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| Code | POLS317 |
| Name | Global Food Policy |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Semester | 5. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 5 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | İngilizce |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | E Elective |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Doç. Dr. YÜKSEL ALPER ECEVİT |
| Course Instructor |
1 |
Course Goal / Objective
Lisans öğrencilerine küresel boyutta yaşanan gıda krizi konusunda bilgi vermek ve çözümler üretilmesine yönelik çalışmalar yapmak.
Course Content
This course aims to provide an answer to the question of how can food be political. It examines the causes of food insecurity, the self sufficiency in food production, the meaning of eating ethically, the ways of creating the sustainable food system in the world, and the roles that government plays in food production and supply.
Course Precondition
None
Resources
Rosegrant, Mark W., and Sarah A. Cline. "Global food security: challenges and policies." Science 302.5652 (2003): 1917-1919.
Notes
Rosegrant, Mark W., and Sarah A. Cline. "Global food security: challenges and policies." Science 302.5652 (2003): 1917-1919.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Learns how to approach food crisis through global lenses |
| LO02 | Investigates social and economic causes of food crisis |
| LO03 | Learns on what governments should do to tackle global food crisis. |
| LO04 | Learns different methods and approaches in investigating the food issue. |
| LO05 | Students learn that food issue is a concept to be investigated in social sciences. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explain the basic concepts and theories within the disciplines of Political Science and International Relations. | 5 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Understands the methodologies used in the disciplines of Political Science and International Relations. | 5 |
| PLO03 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Gains the ability to follow, interpret and apply problem-solving techniques focused on problem solving in different social fields of international and national dimension. | |
| PLO04 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Questions traditional approaches, practices and methods, develop and apply new working methods when necessary. | 3 |
| PLO05 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Recognize/apply social, scientific and professional ethical values. | 5 |
| PLO06 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Takes responsibility, leads and works effectively individually and/or in a team. | 3 |
| PLO07 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Being aware of the necessity of lifelong learning, follows the current developments in the field and improves himself/herself. | 4 |
| PLO08 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | To be able to use Turkish and at least one foreign language in accordance with the requirements of academic life and business life. | 3 |
| PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Analyzes data related to social sciences. | |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Define and analyze political, economic and social problems of international, regional and national context. | 4 |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Gains critical thinking skills in the field of social sciences. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How is food poliitcal and global issue | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 2 | Globalization and sustainability of food supply | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 3 | Framing Food Policy | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 4 | Production, Technology and Politics-1 | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 5 | Production, Technology and Politics-2 | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 6 | Normative knowledge: ethics, rights and distributive justice | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 7 | Intellectual property rights and the politics of food | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Reading | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Ödev |
| 9 | Nature: Environment | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 10 | Food values: ideas, interests, culture-1 | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 11 | Food values, ideas, interests, culture-2 | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 12 | Global meets local- Contestations | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 13 | Food regulation in an open economy | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 14 | Regulating food quality | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 15 | Food safety and control of human health hazards | Reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 16 | Term Exams | Reading | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Sözlü Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exams | Reading | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 6 | 84 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 136 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 5,44 | ||
| ECTS | 5 ECTS | ||