Course title
フードシステム学特論   [Advanced Food System]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 0.5 
Department   Year   Semester 1st 
Course type 1st  Course code 96513
Instructor(s)
杉田 直樹(宇)   [SUGITA Naoki]
Facility affiliation United Graduate School Agricultural Science Office afjgxte/L1151  Email address

Course description
This class is held at 10am on June 2, 2021 at 2F Conference room, Building No.1, Utsunomiya University. We discuss about current situation, the problems, and the solutions on food system, based on theories of agricultural economics and farm management. This class gives participants an opportunity to learn advanced expertise in the advanced research on agricultural economy and symbiotic society, learning forefront knowledge and technologies. This class is composed of lecture and discussion to promote participants understand.
Expected Learning
Participants are required to understand current situation and issues of food system and to give a solution. Participants are also required to develop the logical thinking and expression, through the several research on the food system. Check the curriculum map in “the general information and course description”, too.
Course schedule
This class include the following four contents.
1) Overview of the food system
2) Economic and social issues of the food system
3) Environmental issues of the food system
Prerequisites
Participants are required to study for 15 hours before and after class. This study is devoted to making a report, reading the textbook and checking materials provided in class.
Required Text(s) and Materials
Institute of Medicine & National Research Council. 2015, A Framework for Assessing Effects of the Food System. The National Academies Press.
https://www.nap.edu/catalog/18846/
References
Lisa Chase. 2014, Food, Farms, and Community: Exploring Food Systems. University of New Hampshire Press
Assessment/Grading
Teacher grades participants based on their discussion during the class (50%) and the assignment after the class (50%).
Message from instructor(s)
Course keywords
Assessment, Impacts, Evaluation, Complex Adaptive Systems
Office hours
Participants can ask the questions to the teacher during and after class. Participants can also ask to the teacher’s e-mail address (sugitanaoki@cc.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp).
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2/17/2021 3:17:13 PM