FOTE300

Level 3 Food Technology

Course Description

Teacher in Charge:

Become an expert pastry-maker and understand the impact of fast-food companies on your community’s well-being

HOME EONOMICS - Students critically evaluate the ethical decisions made about food choices, based on their knowledge of current issues in food and nutrition and their understanding of factors that influence preferences and behaviours at school, community, societal and global levels.

TECHNOLOGICAL PROCESSES - The technological process is the work method used by technology and consists of the ordered sequence of steps that must be followed in order to meet a need or solve a problem. The stages of technological processes

Students will investigate.

The design process as it applies to food products

Maintaining effective food safety practices while working with food

Investigation of topical nutritional issues

Develop skill in technological enquiry and practice in the food related area

Gain a deeper understanding of human nutrition both for everyday life and in specialised areas such as sport and for those with specific dietary needs

Investigate the increasing importance of producing and using food sustainably

Recommended Prior Learning

Year 12 or Year 11 Food Technology

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

This course is eligible for subject endorsement.

This course is approved for University Entrance.

Total Credits Available: 20 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 4 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 16 credits.

Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91466 v2
NZQA Info
Home Economics 3.1 - Investigate a nutritional issue affecting the well-being of New Zealand society
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 5r *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91469 v2
NZQA Info
Home Economics 3.4 - Investigate the influence of multinational food corporations on eating patterns in New Zealand
5
5
5
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 5r *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91471 v2
NZQA Info
Home Economics 3.6 - Analyse the influences of food advertising on well-being
Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4w *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91643 v3
NZQA Info
Processing Technologies 3.60 - Implement complex procedures to process a specified product
6
6
6
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 20
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 14
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Approved subject for University Entrance

Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 20

Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.

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