Revised NUTR 12500 Food Safety Certification Course Fall Semester 2014 Course Description: Training in ServSafe food safety certification program. Course Objective: Pass the ServSafe certification examination and develop knowledge and skills in food safety. A passing score on the ServSafe exam is 75% or higher. A score of 75% or higher is obtained by answering 60 or more of 80 questions correctly. The ServSafe score is determined by National Restaurant Association Solutions. You must pass the ServSafe exam in order to pass NUTR 12500. Course Learning Outcomes: To select appropriate food safety and sanitation practices according to ServSafe guidelines To assess professional development using resume and student portfolio Retake of ServSafe certification examination: The re-test policy of the National Restaurant Association follows: “An examinee may take the examination twice within a 30-day period, if necessary. If three or more attempts are required, the examinee must wait at least 60 days from their last attempt.” If you fail the ServSafe examination, you need to make arrangements with Dinah Dalder to retake the exam at a mutually agreeable time. All subsequent testing will be completed online since results of the test are available immediately. All costs associated with retaking the exam are the responsibility of the student. If you do not pass the ServSafe exam prior to the grade submission deadline, an Incomplete will be entered on your record. Resolution of the Incomplete will follow University guidelines. Course Location: University Hall, Room 317, Wednesdays 7:30 AM – 8:20 AM. e-mail: Phone: Dinah Dalder, MS, RD, CD, CNSC Dietetics Program Manager Department of Nutrition Science 700 W. State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2059 dalder@purdue.edu 765-496-6820 Office Hours: By appointment, Office is in Stone 220 Instructor: Campus Emergency: In the event of a major campus emergency, course requirements, deadlines and grading percentages are subject to changes that may be necessitated by a revised semester calendar or other circumstances. Contact Dinah Dalder using the contact information above. Course Policies: Attendance will count as part of your grade. Attendance will be taken at every class. Cheating and plagiarism are not allowed. The guidelines for student conduct in Student Regulations will be followed and is available at http://www.purdue.edu/studentregulations/ Consult Blackboard Learn to access your grades. U:\Course Syllabus\2014-2015\NUTR 125 SYLLABUS Fall 2014 Revised.doc 1 Required Text: National Restaurant Educational Foundation. ServSafe Coursebook, 6th ed, revised. Updated with the 2013 FDA Food Code, Chicago; 2014. Important note: Be sure to protect the Scantron form that comes with the ServSafe text so that you have it for the ServSafe exam. If you do not have the Scantron sheet, you will need to purchase one for $38.00. DPD Knowledge Requirement (KRD) 4.2: The curriculum must include content related to quality management of food and nutrition services. Expected Learning Outcome Assessment method for Expected Outcome Learning Outcome 90% of students will pass the KRD 4.2 The curriculum must Students will be able to apply ServSafe exam safety principles pertaining to include content related to food, personnel and quality management of food consumers by passing the and nutrition services. ServSafe exam. GRADING Quiz #1 Quiz #2 Quiz #3 Quiz #4 ServSafe Examination (Points are given based on score received on exam) Updated resume Student portfolio project Class attendance Points TOTAL A=90-100%, B=80-89%, C=70-79%, D=60-69%, F<60% 25 25 25 25 100 25 25 25 275 Course Schedule: August 27 Welcome, Getting to Know You, Providing Safe Food September 3 Forms of Contamination 10 The Safe Food Handler 17 Quiz on Chapters 1-3; Introduce Student Portfolio project 24 The Flow of Food: Introduction, Purchasing and Receiving; Storage October 1 The Flow of Food: Preparation; Service 8 Quiz on Chapters 4-7; Begin Chapter 8: Food Safety Management Systems 15 Safe Facilities and Pest Management 22 Quiz on Chapters 8-9; Chapter 10 Cleaning and Sanitizing U:\Course Syllabus\2014-2015\NUTR 125 SYLLABUS Fall 2014 Revised.doc 2 29 Quiz on Chapters 10. Begin review for ServSafe Examination November 5 Review for ServSafe Examination; Hand out practice test 12 ServSafe Examination (Takes a little more than one hour); Turn in practice test for extra credit points 19 Student Portfolio due in class. Developing your resume. 26 No class – Thanksgiving Vacation December 3 Return of Student Portfolio. Feedback on Student Portfolios. Updated resume due in class. 10 Return resumes. Feedback for strengthening resumes. Distribute ServSafe certificates. Note: No final exam U:\Course Syllabus\2014-2015\NUTR 125 SYLLABUS Fall 2014 Revised.doc 3