánovas G.V., Juliano P., Peleg M., (2004/Rev.2006), ENGINEERING PROPERTIES OF FOODS, in Food Engineering, [Ed. Gustavo V. Barbosa- Cánovas], in Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), Developed under the Auspices of the UNESCO, Eolss Publishers, Oxford ,UK, [http://www.eolss.net]
2) Lewis, M.J, 1987, Physical properties of foods and food processing systems, Ellis Horwood Ltd., England
3) Mohsenin, N.N., 1970, Physical properties of plant and animal materials, Gordon and Breach, Science Publisher, Inc., New York
4) Mohsenin, N.N., 1980, Thermal properties of foods and agricultural materials, Gordon and Breach, Science Publisher, Inc., New York
5) Rao, M.A., Rizvi, S.S.H, and Datta, A.K., 2005, Engineering properties of foods, Third Edition, Taylor & Francis Group
6) Robberts TC. 2013. Food Plant Engineering Systems 2nd Ed. CRC Press
7) Sahin, S and Sumnu, S. G., 2006, Physical properties of foods, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
8) S. M. Henderson and R. L. Perry. 1976. , Agricultural Process Engineering.
Wesport, Conn. : AVI Publishing Co.
9) Saravacos G. dan A.E. Kostaropoulos. 2015. Handbook of Food Processing Equipment 2nd Ed. Springer
