The World of Beverages (5cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- Taste different groups of beverage products and evaluate them sensorially and with a sales mindset.
- Basic information about various groups of beverage products and use them in your own work
- Explain the key concepts of drinking culture in a customer-oriented manner
- Choose and recommend drinks and drink mixes suitable for different occasions and uses, and serve and sell the drinks in an experiential way
- Make a drink list according to the experience concept, manage the selection of drinks commercially and work in service processes related to drinks
- Assess the sensory quality of drinks and store them correctly

During the study period, the following issues will be covered: Types of drinks, experiential serving of drinks, sales, legislation,
bar functions, making a drink list and managing the drink selection, self-monitoring of drinks and sensory evaluation.

Objective

The student is able to:
- recommend variety of beverages to different occasions and experience consepts and to execute perfect pour in all beverage categories
- create and develope beverage menus and portfolios to manage beverage portfolio on business level and work with beverages in different service formats
- do quality and sensory evaluation and manage beverage storage

Location and time

The course is carried out on the Porvoo campus. There will also be subject-related visit/field trip.

Materials

The learning material is published in the canvas workspace.

Teaching methods

Live training. The teaching detailed schedule and content are in the canvas workspace.

In the course, the development of competence is demonstrated with the help of assigned tasks. Assignments and learning materials with links and assignment return folders are in the canvas workspace of the section.

Employer connections

In the course, you get to know the subject areas through lecturers and possible visiting lecturers. In the course, observational research will be performed in a working life environment.

Exam schedules

The course program is in the canvas workspace.

After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- Taste different groups of beverage products and evaluate them sensorially and with a sales mindset.
- Basic information about various groups of beverage products and how to use them in your own work
- Explain the key concepts of drinking culture in a customer-oriented manner
- Choose and recommend drinks and drink mixes suitable for different occasions and uses, and serve and sell the drinks in an experiential way
- Make a drink list according to the experience concept, manage the selection of drinks commercially and work in service processes related to drinks
- Assess the sensory quality of drinks and store them correctly

During the study period, the following issues will be covered: Types of drinks, serving of drinks, sales, legislation, bar functions, making a drink list and managing the drink selection, self-monitoring of drinks and sensory evaluation.

Completion alternatives

The course does not have optional performance methods.

Student workload

Education total 20 hours + field trip (10 hours).
103.5 hours of team-based and independent study, including the creation of a restaurant concept and the planning, development and implementation of the corresponding drink list with justifications. Implemented as group work.
In addition, a learning diary as individual work.
A total of 133.5 hours
According to the international ECTS measurement, one credit corresponds to 26.7 hours of work done by an average student. Therefore, the student's workload in the 5 ECTS Study Course is approximately 133.5 hours.