World Food Issues Syllabus

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World Food Issues Syllabus

• Title World Food Issues Past and Present
• Semester Spring 09
• Course
• Agron. 342, FSHN 342, Env. S. 342
• Tech. Soc.Ch. 342, Univ. Stud.
• Time Jan 12 May 8, MWF 11-12 or 1-2
• Classroom
• Section 2 Agronomy 2020
• Section 4 Agronomy 2026
• Section XW online
• Instructor Clark Ford
• 2567 Food Sci, 294-0343, cfford_at_iastate.edu
• Teaching Assistant Erica Fuchs
• ebfuchs_at_iastate.edu
• Course Website
• http//www.public.iastate.edu/cfford/342WFI.htm
• Required text 
• The World Food Problem  Tackling the Causes of
  Undernutrition in the Third World
• by H.D. Leathers and P. Foster, 3rd Edition,
  2004.

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Course WebsiteGoogle World Food Issues
World Food Issues Past and Present FSHN 342, AG
342, Univ Stud 342, TSC 342 EnvS 342  Spring
2009 Instructor Clark Ford  
                                                  
                                                  
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Course Description

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• 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.

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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
• News Report
• 20 pts
• Student Presentation
• 20 pts
• Bihari Farmer Computer Simulation
• 20 pts
• Movie Report
• 20 pts
• Origins of Hunger in the Developing World Case
  Study
• 20 pts
• Aid Organization Report
• 20 pts
• Final Exam
• 70 pts
• Extra Credit
• 30 pts

Movie Report
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Exam Format

•  Sample Question
• Is it morally acceptable that 25 of the worlds
  population controls 75 of its resources?   Use
  ethical theories and principles to defend your
  argument.
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• Quizzes
• 10 short answer questions
• 2 points each
• You have 30 minutes
• Final
• Comprehensive
• 35 short answer questions
• 2 points each
• You have 2 hours
• Quizzes based primarily, but not solely, on study
  guide questions
• Must use ethical theories and principles when
  asked for!

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Written Reports

• There are 5 written reports
• News Report
• Bihari Farmer Report
• Movie Report
• Origins of Poverty Report
• Aid Organization Report
• 2 pages of text, typed
• At least 2 cited references from peer reviewed
  journals
• Engaged discussion of ethical, environmental,
  social, economic, historical (etc.) implications.
• Must name ethical theories and principles used!

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Student Presentations

• Topics will be assigned
• Based on preferences
• In-class students
• Group Presentations
• Powerpoint slides
• Online students
• Individual presentations
• Powerpoint slides
• Audio recording

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Extra Credit

• Several different opportunities
• 30 points total
• Lecture report
• Attend one hour lecture
• Relevant subject
• Write 1 page report
• 5 points
• Peer reviewed journal article report
• Relevant subject
• Write 1 page report
• 5 points
• Paper
• Relevant subject
• 5 page report
• References from peer reviewed journal articles
• 20 points

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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

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Section 2

• Topics
• Hunger Ethics
• Economics
• Population
• Reading
• WFP Ch 4-12
• World Hunger a Moral Response
• News Stories
• Videos
• Quiz 2

World Population Growth
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Section 3

• Topics
• Environment
• Agriculture
• Biotechnology
• Reading
• WFP 13-14
• Advances in Plant Biotechnology in Developing
  Countries
• News Stories
• Videos
• News Report due
• Quiz 3

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Student Presentations

• Topics will be assigned
• Based on preferences
• 5 minutes/person
• Powerpoint presentation
• Also audio for online students
• Topics
• Nutrition
• Agriculture
• Population
• Sanitation
• Development
• Environment
• Politics
• Health
• Poverty
• etc

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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
• Bihari Farmer Report due
• Quiz 4

Agriculture in Ancient Egypt
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Spring Break
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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 due
• Quiz 5

Industrial Revolution
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Section 6

• Topics
• Global Policies
• Health
• Incomes
• Globalization
• Demographics
• Reading
• WFP 15-20
• News Stories
• Videos
• Origins of Poverty Report due
• 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

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Final Exam

• The final exam is comprehensive
• It will cover material from each section of the
  course
• 35 short answer questions
• each worth 2 points
• You will have 2 hours
• It will be based solely on the study guides

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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!

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