Lehrveranstaltung: Project in Organic Agriculture and Food Systems (12 Credits) (3405-491)

Personen:

• Prof.Dr. Walter Vetter (verantwortlich)
• apl ProfDr Simone Graeff-Hönninger (verantwortlich)
• Dr. Sabine Zikeli (verantwortlich)
• (verantwortlich)
• apl. Prof. Dr. sc. agr. habil. Michael A. Grashorn (verantwortlich)
• Prof.Dr. Anne Valle Zárate (verantwortlich)
• (verantwortlich)
• Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Claupein (verantwortlich)
• Dr. Christoph Reiber (verantwortlich)
• Prof. Dr. Uta Dickhöfer (verantwortlich)

Lehrform:

Seminar

SWS:

8

Inhalt:

In the Module Project in Organic Agriculture and Food Systems, students work on a scientific hypothesis/question within a group of three to four persons. Each project is supervised by a group of lecturers representing different scientific backgrounds. Possible projects are e.g. impacts of different grazing systems (differing fodder quality) on the constituents in organic goat and sheep milk including its economic implications,the research for the introduction of a new medical plant together with a producer of plant remedies (defining a consumer target group, cultivation aspects) or on the impacts of different potato varieties and production methods on the acrylamide content of the final products including a consumer survey on their awarness of acrylamide problems with organic and conventional products. The integration of the Project in Organic Agriculture and Food Systems in ongoing scientific projects of the University of Hohenheim is also possible.
As the Project in Organic Agriculture and Food Systems is not blocked and starts in the beginning of the winter semester, students and lecturers meet regularly to discuss the progress of the project and open questions. The duration of two semesters also enables students to develop together with their supervisors small, well designed experimental setups in order to solve certain scientific problems. The project ends with a final meeting in which each group presents its results. These results are compiled in a project report.

The project work requires active participation of each student. Each student group is supervised by a professor and the members of his staff.

Literatur:

The recommended literature depends on the subjects of each project.

Veranstaltungsort:

Hohenheim

Anmerkungen:

The topics for the Organic Food Chain Project will be distributed in November. Each student group has to write a proposal based on the project topic until the end of December (submission at the supervisor and at Dr. Zikeli). The deadline for submission of the current project reports is August 31th. Please note: In order to particpate in the Project in Organic Agriculture and Food Systems, you have to attend a course in literature research prior to the start of the project! Without participation in the literature research course you are not allowed to particpate in this module! The literature search course for the winter semester will take place before Christmas. You can also suggest your own topic for the Project on Organic Agriculture and Food Systems. If you are interested in participating in the Project in Organic Agriculture and Food Systems in the coming winter semester, please contact the person responsible for the module (Dr. Sabine Zikeli, zikeli@uni-hohenheim.de)

Modul:

• 3405-490 Project in Organic Agriculture and Food Systems (12 Credits) (Pflicht)

eLearning:

Veranstaltung im ILIAS