PRACTICE AND ETHICS IN AGRICULTURE

Course Description

This course brings the student up to date with new developments in agriculture as well as the new developments in the common sphere of agriculture and other sectors of the economy. Agriculture has definite effects on nature, on the environment and on man himself. As humans are the initiators and propagators of agriculture, human activity should be bound to ethical rules regarding agriculture and should be liable for all the consequences of human activity. This course also encompasses the theory and practice of agricultural ethics aiming at the establishment of a mutually beneficial relationship between agriculture and nature and covers topics such as sustainability, the protection of breeders’ rights and upholding of standards governing true-to-type breeding.

PRACTICE AND ETHICS IN AGRICULTURE

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

Course outcomes

1. 01 1.Identifying and using systems of ethics
2. 02 2. Relating ethics to agricultural practice
3. 03 3. Explaining the laws and central principles of aproaches to ethics
4. 04 4. Applying principles of ethics to real life agricultural cases

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 1. Thompson, P.B. and Thompson, K.O. eds., 2018. Agricultural Ethics in East Asian Perspective: A Transpacific Dialogue (Vol. 27). Springer.
2. 02 2. Herring, R.J. ed., 2015. The Oxford Handbook of Food, Politics, and Society. Oxford University Press, USA.
3. 03 3. Thompson, P.B. and Oosting, 2020. Food and Agricultural Biotechnology in Ethical Perspective. Springer.

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 1.Identifying and using systems of ethics
2. L02 2. Relating ethics to agricultural practice
3. L03 3. Explaining the laws and central principles of aproaches to ethics
4. L04 4. Applying principles of ethics to real life agricultural cases

Program Outcomes

1. P01 Be able to apply knowledge of programming
2. P02 Be able to design software systems of varying complexity
3. P03 Be able to identify, categorize, and develop solutions for computer orientated challenges.
4. P04 Be able to demonstrate autonomy and responsibility in managing computer programming projects
5. P05 Be able to follow the state of the arts concepts in computer technology
6. P06 Be able to design, implement, and evaluate a computational system to meet desired needs within realistic constraints.
7. P07 Be able to use appropriate techniques, skills, and tools necessary for computing practice.
8. P08 Be able to apply appropriate technologies and techniques for the collection and analysis of organizational and environmental data to facilitate evidence-based decision making
9. P09 Be able to apply effective communication skills consistent with the professional environment -
10. P10 Be able to apply effective collaboration skills in teamwork consistent with the professional environment -

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