World Food Issues Syllabus
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Title: World Food Issues: Past and Present
Semester: Summer 2014
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http://www.public.iastate.edu/~cfford/342WFI.htm
Required text:
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2567 Food Sci, 294-0343, cfford@iastate.edu
Course Website:
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May 19 – July 10 with some flexibility (No Final Exam)
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:
– Contact in case of computer or WebCT problems
– agdehelp@iastate.edu, phone: 515 294-1862
http://www.amazon.com/World-Food-Problem-TowardUndernutrition/dp/1588266389
Course Webpage
World Food Issues: Past and Present
FSHN 342, AG 342, Univ Stud 342, TSC 342 EnvS 342
Summer 2014
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:
World Hunger Map
www.feedingminds.org/ img/map_world.jpg
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Poverty and inequity
food production,
biotechnology,
ecological destruction,
population growth,
policy, and aid.
• Ethical issues concerning
these topics will be discussed.
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
• Policies:
– Health
– Economics
– Demographics
– Aid
– Consumer Subsidies
– Farming subsidies
– Land Distribution
– Agricultural research
– Development
• Aid Organizations
• What can we do?
http://www.dailygalaxy.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/
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Grading
90-80-70%
• Quizzes, 20 pts each
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140 pts
• Nutrition Case Study
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20 pts
• News Report
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20 pts
• Bihari Farmer Computer Simulation
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Movie Report
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20 pts
Student Presentation
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Movie Report
20 pts
Aid Organization Report
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20 pts
Historical Origins of Hunger in the
Developing World Case Study
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20 pts
20 pts
Extra Credit
– Paper (20 pts)
– Lecture reflections (2 @ 5 pts)
Exam Format
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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!
Testing – Off Campus
• 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:
Clark Ford
2312 Food Sciences Bldg
Iowa State University
Ames IA 50011
Fax: 515 294-8181
On-Campus Testing
2552 Gilman
Testing Center Summer Session
2552 Gilman is the only Testing Center open during the summer session.
Doors Open
Doors Locked*
Computers shut down
and
exams must be
finished**
Monday
Friday
10:00 am
10:00 am
6:30 pm
6:30 pm
7:00 pm
7:00 pm
Wednesday
8:00 am
3:30 pm
4:00 pm
Thursday
Friday
8:00 am
10:00 am
3:30 pm
3:30 pm
4:00 pm
4:00 pm
Days
Closed weekends, University holidays and breaks.
*Once the doors are locked students will not be allowed into the Testing Center.
**Once the computers shut down they will not be restarted to allow students to finish exams. Students should
allow enough time to complete exams prior to computer shut down.
Written Reports
• There are 6 written reports
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Nutrition Case Study
News Report
Green Revolution Report
Movie Report
Historical Origins of Hunger Report
Aid Organization Report
• At least 2 full 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
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• Engaged discussion
– of ethical, environmental, social,
economic, historical (etc.) implications.
• Must develop ethical arguments
– Use ethical theories and principles
Powerpoint Project
– Individual presentations
• Powerpoint slides
– With references
• Audio recording
– 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
• 1-1.5 spaced
– Must relate to hunger/malnutrition
– Must include a discussion
• of nutritional, environmental, social,
political, historical implications, etc.
– Must include ethics discussion
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Norman Borlaug
http://johnkemeny.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/borlaug.jpg
using ethical theory and developing
ethical arguments
Section 1
• Topics:
– World Hunger
– Famines
– Malnutrition
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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
• Videos
• Green Revolution Report
• Quiz 4
Agriculture in Ancient Egypt
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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
• Videos
• Movie Report
• Quiz 5
Industrial Revolution
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
• 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
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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!
– Especially your area of interest
http://www.scottsdalecc.edu/future_students/strategies_for_success.html
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
Hung-over student
– Or rote memory answers
• Minimal discussions
– Must engage in the subject!
• Minimal bibliographies
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