AnS 211
Issues Facing Animal
Science
Course Description
(0-2) Cr. 1. F.S. Prereq: 114,
sophomore classification.
Overview of the factors that
define contemporary ethical and
scientifically based issues facing
animal agriculture. Life skill
development (including
interactive skills, communication
ability, organization, information
gathering, and leadership skills)
emphasized in the context of
issues study. Offered on a
satisfactory-fail grading basis only.
Course Outcomes
After completing this course,
students will be able to:
1. identify the differing
viewpoints surrounding
major issues affecting
animal agriculture.
Course Outcomes
After completing this course,
students will be able to:
2. name the individuals
and/or groups who are
most influential on the
major issues.
Course Outcomes
After completing this course,
students will be able to:
3. interpret and
communicate scientific
principles associated with
the major issues.
Course Outcomes
After completing this course,
students will be able to:
4. identify the ethical and
moral ideologies
surrounding the major
issues affecting animal
agriculture.
Course Outcomes
After completing this course,
students will be able to:
5. locate and interact with
professionals involved in
addressing major issues
affecting animal
agriculture.
Respect for others
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Safe environment to explore issues
No uniform class position imposed
Respect the positions expressed
by others
Controversial issues, reasonable
people are likely to disagree
Critically evaluate evidence
Challenge arguments that are not
logically consistent
Form your own conclusions
Working in Groups
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Facilitate Discussion
More opportunities for everyone
to express their ideas
Everyone should actively
participate
Considered an essential
component of class
Full participation will create the
best learning environment
Class Resources
• Textbook: “The Animal
Ethics Reader”
• Directory on AnS student
server -
Class Resources
• Textbook: “The Animal
Ethics Reader”
• Directory on AnS student
server
• Blackboard pages (next
week)
Class Schedule
Weeks 1-6
• Introduction to ethics
• News items
• Textbook assignments
• Guest speakers
Weeks 7-15
• Pre-class assignments
• AnS 411 presentations
Course Grading
• Uniform agreement not
expected
• Complete all course
requirements
• Satisfactory/Fail only
– Satisfy all requirements => S
– Fail to satisfy all requirements
=> F
1. Attendance (100%)
• No excused absences/
responsible for all missed class
material
• Record attendance with inclass questions (at least one
question/hour)
• Attendance reported on
Blackboard/ student
responsible to follow grades
1. Attendance (100%)
Makeup Assignments (all absences)
1. Weeks 1-6
a. Report from 3 classmates
b. 750 word paper (or recording)
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Topic from instructor (guest
speaker/ weekly topic)
3 reliable references
2. Weeks 7-15
a.
500 word paper/presentation
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3 reliable references/presentation
Topic of missed talk (AnS 411)
2-3 AnS 411 presentations/week
2. News Item
• Report on issues in the news
(week 2)
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Source
Date (June 1, 2012 – Aug 28, 2012)
Main issue
At least 2 positions
Advocated position (if any)
Publisher a major stakeholder?
Most/least persuasive evidence
Quality of references (why?)
Photocopy of article
3. Textbook Assignments (4 required)
• Read assigned chapter(s)
• Answer questions (some
authors may be hard or
difficult to read)
• In-class summary/discussion
– Weeks 3 through 6
Textbook (4 assignments)
Assignment 1 (week 3)
Forward
General Introduction
Part 1. Theories of Animal Ethics
Assignment 2 (week 4)
Part 2. Animal Capacities: Pain,
Emotion, Consciousness
Part 9. Animal Companions
Textbook (4 assignments)
Assignment 3 (week 5)
Part 4. Animals for Food
Assignment 4 (week 6)
Part 3. Primates and Cetaceans
Part 5. Animal Experimentation
Part 6. Animals and Biotechnology
Part 7. Ethics and Wildlife
Part 8. Zoos and Aquariums
Part 10. Animal Law / Animal
Activism
4. Pre-class analysis (10 required)*
• Important stakeholder group
• Why issue important for stakeholder?
• Ethical conclusion expected for
stakeholder
• Agree/Disagree* with stakeholder
• Important ethical argument
• 4 Questions for speaker
*Half (5) where you agree with stakeholder
group and half (5) where you disagree with
stakeholder group
5. Other Homework
• Additional homework may
be assigned at the
discretion of the instructor.
• All homework must be
completed satisfactorily
Passing Grade (S) requires
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100% Attendance
1 News Item
4 Textbook Assignments
10 Pre-class Assignments
Any other homework that
may be assigned
Students with Disabilities
• Accommodations
requested?
• If accommodation
requested, is SAAR form
submitted?
Academic Dishonesty
• Submit only your own work!
• Do your own homework!
• Don’t submit work of others
as your work!
• If copying statements of
others from text or internet
put in quotes and
reference source!