University Course Planner The University of Adelaide Australia

AGRIBUS 7057 - Trends & Issues in the World Food System

Career: Postgraduate Coursework
Units: 3
Term: 4136
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: Up to 3 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: Yes
Available for Non-Award Study: Yes
Assessment: Assignments, quizzes, engagement
Syllabus:

Constantly evolving market forces, socioeconomic trends local, national and international policies and unexpected shocks transform food systems in diverse and complex ways. An important aim of this course is to explore, research, and analyse how trends and issues in the world food system impact on businesses, global corporations, households, producers, retailers, consumers and governments. Current issues that we address may include pandemics, economic development, growth, trade, climate change, technology, food safety, nutrition, health, diet, intellectual property rights, resource management, finance, retail markets and risk. This course requires students to learn how to analyse and evaluate these issues using core concepts from systems thinking and economic principles. Students will be required to assess an issue, transform it into an economic question, and then analyse it. This will require students to examine the connection between the diverse parts and the whole of a particular issue. This will encourage an understanding of how issues impact on different economy structures (free-market, and command and control) and different economic and social issues (e.g. inequality and gender issues). The course is designed to help students write effectively and communicate their ideas with clarity.

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Units
EFTSL
Amount
3
0.125
          
  


Course Outline

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
4136 Mon 07/06/2021 Thu 10/06/2021 Fri 23/07/2021 Wed 18/08/2021


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
33068 LE01 20 13 2 Jun - 2 Jun Wednesday 9am - 1pm Barr Smith South, 2051, Teaching Room
4 Jun - 4 Jun Friday 9am - 1pm Barr Smith South, 2051, Teaching Room
25 Jun - 9 Jul Friday 9am - 1pm Barr Smith South, 2051, Teaching Room
30 Jun - 30 Jun Wednesday 9am - 1pm Barr Smith South, 2051, Teaching Room
21 Jul - 21 Jul Wednesday 9am - 1pm Barr Smith South, 2051, Teaching Room
23 Jul - 23 Jul Friday 9am - 1pm Barr Smith South, 2051, Teaching Room
6 Aug - 6 Aug Friday 9am - 1pm Barr Smith South, 2051, Teaching Room
Note: This class is only available for face-to-face (on-campus) students.
33236 LE02 25 12 2 Jun - 2 Jun Wednesday 9am - 1pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
4 Jun - 4 Jun Friday 9am - 1pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
25 Jun - 9 Jul Friday 9am - 1pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
30 Jun - 30 Jun Wednesday 9am - 1pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
21 Jul - 21 Jul Wednesday 9am - 1pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
23 Jul - 23 Jul Friday 9am - 1pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
6 Aug - 6 Aug Friday 9am - 1pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
Note: This class is for offshore / interstate students only. Where this requirement is not met, students risk being removed from this class. Please refer to MyUni for details once enrolled.