POLS317 Global Food Policy

5 ECTS - 3-0 Duration (T+A)- 5. Semester- 3 National Credit

Information

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
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 Has the conceptual and theoretical competence to explain the phenomena in the disciplines of Political Science and International Relations. 5
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Identifies the international and national issues by methodologies used in the disciplines of Political Science and International Relations; chooses the appropriate analysis techniques across the issues and applies the appropriate empirical studies. 5
PLO03 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Becomes skilful at following and interpreting different social areas in international and national levels and also applies the problem-solving oriented practices.
PLO04 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Collects, reviews and analyzes the data obtained which necessary for modelling applications in the Social Science. 3
PLO05 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Individually and/or in a team, takes responsibility, leadership, and works effectively. 5
PLO06 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı In recognition of the need for lifelong learning, follows the latest developments in the field and improves himself/herself. 3
PLO07 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Uses Turkish, and at least one more foreign language, in accordance with the requirements of academic and work life. 4
PLO08 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Understands and interprets the feelings, thoughts and behaviors of related persons correctly; and expresses himself/herself in written and oral forms accurately. 3
PLO09 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Improves his/herself constantly by defining educational requirements considering interests and talents in scientific, cultural, art and social fields besides career development.
PLO10 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Questions traditional approaches, practices and methods; and develops and applies new study methods if necessary. 4
PLO11 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Recognizes and implements social, scientific and professional ethical values.
PLO12 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Develops skills of defining and analyzing the international, regional and national oriented issues, producing appropriate conflict-resolution techniques and negotiation skills. 5
PLO13 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Develops critical thinking skills. 5


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

Update Time: 13.05.2024 11:21