Course Title: Essentials of Quality Assurance/Quality Control
Title Abbreviation: ESSENTIALS OF QA/QC
Department: BRW
Course #: 120
Credits: 3
Variable: No
IUs: 3
CIP: 011001
EPC: 131
REV: 2018
Course Description
Learn the tools and procedures used by breweries worldwide to evaluate beer at every important phase of production. Covers a full range of topics related to Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC)and tools required to create beers of the highest quality and consistency. Differentiate between the principles of QA & QC and the essential components of a quality production system within a brewery. Topics include sensory evaluation, analytical testing, microbiological testing, lab safety and standard practice, practical and usable analytical methods, sampling techniques, QC methods for fermentation and packaged products, and taste panel design and management. Learn how to use PH meters, CO2 volume meters, thermometers, and calibration techniques to maintain temperature consistency.
Prerequisite
None
Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)
Lecture: 33
Lab: 0
Other: 0
Systems: 0
Clinical: 0
Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:
Vocational Preparatory Required for certificate
Equivalencies At Other Institutions
Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, the student will be able to:
General Education Learning Values & Outcomes
Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.
2. Critical Thinking
Definition: The ability to think critically about the nature of knowledge within a discipline and about the ways in which that knowledge is constructed and validated and to be sensitive to the ways these processes often vary among disciplines.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 2.3 Identify, interpret, and evaluate pertinent data and previous experience to reach conclusions.
8. Mathematical Reasoning
Definition: Understanding and applying concepts of mathematics and logical reasoning in a variety of contexts, both academic and non-academic.
Outcomes: Students will be able to . . . 8.3 Interpret information and reasoning expressed mathematically (for example in spreadsheets, diagrams, charts, formulas, etc.).
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