Tentative Course Schedule
Dates
Topic
Lectures & Other Items will be posted by 6 a.m. on Thursdays
Assignments Due by 5 p.m. on date
listed
8/31-
9/4
Getting Familiar with AG 198 & Building a Class Community
Assigned Reading: Syllabus, Course Schedule, FAQ’s, Ning
Rules
Friday, 9/4:
• Read Syllabus and other documents
in “syllabus” area of the class
• Update Blackboard Profile
• Get set up on Ning
• Blog 1 entry (Fact or Fiction?) on
Ning and guesses at classmates
“Fact or Fiction” post (reply/
guesses due Tuesday, 9/8)
• Start food journal
• Take Practice Quiz on BB
9/3-
9/9
Learning Unit: I. Food as a Human Value & Problem
Assigned Reading:
Plants & Our Lives: Ch 1 p 1
Human Nutrition: Ch 10 p 156
Wednesday, 9/9:
• Assigned Reading
• Quiz
• Blog Entry & Replies on Ning
(replies due 9/12)
9/10-
9/16
Learning Unit: I. Food & History
II. Types of Agriculture
Assigned Reading:
Origins of Agriculture: Ch 11 p 177
Wednesday, 9/16:
• Assigned Reading
• Quiz
• Food Journal
• Blog Entry & Replies on Ning
(replies due 9/19)
9/17-
9/23
Learning Unit: I. Food & America
II. Food Consumption Trends
Plants as a Food Source
Assigned Reading:
Grasses: Ch 12 p 187
Legumes: Ch 13 p 207
Starchy Staples: Ch 14 p 220
Stimulating Beverages: Ch 16 p 263
Suggested Reading:
Beverages & Foods from Fungi: Ch 24 p 428
Wednesday, 9/23:
• Assigned Reading
• Quiz
• Blog Entry & Replies on Ning
(replies due 9/26)
• Research Topic
9/24-
9/30
Learning Unit: The Food Business
Plants as a Food Source, cont.
Assigned Reading:
Herbs & Spices: Ch 17 p 279
Materials: Ch 18 p 298
Medicinal Plants: Ch 19 p 324
Psychoactive Plants: Ch 20 p 344
Suggested Reading:
Poisonous & Allergy Plants: Ch 21 p 364
Fungi that Affect Human Health Ch 25 p 449
Exam 1 posted
Wednesday, 9/30:
• Assigned Reading
• Quiz
• Blog Entry & Replies on Ning
(replies due 10/3)
AG 198
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