Food Commodity Chain and Environmental Science Research
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Food Commodity Chain and Environmental Science Research
Introduction
In this assignment, you will attempt to track a food item through the food commodity chain from production to consumption. You will identify where and how the food is grown (and by whom), how it is processed, packaged, and transported (and by whom), and where/how/by whom it is sold to the consumer.
In this assignment, you are expected to draw on issues, concepts, and theories from the course material to help you understand your food’s journey from field to table and the environmental and social issues that arise during that trip. You will also be expected to assemble appropriate and reputable sources of evidence to support what you say, and to communicate effectively in writing.
You can pick any food item you wish. A few notes on this: first, the more complex the food item, the more difficult it becomes to track – for example, a pizza has a lot of different ingredients, and following each of them to their source could be extremely time-consuming. If you really want to do a complex food item, talk to your TA about how you could streamline your assignment (e.g., by picking only a few ingredients, or by starting your investigation partway along the chain).
Second, you may wish to be very specific about the food you pick (e.g., “this carrot from Sobeys”), since food purchased in different retail outlets may come from quite different places. At the same time, you may not be able to trace your food item that precisely, and so may need to identify instead where most of that particular food item comes from – just be clear about what parts of your “food chain” are specific versus more general (and of course cite your sources).
Third, be careful about picking specific items that are covered in the class readings (e.g., cranberries, French beans, wild rice, etc.) – you are allowed to choose these items, but will be expected to go well beyond what is contained in the readings in your own investigation. Finally, the materials that you use to describe your food’s journey should primarily be written in English, so that your TAs can assess them appropriately.
Following your Food: Sources and References
To find information on your specific food item, you should make use of the library catalogues and journal databases to find good quality academic sources. You may also want to use general search engines such as Google to find popular sources, but remember that these sources will not be sufficient by themselves.
To ensure that your research is at least minimally comprehensive, you should have an absolute minimum of seven (7) sources for your report in order to pass. In summary research like this, citing a large number of sources is a good way to show how familiar you are with the material (and how much work you’ve done), so the more sources the better.
Not all sources of information are created equal. Articles from peer-reviewed academic journals are considered the most credible sources by academics – therefore, you should cite an absolute minimum of two peer-reviewed articles. (Tip: ask your personal librarian to show you how you can tell which articles are peer reviewed – if you don’t know who/what this is, go ask at the library!). Other good sources include “scholarly” books from academic publishers, and government documents. In some cases, it may be hard to find academic articles that are specifically related to your food item, but you should be able to find articles that could be cited in a more general way (e.g., that describe how foods are transported from the source country to Canada, or that talk about labour conditions in a particular country, without specifically mentioning your food item).
‘Popular’ sources (e.g., magazines, newspapers, non-academic books or website content) may be useful for fleshing out the specifics about your food item. Please note that “Wikipedia” and similar sites, while often a good place to start your research, are not generally considered reliable sources and so are not acceptable to use as references in academic research papers.
Your sources should be as up-to-date as possible, since newer information is more likely to be accurate and/or relevant. What counts as “up-to-date” will depend on the issue: in general, things published in the last 5 years can be considered very up-to-date, where sources more than 20 years old are very likely to be out of date.
All source materials should be referenced in the text of your assignments, as well as in a reference list at the end of the assignment. It is usual in the social sciences to use APA citation format.
Adequate referencing is essential to all academic work, since plagiarism (not citing work done by someone else) is a very serious academic offense.
Evaluation
Your assignment will be evaluated in terms of how well it:
- Traces your food product from its point of origin to you, including where, how, and by whom it was grown, harvested, processed, packaged, transported and sold.
- Highlights issues of importance that link to the course material – for example (but not limited to) the sustainability of growing practices, treatment of workers, nutrition, or consumer culture.
- Communicates your ideas clearly.
- Provides appropriate sources of evidence for your points, and references them appropriately.
This assignment is worth a large proportion of your mark, and it requires a considerable amount of work and writing: it is not the sort of thing that can be done the night before. Also, this kind of assignment may be unfamiliar to you and its worth asking for help along the way to be sure you are on track.
This assignment should be a maximum of 2500 words (approximately 10 double-spaced pages), not including references, figures, or tables. It should be written clearly and succinctly, in well-organized paragraphs. Subheadings should be used to help guide the reader.
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QUALITY OF RESPONSE NO RESPONSE POOR / UNSATISFACTORY SATISFACTORY GOOD EXCELLENT Content (worth a maximum of 50% of the total points) Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. 20 points out of 50: The essay illustrates poor understanding of the relevant material by failing to address or incorrectly addressing the relevant content; failing to identify or inaccurately explaining/defining key concepts/ideas; ignoring or incorrectly explaining key points/claims and the reasoning behind them; and/or incorrectly or inappropriately using terminology; and elements of the response are lacking. 30 points out of 50: The essay illustrates a rudimentary understanding of the relevant material by mentioning but not full explaining the relevant content; identifying some of the key concepts/ideas though failing to fully or accurately explain many of them; using terminology, though sometimes inaccurately or inappropriately; and/or incorporating some key claims/points but failing to explain the reasoning behind them or doing so inaccurately. Elements of the required response may also be lacking. 40 points out of 50: The essay illustrates solid understanding of the relevant material by correctly addressing most of the relevant content; identifying and explaining most of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology; explaining the reasoning behind most of the key points/claims; and/or where necessary or useful, substantiating some points with accurate examples. The answer is complete. 50 points: The essay illustrates exemplary understanding of the relevant material by thoroughly and correctly addressing the relevant content; identifying and explaining all of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology explaining the reasoning behind key points/claims and substantiating, as necessary/useful, points with several accurate and illuminating examples. No aspects of the required answer are missing. Use of Sources (worth a maximum of 20% of the total points). Zero points: Student failed to include citations and/or references. Or the student failed to submit a final paper. 5 out 20 points: Sources are seldom cited to support statements and/or format of citations are not recognizable as APA 6th Edition format. There are major errors in the formation of the references and citations. And/or there is a major reliance on highly questionable. The Student fails to provide an adequate synthesis of research collected for the paper. 10 out 20 points: References to scholarly sources are occasionally given; many statements seem unsubstantiated. Frequent errors in APA 6th Edition format, leaving the reader confused about the source of the information. There are significant errors of the formation in the references and citations. And/or there is a significant use of highly questionable sources. 15 out 20 points: Credible Scholarly sources are used effectively support claims and are, for the most part, clear and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition is used with only a few minor errors. There are minor errors in reference and/or citations. And/or there is some use of questionable sources. 20 points: Credible scholarly sources are used to give compelling evidence to support claims and are clearly and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition format is used accurately and consistently. The student uses above the maximum required references in the development of the assignment. Grammar (worth maximum of 20% of total points) Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. 5 points out of 20: The paper does not communicate ideas/points clearly due to inappropriate use of terminology and vague language; thoughts and sentences are disjointed or incomprehensible; organization lacking; and/or numerous grammatical, spelling/punctuation errors 10 points out 20: The paper is often unclear and difficult to follow due to some inappropriate terminology and/or vague language; ideas may be fragmented, wandering and/or repetitive; poor organization; and/or some grammatical, spelling, punctuation errors 15 points out of 20: The paper is mostly clear as a result of appropriate use of terminology and minimal vagueness; no tangents and no repetition; fairly good organization; almost perfect grammar, spelling, punctuation, and word usage. 20 points: The paper is clear, concise, and a pleasure to read as a result of appropriate and precise use of terminology; total coherence of thoughts and presentation and logical organization; and the essay is error free. 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