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AnS 211

AnS 211. Issues Facing Animal Science. Course Description.

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AnS 211

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  1. AnS 211 Issues Facing Animal Science

  2. Course Description (0-2) Cr. 1. F.S. Prereq: 114, sophomore classification. Overview of the factors that define contemporary ethical and scientifically based issues facing animal agriculture. Life skill development (including interactive skills, communication ability, organization, information gathering, and leadership skills) emphasized in the context of issues study. Offered on a satisfactory-fail grading basis only.

  3. Course Outcomes After completing this course, students will be able to: • identify the differing viewpoints surrounding major issues affecting animal agriculture.

  4. Course Outcomes After completing this course, students will be able to: • name the individuals and/or groups who are most influential on the major issues.

  5. Course Outcomes After completing this course, students will be able to: • interpret and communicate scientific principles associated with the major issues.

  6. Course Outcomes After completing this course, students will be able to: • identify the ethical and moral ideologies surrounding the major issues affecting animal agriculture.

  7. Course Outcomes After completing this course, students will be able to: • locate and interact with professionals involved in addressing major issues affecting animal agriculture.

  8. Respect for others • Safe environment to explore issues • No uniform class position imposed • Respect the positions expressed by others • Controversial issues, reasonable people are likely to disagree • Critically evaluate evidence • Challenge arguments that are not logically consistent • Form your own conclusions

  9. Working in Groups • Facilitate Discussion • More opportunities for everyone to express their ideas • Everyone should actively participate • Considered an essential component of class • Full participation will create the best learning environment

  10. Class Resources • Textbook: “The Animal Ethics Reader” • Directory on AnS student server -

  11. Class Resources • Textbook: “The Animal Ethics Reader” • Directory on AnS student server • Blackboard pages (next week)

  12. Class Schedule Weeks 1-6 • Introduction to ethics • News items • Textbook assignments • Guest speakers Weeks 7-15 • Pre-class assignments • AnS 411 presentations

  13. Course Grading • Uniform agreement not expected • Complete all course requirements • Satisfactory/Fail only • Satisfy all requirements => S • Fail to satisfy all requirements => F

  14. 1. Attendance (100%) • No excused absences/ responsible for all missed class material • Record attendance with in-class questions (at least one question/hour) • Attendance reported on Blackboard/ student responsible to follow grades

  15. 1. Attendance (100%) Makeup Assignments (all absences) • Weeks 1-6 • Report from 3 classmates • 750 word paper (or recording) • Topic from instructor (guest speaker/ weekly topic) • 3 reliable references • Weeks 7-15 • 500 word paper/presentation • 3 reliable references/presentation • Topic of missed talk (AnS 411) • 2-3 AnS 411 presentations/week

  16. 2. News Item • Report on issues in the news (week 2) • Source • Date (June 1, 2012 – Aug 28, 2012) • Main issue • At least 2 positions • Advocated position (if any) • Publisher a major stakeholder? • Most/least persuasive evidence • Quality of references (why?) • Photocopy of article

  17. 3. Textbook Assignments (4 required) • Read assigned chapter(s) • Answer questions (some authors may be hard or difficult to read) • In-class summary/discussion • Weeks 3 through 6

  18. Textbook (4 assignments) • Assignment 1 (week 3) • Forward • General Introduction • Part 1. Theories of Animal Ethics • Assignment 2 (week 4) • Part 2. Animal Capacities: Pain, Emotion, Consciousness • Part 9. Animal Companions

  19. Textbook (4 assignments) • Assignment 3 (week 5) • Part 4. Animals for Food • Assignment 4 (week 6) • Part 3. Primates and Cetaceans • Part 5. Animal Experimentation • Part 6. Animals and Biotechnology • Part 7. Ethics and Wildlife • Part 8. Zoos and Aquariums • Part 10. Animal Law / Animal Activism

  20. 4. Pre-class analysis (10 required)* • Important stakeholder group • Why issue important for stakeholder? • Ethical conclusion expected for stakeholder • Agree/Disagree* with stakeholder • Important ethical argument • 4 Questions for speaker *Half (5) where you agree with stakeholder group and half (5) where you disagree with stakeholder group

  21. 5. Other Homework • Additional homework may be assigned at the discretion of the instructor. • All homework must be completed satisfactorily

  22. Passing Grade (S) requires • 100% Attendance • 1 News Item • 4 Textbook Assignments • 10 Pre-class Assignments • Any other homework that may be assigned

  23. Students with Disabilities • Accommodations requested? • If accommodation requested, is SAAR form submitted?

  24. Academic Dishonesty • Submit only your own work! • Do your own homework! • Don’t submit work of others as your work! • If copying statements of others from text or internet put in quotes and reference source!

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