Assignment
Working individually or as a pair, you will investigate, propose, and communicate potential solutions to a topic related to a specific current issue covered in this class or a similar topic approved by the instructor.
The project should involve analysis of a question related to a specific issue or problem facing agriculture and food today with emphasis on understanding competing points of views and the key stakeholders in the issue.
The outcome will be a 10-15 min presentation shared with the class at the end of the semester.
Trying to come up with a topic?
You assignment asks you to examine a significant issue in a topic related to agriculture and food. You will develop or find solutions based on your research.
If you are still trying to pick a topic, browsing through industry websites can be a great place to start.
Agricultural Content
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Agricultural & Environmental Science Database This link opens in a new window
Includes AGRICOLA, TOXLINE, Environmental Impact Statements, and Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management. -
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Scholarly agricultural and biological journal articles from Elsevier. Includes full-text access to veterinary medicine e-books. -
CAB Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Covers the significant research and development literature in the applied life sciences, including agriculture, forestry, human nutrition, veterinary medicine and the environment. -
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
A free research tool that searches across many disciplines and sources. Click more link to learn how to link the Library's resources into Google Scholar.
Business Content
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ProQuest One Business This link opens in a new window
Millions of full-text items across scholarly and popular periodicals, newspapers, market research reports, dissertations, books, videos and more.