ECON 4198
Independent Study (Independent Study)
TBA
ALL STUDENTS TAKING ANY INDEPENDENT STUDY COURSE FROM ME IN ANY SEMESTER WILL
PRINT-OUT THE POSTED SYLLABUS FOR THE COURSE BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO ENROLL FOR
IT. THEY WILL TAKE IT WITH THEM TO FILL OUT THE PETITION USING THE INFORMATION
IN THE SYLLABUS AND THE EXACT WORDING BELOW.
Students who take Econ 3351 or my Econ 4389 course may also take my Economics
4198 - Special Problems in Development in which they will add one of the
assigned choices which they did not use for the regular class.
There are a limited number of topics on which students will do their papers.
They correspond to topics that students taking my courses in Spring
2012 will research for class presentation. Students taking 3351 or 4398 will be
required to work with the group in class doing the presentation and be part of
the presentation unless they have a course conflict. More details on
presentation and topics will be provided, posted and sent out to all students
registered for my courses. Updated guidelines for writing papers will be
posted. URL for the guideline posting will be emailed to all students on the
1st day of class and again on the 1st day after the course registration is
complete.
Topics for 4389 are:
· Trends in Food Safety over the last 100 years or
so.
· Trends in Technology in Food Production,
Preservation, Preparation and Nutrition over the last 100 years or so.
· Biotechnology in Agriculture - Yields, Safety (in
production and consumption), Environmental Impact and Benefits (ex. Vitamin A
enhanced rice).
· Trends in Global Poverty and Hunger since 1950.
· Trends in Global Life Expectancy since 1950.
· Trends in Global Population since 1950.
· Trends in Global Infant and Child Mortality Since 1960.
Project Topics for 3351 are:
· Trends in Global Food Production since 1960
· Trends in Global Poverty and Hunger since 1950.
· Trends in Global Life Expectancy since 1950.
· Trends in Global Population scince
1950.
· Trends in Global Infant and Child Mortality Since 1960.
· Neglected Tropical Diseases (there is an online
journal covering that topic among other sources).
CREDIT WILL BE GIVEN ONLY TO THOSE WHO ENROLL IN THE Fall 2012 SEMESTER.
In filling out the petition to take the course write the following:
"Taking Econ 3351 or Econ 4389 - The student will read an
additional assigned book and add 10 pages to their total page requirement for
Econ 3351 or Econ 4389. The paper is expected to cover the selected topic in
greater depth particularly in greater depth."
Students taking my 4389 class may search out the articles on dairy and cattle
production by Judith L. Capper (sometime listed as Jude Capper) at Washington
State University and email the titles and URLs to me for permission to use them
rather than an assigned book.