10314300Baking Boot Camp
Course Information
Description
Baking Boot Camp is taken by students accepted in the Baking/Pastry Arts program during the summer prior to their fall enrollment. This short course offers the students a window into what the program and specifically, the baking industry requirements are. Students spend time in the classroom as well as a required field trip to a bakery.
Total Credits
1
Course Competencies
  1. Discuss bakery industry job opportunities.
    Assessment Strategies
    by participating in the class
    Criteria
    you enter into class discussions
    you offer questions or comments during class
    you engage in the electronic learning forum
    you offer questions or comments via e-mail
    you attend class regularly
    you arrive for class on time
    you listen attentively during class

  2. Summarize Baking/Pastry Arts curriculum and requirements
    Assessment Strategies
    by writing a summary of the Baking/Pastry Arts curriculum and requirements.
    Criteria
    summary identifies the key points
    summary includes only relevant and necessary details
    summary is concise without being sketchy
    summary evidences correct grammar, punctuation and spelling
    summary contains evidence of the rigor and demands of the Baking/Pastry Arts program.

  3. Prepare a variety of bakery products
    Assessment Strategies
    in the baking laboratory
    Criteria
    you select the correct tools
    you perform all critical steps in the right order
    you wear required clothing/uniform
    you follow safety procedures
    you verbalize an explanation of the process as you perform it
    your finished product meets specifications as provided in class.

  4. Participate in a bakery visitation.
    Assessment Strategies
    by presenting a report on the bakery visit
    Criteria
    report meets criteria provided in class.