World Food Issues Syllabus
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Title: World Food Issues: Past and Present
Semester: Summer 2016
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http://www.amazon.com/World-Food-Problem-TowardUndernutrition/dp/1588266389
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~cfford/342WFI.htm
Required Text:
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2567 Food Sci, 294-0343, cfford@iastate.edu
Required Course Website:
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May 16- July 7 (No Final Exam) – delayed deadline is Aug 5
Instructor: Clark Ford
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Agron. 342, FSHN 342, Env. S. 342
Tech. Soc.Ch. 342
The World Food Problem: Toward Ending Undernutrition in the Third World
by H.D. Leathers and P. Foster, 4th Edition, 2009.
Brenton Center:
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Contact in case of computer or Blackboard problems
agdehelp@iastate.edu, phone: 515 294-1862
Course Webpage
World Food Issues: Past and Present
FSHN 342, AG 342, Univ Stud 342, TSC 342 EnvS 342
Summer 2016
Instructor: Clark Ford
Course Website
Google: World Food Issues
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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 Description
1: The way things are in the present
• World Hunger in developing nations
• Interrelated global, economic,
political and social issues:
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Poverty and inequity
food production,
biotechnology,
ecological destruction,
population growth,
• Ethical issues concerning these
topics will be discussed.
World Hunger Map
www.feedingminds.org/ img/map_world.jpg
Course Description
2: How things got this way
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Slave Trade
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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
Course Description
3: Policies and Solutions for the future
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• Policies:
– Health
– Economics
– Demographics
– Aid
– Consumer Subsidies
– Farming subsidies
– Land Distribution
– Agricultural research
– Development
• Aid Organizations
• What can we do?
Grading
90-80-70%
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Quizzes, 20 pts each
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140 pts
Reports, 20 pts each
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140 pts
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Nutrition Case Study
News Report
Green Revolution Report
Movie Report
Historical Origins of Hunger Case Study
Aid Organization Report
– Powerpoint Presentation
Movie Report
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Extra Credit
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Paper (20 pts)
Lecture reflections (2 @ 5 pts)
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!
• Quizzes issued on Thursdays
– Must have permission to take later
Testing – Off Campus
(if you live far away from Ames)
• Off-campus students
– You MUST find a Proctor
for all quizzes
• do this the first week!
– Print off Proctor form
• Send completed form to me:
cfford@iastate.edu
Clark Ford
2312 Food Sciences Bldg
Iowa State University
Ames IA 50011
Fax: 515 294-8181
On-Campus Testing
2552 Gilman
Summer Session Hours:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Doors
unlocked
10am
10am
8am
8am
10am
Doors
locked
6:30pm
6:30pm
3:30pm
3:30pm
3:30pm
Computers
shut down
7pm
7pm
4pm
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4pm
Written Reports
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There are 6 written reports
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2-3 pages of text, typed
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From peer reviewed journals
Must be cited in text
Reference must give authors, date, Journal, volume, pages
Engaged discussion
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http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/hunger.jpg
plus Bibliography
Single or 1.5 spaced
At least 3 scholarly references
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Nutrition Case Study
News Report
Green Revolution Report
Movie Report
Historical Origins of Hunger Report
Aid Organization Report
of ethical, environmental, social, economic, historical (etc.)
implications.
Must develop ethical arguments
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Use ethical theories and principles
Powerpoint Project
– Individual
presentations
• Powerpoint slides
– With ethics
– With references
• Audio recording (if
possible)
– Must include a
transcript!
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Extra Credit
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Paper – 20 points
– Relevant subject
– 5 page report
– At least six scholarly references
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Must relate to hunger/malnutrition
Must include a discussion
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Norman Borlaug
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of nutritional, environmental, social, political, historical
implications, etc.
Must include ethics discussion
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from peer reviewed journal articles
using ethical theory and developing ethical arguments
Lectures – 2 @ 5 pts each
– Assigned online lectures
– Write 1 page summary/reflection
Section 1
• Topics:
– World Hunger
– Famines
– Malnutrition
• Reading:
Malnutrition: Kwashiorkor
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WFP Ch 1-3;
Food Insecurity in the World 2005
World Hunger 12 Myths
News Stories
• Videos
• Quiz 1
Section 2
• Topics:
– Hunger Ethics
– Economics
– Population
• Reading:
– WFP Ch 4-12
– World Hunger a Moral Response
– News Stories
World Population Growth
• Videos
• Nutrition Case Study
• Quiz 2
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
Agriculture in Ancient Egypt
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• Videos
• Green Revolution Report
• Quiz 4
Section 5
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Age of Discovery
Industrial Revolution
Women in Ag societies
Religion in Ag societies
Markets and Capitalism
• Reading:
– News Stories
Industrial Revolution
• Videos
• Movie Report
• Quiz 5
Section 6
• Topics:
– Global Policies:
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Health
Incomes
Globalization
Demographics
• Reading:
– WFP 15-20
– News Stories
Clothing Factory, India
http://www.globaleye.org.uk/secondary_summer/oncamera/india-factory.html
• Videos
• Origins of Poverty Report
• Quiz 6
Section 7
• Topics:
– Global Policies:
• Agriculture
• Development
– Aid Organizations
• Reading
– WFP 21-24
– Food Sovereignty
– The End of Poverty
World Health Organization
immunizations
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• Videos
• Aid Organization Report
• Quiz 7
How to get an A
• Attend class
– Online students: watch lectures
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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!
http://www.scottsdalecc.edu/future_students/strategies_for_success.html
– Especially your area of interest
How to not get an A
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Getting behind
– No time to study, write
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Not preparing for quizzes
– You will do poorly
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No ethics arguments/theory
Plagiarism (monitored by SafeAssign)
– Cutting and pasting
– Recycling, or copying papers
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Minimal answers
– Or rote memory answers
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Hung-over student
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Minimal discussions
– Must engage in the subject!
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Minimal bibliographies