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1: SEP 2: Course Introduction

Course Websites: Wiki & Courses.alfino.org (linked from alfino.org), Sharepoint site (link at main course wiki page).
Use of pseudonyms - Saints and animals
Use of peer review and peer evaluation
Student choice in work and grading scheme - Default grade scheme shows ranges for grade weights. You will be able to choose optional assignments and assign them weight in your grading scheme. (See courses.alfino.org)
Transparency in grade information. Never give out your Saint name. Customer service will never ask you for your Saint name. A friendly grade curve gives you good information about your performance while reducing grade stress.

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Philosophy of Food Course Research Questions
Disciplines represented in the course: gastronomy, food history, bio-history, evolutionary psych, economics, politics, nutrition, microbiology, soil agronomy, food ethics.
Major Course Topics (see reading list): Microbiome, Macronutrition, Dietary Guidelines, Western Industrial Diet, Gastronomy, Food philosophy, Food Histories, Plant Intelligence, Food and Animal Ethics, Environment and Agriculture, Food and Power, Food and Religion, Organic Diets.

Prep Cycle - Monitor time commitments and results early on.
Keep Course Research Questions in Mind -
The best student writing shows the cumulative effect of deep reading, active critical thinking, and reflection.

1. Student Food biographies (5) Assigned 9/1, due 9/9
2. USDGS and Me (10) Assigned 9/16, due 9/18
3. Carbohydrate Worksheet (10) Assigned 10/5
4. Culinary Cosmos Pantry Photos (5) Assigned and due 10/7
5. Assessing Agriculture 600 words (20) Peer reviewed: Assigned 10/21, writing due 10/23, reviews due 10/28, backevals due TBD
6. Fats Worksheet (10) Assigned and due 10/28
7. Ethics of Eating (20) 800 words Peer reviewed: Assigned 11/4, writing due 11/8, reviews due 11/15, backevals due TBD
8. Proteins Worksheet (10) Assigned and due 11/9

Please write a paragraph in answer to the following questions by September 9, 2020, 11:59pm.

Topic: What kind of eater are you? How would you describe your relationship to food?

How would you describe your diet? What categories of foods will you eat or not? On principle or preference?
Do you like foods related to your ethnicity? Do you cook?
How important or prominent is food in your memory as a child or your current life or both?
Do you engage in food related social media activity?
Are you a good cook? Do you dance when you cook?
Did your parents or guardians cook from scratch for you? Did they cook? Did you learn to cook?
How knowledgeable are you about nutrition? Is your experience of food connected to concerns about nutrition and dietary disease or not so much?

Make sure you can find the three course websites and that you understand what information and tools each provides.
Fill out the first day food survey (on main course wiki page)
Fill out "Roster Information" form (on main course wiki page)
Browse the top 8 links on the main course wiki page
Look out for readings attached to an email. You will need these for our next class
Email me if you would like to attend class in person next time.
Keep an eye out for Food News!