World Food Issues Syllabus
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Title: World Food Issues: Past and Present
Semester: Spring 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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January 11 – May 6 (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:
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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
Spring 2016
Instructor: Clark Ford
Course Website
Google: World Food Issues
http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/9famstudworldhunger/images/WH_grnkorea.jpg
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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http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/chimage.php?image=2007/2043/triangle_map.jpg
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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Nutrition Case Study
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Movie Report
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20 pts
Aid Organization Report
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20 pts
Historical Origins of Hunger Case Study
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20 pts
Movie Report
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20 pts
Green Revolution Report
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20 pts
Student Presentation
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20 pts
News Report
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140 pts
20 pts
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!
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:
Clark Ford
2312 Food Sciences Bldg
Iowa State University
Ames IA 50011
Fax: 515 294-8181
email: cfford@iastate.edu
On-Campus Testing
60 Carver & 2552 Gilman
Fall & Spring Semester
Doors Open
Doors Locked*
Last Submission
of Exams**
Computers
Shutdown***
Monday – Thursday
8:00 am
7:30 pm
8:00 pm
8:00 pm
Friday
8:00 am
5:30 pm
6:00 pm
6:00 pm
Days
LAS Testing Center is closed weekends, University Holidays and Breaks.
*After the doors are locked for the evening students will not be permitted to enter
to take exams.
**Students must have finished their exam and submitted it by the times noted.
***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
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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!
http://www.internationalwaterinstitute.org/education_center.htm
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
http://johnkemeny.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/borlaug.jpg
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
– Or only asking “is it ethical for…?”
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Plagiarism
– Cutting and pasting
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Minimal answers
– Or rote memory answers
Hung-over student
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– Must engage in the subject!
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Minimal discussions
Minimal bibliographies