HND DETAILED COURSE OUTLINE

School HOME ECONOMICS TOURISM AND HOTEL

MANAGEMENT
Department BAKERY AND FOOD PROCESSING
Course Title PEST CONTROL
Course Code
Status C
Credit Value 2
Instructor MRS PEPIME GLORY NE-NGEM
Tel 675326794

SECTION A: Goal and Course Objective

 Define and explain some common pest

 Detecting and methods of preventing cockroaches, flies, rats and rodents
 Pesticides; usage, precautions and storage

SECTION B: Course Outcomes

 On completion of this course, students will be able to practically manage

common pest in kitchens.

SECTION C: Course Support Materials:

1. Lecture notes (Soft or hard copies)
2. Powerpoint presentations, Videos
3. Laptop or Tablet
4. Projector
5. Whiteboard/Board marker

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 6. Internet/Books/Research papers
7. Softwares

SECTION D: Evaluation Methods

1. Continuous Assessment = 30%

- Attendance + Class interaction = 5%
- Written test = 25%
2. Semester Examination = 70%

SECTION E: Course Content/Schedule

WEEK UNIT CONTENT ASSIGNMENT L/T/P

1 General Types of cockroaches L

introduction

2 Methods of Biological pest control. Mechanical Elaborate on the L

methods of
controlling pest pest control. Chemical pest
detecting pest
control.

3 Detecting and Prevention of roaches and flies. Identify some of L

the e health
prevention of Detection of roaches
problems cause
roaches and flies by this pest
infestation.

4 Ways of killing Roach spray. Cockroach gel bait. L

cockroaches
instantly

5 Rats and mites Detection of rats and mites L

6 Continuous assessment. L

7 Signs of rats and mites infestation L

Prevention and controlling

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 rodents

8 Birds Types of birds. Detection and List some types of L

birds.
prevention of their infestation.

9 Pesticides Types of pesticides. Uses of L

pesticides

10 Effects of pesticides Health effect of L

pesticides

11 Transportation of pesticide L

12 Storage and usage of pesticide L

13 Significant public health problems L

that are caused by pest

14 Revision and examination. T

SECTION F: References

- Documents from the internet

- The cook’s cookery book by Reilly O’Wright