1. World Food Issues Syllabus
Title: World Food Issues: Past and Present
Semester: Fall 2017
Course:
Agron. 342, FSHN 342, Env. S. 342, Tech. Soc.Ch. 342
Calendar:
Aug 21 - Dec 15 (No Final Exam)
All late materials must be turned in by Dec 15
Instructor: Clark Ford
2567 Food Sci, ,
Required Course Website:
Required Text: 
The World Food Problem:  Toward Understanding and Ending Undernutrition in the Developing World
by H.D. Leathers and P. Foster, 5th Edition, 2017.
Brenton Center:
Contact in case of computer or Blackboard problems
phone:

2. Course Website Google: World Food Issues
Course Webpage
World Food Issues: Past and Present FSHN 342, AG 342, Univ Stud 342, TSC 342 EnvS 342 Fall 2017 Instructor: Clark Ford  
                                                   
                                                                      
Course Website Google: World Food Issues

3. 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

4. Course Description 1: 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,
Ethical issues concerning these topics will be discussed.
World Hunger Map
img/map_world.jpg

5. Course Description 2: 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

6. Course Description 3: Policies and Solutions for the future
Health
Economics
Demographics
Aid
Consumer Subsidies
Farming subsidies
Land Distribution
Agricultural research
Development
Aid Organizations
What can we do?

7. Grading 90-80-70% Movie Report Seven Quizzes, 20 pts each
140 pts total
Seven Reports, 20 pts each
Nutrition Case Study
News Report
Student Presentation
Green Revolution Report
Movie Report
Historical Origins of Hunger Case Study
Aid Organization Report
Extra Credit
Paper (20 pts)
Lecture reflections 5 pts)
Movie Report

8. 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!

9. 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:
Proctor is essential!

10. On-Campus Testing Check Fall Hours of Operation!
Rm 60 Carver, 139 Durham, 2552 Gilman (Opens in September)
Day(s) of week
Doors open
Doors locked
Last Submission of Exams
Computers shut down and exams must be finished
Monday – Thursday
9:00 am
7:30 pm
8:00 pm
8:01 pm
Friday
5:30 pm
6:00 pm
6:01 pm
Closed weekends, University holidays and breaks.
Download the ISU MyState App for details

11. Written Reports Bibliography example:
There are 6 written reports + Powerpoint
Nutrition Case Study
News Report
Green Revolution Report
Movie Report
Historical Origins of Hunger Report
Aid Organization Report
2-3 pages of text, typed
plus Bibliography
Single or 1.5 spaced, 12 pt font or less
At least 3 scholarly references (find in Google Scholar)
From peer reviewed journals
Must be cited in text
Reference must give authors, date, title, Journal, volume, pages.
Engaged discussion
of ethical, environmental, social, economic, historical (etc.) implications.
Must develop ethical arguments
Use ethical theories and principles
Rights, Justice, etc.
Bibliography example:
Pandey, V. L., S. M. Dev, U. Jayachandran (2016) Impact of agricultural interventions on the nutritional status in South Asia: A review. Food Policy 62,
doi: /j.foodpol

12. Powerpoint Project Online Section: Powerpoint slides
Individual presentations
Powerpoint slides
With ethics
With references
Audio recording (if possible)
Must include a transcript!

13. Extra Credit Norman Borlaug Paper – 20 points Relevant subject
5 page report
At least six scholarly references
from peer reviewed journal articles
Must relate to hunger/malnutrition
Must include a discussion
of nutritional, environmental, social, political, historical implications, etc.
Must include ethics discussion
using ethical theory and developing ethical arguments
Lectures – 5 pts each
Assigned online lectures
Write 1 page summary/reflection
Norman Borlaug

14. Section 1 Topics: Reading: Class webpage links Videos Quiz 1
World Hunger
Famines
Malnutrition    
Reading:
World Food Problem
Class webpage links
Videos
Quiz 1
Malnutrition: Kwashiorkor

15. Section 2 Topics: Reading: Class webpage links Videos
Hunger Ethics
Economics
Population
Reading:
World Food Problem
World Hunger a Moral Response
Class webpage links
Videos
Due: Nutrition Case Study
Quiz 2
World Population Growth

16. Section 3 Topics: Reading: Class webpage links Videos Due: News Report
Environment
Agriculture
Biotechnology
Reading:
World Food Problem
Advances in Plant Biotechnology in Developing Countries
Class webpage links
Videos
Due: News Report
Quiz 3

17. Section 4 Topics: Reading: Class webpage links Videos
Agricultural Revolution
Agricultural Societies
Ancient History
Reading:
The worst mistake in the history of the human race
Class webpage links
Videos
Due: Green Revolution Report
Bihari Farmer simulation if possible
Quiz 4
Agriculture in Ancient Egypt

18. Section 5 Topics: Class webpage links Videos Due: Movie Report Quiz 5
Age of Discovery
Industrial Revolution
Women in Ag societies
Religion in Ag societies
Markets and Capitalism
Class webpage links
Videos
Due: Movie Report
Quiz 5
Industrial Revolution

19. Section 6 Topics: Reading: Class webpage links Videos
Global Policies:
Health
Incomes
Globalization
Demographics
Reading:
World Food Problem
Class webpage links
Videos
Due: Origins of Poverty Report
Quiz 6
Clothing Factory, India

20. Section 7 Topics: Reading Class webpage links Videos
Global Policies:
Agriculture
Development
Aid Organizations
Reading
World Food Problem
Food Sovereignty
The End of Poverty
Class webpage links
Videos
Due: Aid Organization Report
Quiz 7
World Health Organization immunizations

21. How to get an A 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!
Especially your area of interest

22. How to not get an A Hung-over student Getting behind
No time to study, write
Not preparing for quizzes
You will do poorly
No ethics arguments/theory
Take a stand and back your argument up with ethical theory/principles
Example: Rights, Justice, Beneficence, etc.
Plagiarism (all papers will be checked)
Cutting and pasting
Recycling your old papers
Minimal answers
Or rote memory answers
Minimal discussions
Must engage in the subject!
Minimal bibliographies
Hung-over student