hus1fft food for thought discovering
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: DISCOVERING THE WORLD THROUGH COMMODITIES
HUS1FFT
2016
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Food and drink are essential to human existence; they are also revealing of the nature of human society and culture. You'll explore key global issues through deceptively familiar commodities such as chocolate, tea, coffee, alcohol, and meat. We'll explore topics such as production and labour (agricultural and industrial), retail, marketing, and consumption. You'll engage actively with key historical and contemporary problems such as colonialism, fair trade, famine, and sustainability. We'll also examine representations of commodities such as chocolate within literature and advertising. Through reflecting on food and drink in local and global contexts, you'll be encouraged to discover and debate key concepts including gender, class, race and power. You can use this subject to count towards all majors in the Bachelor of Arts. If you're studying any undergraduate course at La Trobe, you can use this subject as an elective to meet the Sustainability Thinking Essential.
SchoolSchool of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorKerry Nixon
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 1 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
PrerequisitesN/A
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditions Discovery Subject
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Develop and demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of gender, class, race and power through the study of food commodities.
- Activities:
- Lectures, tutorial activities, EBL activities, assessment activities
02. Develop and demonstrate research skills, including the ability to effectively access electronic and paper-based archival materials.
- Activities:
- Lectures, tutorial activities, EBL activities, assessment activities
03. Practice critical-thinking and creative problem-solving skills in academic tasks of reading, writing and public speaking.
- Activities:
- Tutorial activities, EBL activities, assessment activities
04. Demonstrate effective communication through the practice of oral and written communication.
- Activities:
- Tutorial activities, Research essay, tutorial presentation, final exam
05. To engage effectively with social, environmental and economic change and challenges in the contemporary world in relation to sustainability in food, and to reflect on the implications of these for future generations
- Activities:
- Lectures and online EBL activities, tutorial activities, assessment activities
Subject options
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Albury-Wodonga, 2016, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorKerry Nixon
Class requirements
Evidence Based LearningWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours evidence based learning per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-class Exams equivalent to 1000 words in total | 25 | 01, 03, 04, 05 | |
| Research essay and plan (1800 words) | 45 | 01, 02, 03, 04 | |
| Online activities (800 words) | 20 | 01, 02, 03, 04 | |
| Tutorial presentation (equiv. 400 words) | 10 | 01, 04 |
Bendigo, 2016, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorKerry Nixon
Class requirements
Evidence Based LearningWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours evidence based learning per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-class Exams equivalent to 1000 words in total | 25 | 01, 03, 04, 05 | |
| Research essay and plan (1800 words) | 45 | 01, 02, 03, 04 | |
| Online activities (800 words) | 20 | 01, 02, 03, 04 | |
| Tutorial presentation (equiv. 400 words) | 10 | 01, 04 |
Melbourne, 2016, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorKerry Nixon
Class requirements
Evidence Based LearningWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours evidence based learning per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-class Exams equivalent to 1000 words in total | 25 | 01, 03, 04, 05 | |
| Research essay and plan (1800 words) | 45 | 01, 02, 03, 04 | |
| Online activities (800 words) | 20 | 01, 02, 03, 04 | |
| Tutorial presentation (equiv. 400 words) | 10 | 01, 04 |
Mildura, 2016, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorKerry Nixon
Class requirements
Evidence Based LearningWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours evidence based learning per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-class Exams equivalent to 1000 words in total | 25 | 01, 03, 04, 05 | |
| Research essay and plan (1800 words) | 45 | 01, 02, 03, 04 | |
| Online activities (800 words) | 20 | 01, 02, 03, 04 | |
| Tutorial presentation (equiv. 400 words) | 10 | 01, 04 |
Shepparton, 2016, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorKerry Nixon
Class requirements
Evidence Based LearningWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours evidence based learning per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-class Exams equivalent to 1000 words in total | 25 | 01, 03, 04, 05 | |
| Research essay and plan (1800 words) | 45 | 01, 02, 03, 04 | |
| Online activities (800 words) | 20 | 01, 02, 03, 04 | |
| Tutorial presentation (equiv. 400 words) | 10 | 01, 04 |