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Course code: RIPS10158f15Semester: 2015/2016 summer
Name: Modern technologies in the viticulture and wine production
Major: Production Engineering and Management
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 6
ECTS points: 1
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 0 / 0
Lecturer: Dr inż. Marta Czaplicka-Pędzich
Language of instruction: Polish
Learning outcomes: Knowledge: Student acquires knowledge of the viticulture and wine production technology. The student knows the modern technologies used in the vineyard and wine processing. The student has knowledge of ecology and environmental management needed to integrate environmental issues into decision-making and technological activity. Student can replace machinery and equipment related to the production, packaging, sorting and proper storage of fruits and products. The student knows the examples of the use of modern solutions for fruit production and processing of wine. He has a detailed knowledge of the production of grapes and wine, including machinery and equipment necessary to the production and storage. The student knows and understands the economic benefits from the use of these solutions. Has knowledge of the processes of vine growing and wine production. Skills: Student can name and identify the elements necessary to establish a vineyard. Student can name and identify machinery and equipment necessary for the conduct of modern production of grapes. Student has the ability to understand the chemical processes occurring during the production of wine and their meanings. Student is able to perform simple tests and trials related to the condition of fruit intended processing. Student has basic skills in laboratory work. Student is able to plan production processes in the vineyard and grape processing. Student applies the principles of quality management in the production process. Student can choose a cultivar of a plant suitable for the chosen area of the climate, determine the most beneficial system running the vineyard and determine the optimal harvest date. He can take into account aspects of ecological and environmental protection in the decision and technological activity.
Competences: Social Competences: The student is aware of the validity of education and self-improvement in the field of engineering, agricultural production and understands the need for learning throughout life. Student understands the need for innovative solutions in specialized horticultural farms, aimed at the production of grapes. Student is able to assess the economic impact of the application of modern technologies of gardening in the winery. The student understands the need to properly dispose of chemicals. Student is aware of the risks and able to assess the social impact of their business in the field of agricultural production, taking into account its impact on the environment, as well as responsibility for the decisions taken.
Prerequisites: None
Course content: Grapevine - biology, origin, variety. Requirements climatic and soil vines. Systems of the vineyard. The physiological changes that occur in fruits. Terms and method of harvesting the fruit. Laboratory methods for evaluating the maturity of the grapes. Principles of construction and operation of modern technological lines for the production of wine. Modern technologies of collection, storage and use the vineyards. Economic and legal aspects of modern wine production. Social and health aspects of wine consumption. The influence of wine on human health.
Recommended literature: 1. Myśliwiec R. Winorośl. Wydawnictwo Działkowiec, Warszawa 2007. 2. Sękowski B., Myśliwiec R. 101 odmian winorośli do uprawy w Polsce. Wydawnictwa Naukowe PWN, Warszawa 1966 3. Lisek J. Zdrowotność, Plonowanie i Rozmnażanie wybranych genotypów winorośli (Vitis sp. L.) w warunkach Polski. Zeszyty Naukowe ISiK, Skierniewice 2005. 4. Myśliwiec R. Winorośl i wino. PWRiL, Warszawa 2002 5. Jackson R. The wine science. Elsevier. 2008. 6. Hugh J., Jancis R. Wielki atlas świata win. Buchmann. 2011
Assessment methods: written exam: Assessment of learning outcomes in terms of knowledge: test - multiple choice Assessment of learning outcomes in terms of skills: design Assessment of learning outcomes in terms of social skills: perform the duties associated with the effects of alcohol - to calculate blood alcohol content (Widmark formula) and its interpretation
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