Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Vicerrectoría Académica y de Investigación

Course: Thermal Processes in the Food Industry
Code: 209008

Activity Guide and Evaluation Rubric – Phase 4 - Development problems about

scalding, pasteurization and sterilization

1. Activity Description

Type of activity: Individual

Evaluation moment: Intermediate Unit 2
Highest score of the activity: 90 points
The activity starts on: Wednesday, June The activity ends on: Friday, June 25,
9, 2021 2021
With this activity, you are expected to achieve the following learning
outcomes:

To analyze the main thermal processes used in the food industry through the
application of mathematical equations and calculations in order to achieve adequate
microbial inactivation with minimal damage to quality.

The activity consists of:

Solving problems where the scalding, pasteurization, and sterilization processes are
applied.

2) Scalding
In a food processing industry, green peas are being scalding by immersión in hot
water at a temperature of 80ºC. The peroxidase enzyme is used as a quality
indicator of the scalding process, and it is estimated that this enzyme is
inactivated at 65ºC. The average radius R of green peas is 5.8mm. The surface
heat transfer coefficient is estimated at 500W/ K. The initial temperature of the
product is 35ºC.

Proximal composition:
Humidity: 66%
Proteins: 15.9%
Lipids: 0.6%
Carbohydrates: 14.8%

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Ashes: 0.9%

Calculate: How long it takes for the scalding of the green peas to complete.

2. Choose and analyze a scientific article on scalding, pasteurization or sterilization.

Each student will search the e-library databases for a work in English that is no
more than 5 years, in which the selected topic will be dealt with (scalding,
pasteurization, or sterilization). The article must come from a scientific journal.
The student will share in the forum the article with which he will work in this
phase. It will carry out the analysis through Annex 3.

3. Describe the operation of the equipment for the scalding, pasteurization, or

sterilization processes.

For the development of the activity consider that:

In the Initial Information Environment, you must:

• Review the agenda to verify the delivery dates.
• Keep in mind the programming of the conference webs to know aspects related
to the contents and guidelines on the activities proposed for the course.

In the Learning Environment, you must:

• Approach the bibliographic references that are available to be studied.
• Carry out a conscious and detailed reading of the activity guide, with the
evaluation rubric, to guarantee compliance with each of the aspects.
• Actively participate in the discussion forum.

In the Evaluation Environment, you must:

• Deliver the individual work with the requested structure and the
development of each of the points.

Evidence of individual work:

The individual evidence to be submitted is:

Presentation of the written document with the solution of the proposed activity and

with the following structure:

• Summary.
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 • KeyWords.
• Introduction.
• Development of the activity.
• Conclusions and bibliographic references with APA standards.

Evidence of collaborative work:

No collaborative evidence is required in this activity.

3. General Guidelines for the Development of Evidences to Submit

For Individual evidence, consider the following: For independently produced

evidence, please note the following guidelines

1. The activity is individual, therefore, it cannot take information from another

member of the group.

2. Review the activity guide thoroughly so that you clearly understand what was

requested for its development.

3. Gather all the inputs required for the proper development of the activity.

4. Before delivering the requested product, they must check that it meets all the

requirements indicated in this activity guide.

5. Deliver the final document to the evaluation environment.

6. The file should be named as: Course code_First name-First last name_Phase 4.

For example: 209008_Lorena-Garcia_Phase 4.

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Please note that all individual or group written products must comply with the

spelling standards and presentation conditions that have been defined.

Regarding the use of references, consider that the product of this activity must

comply with APA standards

Please note that all individual or group written products must comply with the

spelling standards and presentation conditions that have been defined.

Regarding the use of references, consider that the product of this activity must

comply with APA standards.

In any case, make sure you comply with the rules and avoid academic plagiarism.
You can review your written products using the Turnitin tool found on the virtual
campus.

Under the Academic Code of Conduct, the actions that infringe the academic order,
among others, are the following: paragraph e) Plagiarism is to present as your own
work all or part of a written report, task, or document of the invention carried out by
another person. It also implies the use of citations or lack of references, or it
includes citations where there is no match between these and the reference and
paragraph f) To reproduce, or copy for profit, educational resources or results of
research products, which have rights reserved for the University. (Acuerdo 029 - 13
de diciembre de 2013, artículo 99)

The academic penalties students will face are:

a) In case of academic fraud demonstrated in the academic work or evaluation, the
score obtained will be zero (0.0) without any disciplinary measures being derived.
b) In case of proven plagiarism in academic work of any nature, the score obtained
will be zero (0.0), without any disciplinary measures being derived.

4. Evaluation Rubric Template

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Type of activity: Individual
Evaluation moment: Intermediate Unit 2
The highest score in this activity is 90 points
First evaluation
criterion: High level: Solves problems where scalding, pasteurization

Content criteria: and sterilization processes are applied.

Solve problems
where blanching, If your work is at this level, you can get between 18 points
pasteurization and and 30 points
sterilization
processes are
Average level: It solves problems where the scalding,
applied
pasteurization and sterilization processes are applied, but it
This criterion
represents 30 presents some difficulties in the mathematical development or
points of the total
of 90 points of application of the concept.
the activity. .
If your work is at this level, you can get between 6 points
and 17 points

Low level: It does not solve problems where scalding,

pasteurization and sterilization processes are applied.

.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
points and 5 points
Second evaluation
criterion: High level: Analyze the scientific article through the RAE file.

Content criteria: If your work is at this level, you can get between 12 points
Analyze the and 25 points
scientific article
through the RAE
file. Average level: Analyzes the scientific article through the RAE

file, but does not complete the format in its entirety.

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This criterion
represents 25 If your work is at this level, you can get between 6 points
points of the total and 11 points
of 90 points of
the activity.
Low level: It does not analyze the scientific article through

the RAE file.

.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 5
points and 0 points
Third evaluation
criterion: High level Describe the operation of scalding, pasteurization,

Content criteria: or sterilization equipment.

Describe the
operation of If your work is at this level, you can get between 12 points
scalding, and 25 points
pasteurization, or
sterilization
Average level: Describe the operation of scalding,
equipment.
pasteurization or sterilization equipment, but with an extension
This criterion
represents 25 and depth as requested.
points of the total
of 90 points of If your work is at this level, you can get between 6 points
the activity. and 11 points

Low level It does not describe the operation of scalding,

pasteurization, or sterilization equipment.

.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 5
points and 0 points
Fourth evaluation
criterion: High level: Present timely and relevant progress in the

Participation discussion forum.

criteria:

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Presentation of If your work is at this level, you can get between 4 points
timely and relevant and 5 points
advances in the
discussion forum.
Average level: Present progress three days after closing the
This criterion
represents 5 phase and the contributions are not as relevant in the
points of the total
discussion forum.
of 90 points of
the activity.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 2 points
and 3 points

Low level: It does not present timely and relevant advances

in the discussion forum.

.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
points and 1 points
Fifth evaluation
criterion: High level: Make the citations and references in the

Form criteria: document properly using the APA format.

Adequate
completion of the If your work is at this level, you can get between 4 points
given format, and 5 points
consolidation of the
individual activity
carried out using Average level: Make the citations and references in the
APA standards for
the report of document, but do not use the APA format.
bibliography and .
bibliographic If your work is at this level, you can get between 2 points
citations. and 3 points

This criterion
represents 5 Low level: Does not make citations or references to the
points of the total
bibliography used in the document.
of 90 points of
the activity.

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If your work is at this level, you can get between 0
points and 1 points