(3 units) FALL QUARTER
Instructor
COURSE GOALS: The course is intended to familiarize students with the initial stages of food product development including the definition and articulation of a problem, the generation of ideas to solve the problem, the screening of ideas, and the formal presentation of a new product concept. Students will learn the importance of group communication and teamwork and how to conduct and terminate a project in an orderly manner.
Prerequisites
COURSE FORMAT: One 120 minute lecture and group discussion each week.
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
- Overview of food product development process
- Project management
- Problem definition and articulation
- Creative thinking
- Individual idea generation techniques
- Group idea generation techniques
- Idea screening procedures
- Oral and written presentation of project activities