senior school handbook 2008 - Mount Eliza Secondary College

Unit 4:
In this unit, students examine pollution and its relationship
to the health of humans and the environment.
This unit includes applying principles of ecologically
sustainable development and environmental
management to evaluate a selected environmental
science project
Entry
There are no prerequisites for entry to Units 1, 2 and
3. Students must undertake Unit 3 prior to undertaking
Unit 4.
Food and
Technology
This study is designed to give students a greater understanding
of food as a commodity and knowledge
of food preparation and production from a smallscale
perspective to mass production in industry.
Students will develop skills in planning, preparation
and evaluation of food products.
Structure
The study is made up of four units.
Unit 1
Principles of food hygiene and the safe use of tools
and equipment are studied. This unit will enable
students to study the physical and chemical properties
of food, and the way these properties influence
food preparation, storage and presentation.
Unit 2
This unit will enable students to study the preparation
of food for small-scale operations, including
planning considerations, implementation and evaluation
of outcomes and product changes to suit specific
requirements. They will also study the impact of
technological developments on all phases of food
production.
Units 3 and 4
In these units students study food preparation and
production on an industrial scale, exploring the development,
analysis and marketing of food products.
This includes the development of new and modified
food products, and different methods of preparing
and processing food. It will also study controls on
food supply that influence the type of food available
in Australia. There is a focus on the development of
a design plan folio to meet a specific design brief.
Entry
There are no prerequisites for entry to Units 1, 2 and
3. Students must undertake Unit 3 prior to undertaking
Unit 4.
Cost:
A condition of acceptance into this course is payment
of a materials charge Units 1& 2—$150.00;
Units 3 & 4: $90.00 due by Course Confirmation
Day. Students provide own ingredients for SAT
production.(Enrolment in this subject is not confirmed
unless payment is received by this date. A
receipt will need to be produced at the time of
course confirmation.
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