Maricopa Community Colleges  FON116   886-999 

Official Course Description:  MCCCD Approval:  6-2-1987

FON116  1988 Fall – 2011 Fall

LAB  1.0 Credit(s)  3.0 Period(s)  2.4 Load  Occ

Customer Services in Food Service Systems

Customer service principles and procedures in commercial food service operations. Focuses on experiences in busing, waiter/waitressing, hosting, and beverage preparation in a coffee shop or at catered events. Emphasis on professionalism. Includes principles of safety and sanitation.

Prerequisites: None.

 

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

 

FON116  1988 Fall – 2011 Fall

Customer Services in Food Service Systems

 

1.

Employ necessary sanitation precautions in a food service operation. (I)

2.

Follow standard fire and safety procedures in a food service setting. (II)

3.

Identify employment opportunities, responsibilities, and personal qualifications of selected food service personnel. (III)

4.

Operate, clean, and sanitize equipment needed in a commercial food service facility. (IV)

5.

Use hand tools common to all food service operations. (V)

6.

Perform standard dining room procedures of a bus person. (VI)

7.

Discuss the advantages of standardized recipes. (VII)

8.

Convert weights and measures of ingredients and recipes. (VII)

9.

Apply principles and techniques of tea and coffee preparation. (VIII)

10.

Describe varieties and uses of spices, herbs, and flavoring agents. (IX)

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:

 

FON116  1988 Fall – 2011 Fall

Customer Services in Food Service Systems

I. Sanitation

A. Foods

1. Personal hygiene

2. Prevention of food borne illness

a. Temperature control

b. Storage and rotation

B. Waste disposal

C. Tools and equipment

D. Work environment

E. Serving and eating areas

II. Safety

A. OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Act

B. Fire safety

1. Categories and fires

2. Extinguishing fires

C. Common safety hazards

D. Accident prevention

III. Introduction to food service industry

A. Employment opportunities and job descriptions

1. Personnel involved in food preparation

2. Personnel involved in food serving and customer contact

3. Management personnel

B. Professionalism in the food service industry

IV. Principles of equipment operation, cleaning and care

A. Small equipment

B. Ovens and ranges

1. Types

2. Principles of heat transfer

C. Larger equipment

1. Walk-in refrigerators and freezers

2. Dishwashers

D. Use of cleaning chemicals

V. Identification and use of kitchen hand tools

VI. Dining room procedures

A. Busperson

1. Coffee shop

2. Fine dining

3. Banquets

4. Specialty service

5. Side work

6. Table maintenance during a meal

7. Table setting

8. Basic stocking and inventory of supplies for the bus area

B. Waiter/waitress

1. Table maintenance

2. Taking orders

3. Serving techniques

4. Preparing and presenting bills

C. Cashier and hostess

1. Communication skills

2. Scheduling reservations

3. Writing and adding tickets

4. Taking cash and making change

5. Record keeping

VII. Recipe or formula use

A. Standardized recipes

B. Conversions of weights and measures

VIII. Principles and techniques of coffee and tea preparation

A. Coffee

1. Types of coffee

2. Preparation principles

3. Preparation techniques

B. Tea

1. Types of tea

2. Preparation principles

3. Preparation techniques

IX. Varieties and uses of spices, herbs, and flavoring agents

A. Spices

B. Herbs

C. Flavoring agents

 

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