world food issues syllabus
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Title: World Food Issues: Past and Present Semester: Fall 2013 Course: Agron. 342, FSHN 342, Env. S. 342 Tech. Soc.Ch. 342 Calendar: Aug 26 – Dec 13 (No Final Exam) Instructor: Clark Ford 2567 Food Sci, 294-0343, [email protected] Course Website: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
World Food Issues Syllabus• Title: World Food Issues: Past and Present• Semester: Fall 2013• Course:
– Agron. 342, FSHN 342, Env. S. 342– Tech. Soc.Ch. 342
• Calendar:– Aug 26 – Dec 13 (No Final Exam)
• Instructor: Clark Ford– 2567 Food Sci, 294-0343, [email protected]
• Course Website:– http://www.public.iastate.edu/~cfford/342WFI.htm
• Required text: – The World Food Problem: Toward Ending Undernutrition in the
Third World– by H.D. Leathers and P. Foster, 4th Edition, 2009.
• Brenton Center:– Contact in case of computer or WebCT problems– [email protected], phone: 515 294-1862
http://www.amazon.com/World-Food-Problem-Toward-Undernutrition/dp/1588266389
Course WebsiteGoogle: World Food Issues
World Food Issues: Past and Present FSHN 342, AG 342, Univ Stud 342, TSC 342 EnvS 342
Fall 2013Instructor: Clark Ford
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Course Webpage
Course Description
• We will examine world food issues from the perspectives of: – The way things are in
the present– How things got this way– Policies and solutions
for the future
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Course Description1: The way things are in the present
• World Hunger in developing nations
• Interrelated global, economic, political and social issues:– Poverty and inequity– food production, – biotechnology, – ecological destruction,– population growth, – policy, and aid.
• Ethical issues concerning these topics will be discussed.
World Hunger Map
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Course Description2: How things got this way
• The agricultural revolution• Hierarchical agricultural societies • Food production and geography • Invention and technology• Winners and losers in 10,000 years of
– Conquest and population growth – Interaction of religion, government, and
economic systems • Unequal treatment of women• The industrial revolution• Colonialism and imperialism• Global economic domination
– by wealthy over developing nations
Slave Trade
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Course Description3: Policies and Solutions for the future
• Policies:– Health– Economics– Demographics– Aid– Consumer Subsidies– Farming subsidies– Land Distribution– Agricultural research– Development
• Aid Organizations• What can we do?
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Grading90-80-70%
• Quizzes, 20 pts each – 140 pts
• Nutrition Case Study– 20 pts
• News Report– 20 pts
• Student Presentation – 20 pts
• Bihari Farmer Computer Simulation– 20 pts
• Movie Report – 20 pts
• Historical Origins of Hunger in the Developing World Case Study
– 20 pts
• Aid Organization Report– 20 pts
• Extra Credit – Paper (20 pts)– Lecture reflections (2 @ 5 pts)
Movie Report
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Exam Format
• Sample Question:– Is it morally acceptable that
25% of the world’s population controls 75% of its resources? Use ethical theories and principles to defend your argument.
• Quizzes:– 10 short answer questions– 2 points each– You have 40 minutes
• Quizzes based primarily, but not solely, on study guide questions
• Must use ethical theories and principles when asked for!
Written Reports• There are 6 written reports
– Nutrition Case Study– News Report– Green Revolution Report– Movie Report– Historical Origins of Hunger Report– Aid Organization Report
• At least 2 pages of text, typed– plus Bibliography– Single or 1.5 spaced
• At least 3 scholarly references – From peer reviewed journals– Must be cited in text– Reference must give authors, date, Journal,
volume, pages • Engaged discussion
– of ethical, environmental, social, economic, historical (etc.) implications.
• Must develop ethical arguments – Use ethical theories and principles
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Powerpoint Project
– Group presentations• Powerpoint slides
– With references
– Must include a transcript!
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Extra Credit
• Paper – 20 points
– Relevant subject
– 5 page report
– At least six scholarly references• from peer reviewed journal articles
– Must relate to hunger/malnutrition
– Must include a discussion • of nutritional, environmental, social,
political, historical implications, etc.
– Must include ethics discussion • using ethical theory and developing
ethical arguments
Norman Borlaug
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Section 1
• Topics: – World Hunger
– Famines
– Malnutrition
• Reading:– WFP Ch 1-3;
– Food Insecurity in the World 2005
– World Hunger 12 Myths
– News Stories
• Videos
• Quiz 1 Malnutrition: Kwashiorkor
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Section 2
• Topics:– Hunger Ethics
– Economics
– Population
• Reading:
– WFP Ch 4-12
– World Hunger a Moral Response
– News Stories
• Videos
• Nutrition Case Study
• Quiz 2
World Population Growth
Section 3
• Topics:– Environment– Agriculture– Biotechnology
• Reading:– WFP 13-14– Advances in Plant Biotechnology
in Developing Countries– News Stories
• Videos• News Report• Quiz 3
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Section 4
• Topics:– Agricultural Revolution– Agricultural Societies– Ancient History
• Reading:– The worst mistake in the history
of the human race– News Stories
• Videos• Green Revolution Report • Quiz 4
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Agriculture in Ancient Egypt
Section 5
• Topics:– Age of Discovery– Industrial Revolution– Women in Ag societies– Religion in Ag societies– Markets and Capitalism
• Reading:– News Stories
• Videos• Movie Report • Quiz 5
Industrial Revolution
Section 6
• Topics:– Global Policies:
• Health• Incomes• Globalization• Demographics
• Reading:– WFP 15-20– News Stories
• Videos• Origins of Poverty Report • Quiz 6
Clothing Factory, India
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Section 7
• Topics:– Global Policies:
• Agriculture• Development
– Aid Organizations• Reading
– WFP 21-24– Food Sovereignty– The End of Poverty
• Videos• Aid Organization Report• Quiz 7
World Health Organization immunizations
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How to get an A
• Attend class – Online students: watch lectures
• Study lecture notes
• Do required reading
• Watch videos
• Fill out study guides
• Put effort into your reports and presentation
• Work at it every day
• Engage in the subject!– Especially your area of interest
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How to not get an A
• Getting behind– No time to study, write
• Not preparing for quizzes– You will do poorly
• No ethics arguments/theory– Or only asking “is it ethical for…?”
(I will say “you tell me!”)• Plagiarism
– Cutting and pasting• Minimal answers
– Or rote memory answers• Minimal discussions
– Must engage in the subject!• Minimal bibliographies
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