- Description
- Students analyze a range of issues relevant to agriculture and food production and develop strategies for dealing with agricultural issues within a local and global context.
- Prerequisite
- None
- Parameters
- Access to community and government agencies responsible for agricultural planning, research and resource management.
Outcomes The student will:
1 analyze a range of economic, environmental and social issues in agriculture
1.1 list and categorize concerns being expressed regarding a social, economic and environmental issue in agriculture; e.g., environmental impacts, nutritional or food safety concerns, social, political or economic factors, legal/ethical factors
1.2 analyze a current issue in agriculture critically by:
1.2.1 identifying conflicts among different stakeholder groups
1.2.2 gathering information relevant to different sides of the issue
1.2.3 considering the implications of adopting different alternatives
2 compare and contrast issues that involve agriculture in Alberta and Canada with similar issues at a global level
2.1 relate a local social, economic and environmental issue in agriculture to a similar issue at the global level; e.g., world food distribution, carbon sequestration, nutraceuticals, zoonotic diseases
2.2 compare statements made by scientists, different interest groups and the media regarding the issue
2.3 describe costs and benefits associated with different approaches for dealing with the issue at local and global levels
3 present a plan of action to address a complex issue in agriculture
3.1 identify and describe a complex issue in agriculture, assuming the role of one of the stakeholders
3.2 clarify the issue and identify related perspectives
3.3 develop a position and provide a rationale
3.4 outline a personal plan of action
4 demonstrate basic competencies
4.1 demonstrate fundamental skills to:
4.1.1 communicate
4.1.2 manage information
4.1.3 use numbers
4.1.4 think and solve problems
4.2 demonstrate personal management skills to:
4.2.1 demonstrate positive attitudes and behaviours
4.2.2 be responsible
4.2.3 be adaptable
4.2.4 learn continuously
4.2.5 work safely
4.3 demonstrate teamwork skills to:
4.3.1 work with others
4.3.2 participate in projects and tasks
5 identify possible life roles related to the skills and content of this cluster
5.1 recognize and then analyze the opportunities and barriers in the immediate environment
5.2 identify potential resources to minimize barriers and maximize opportunities
Program of Studies 2010. Source document, © Alberta Education.