Contemporary Issues in Animal Agriculture

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ANSC 202W , Contemporary Issues in Animal Agriculture, is a 3 credit 200 level course, emphasizing the appropriate citation of sources and writing about contemporary issues facing the animal sciences field. Thus, writing assignments will center on new and emerging issues facing animal science students entering today's job market. Students completing this course will have produced a writing portfolio that includes a range of works appropriate for different audiences, as well as having participated in extensive self and peer evaluation of writing. Students scheduling the course should first complete ANSC 100 , or have completed or be concurrently enrolled in ANSC 201 . Course objectives are to teach written communication skills that will be valuable to those pursuing an education and career in animal science related fields. Upon completion of this course, students should be capable of developing a focused writing objective based on some knowledge of the designated audience, finding reliable sources of evidence, critically evaluating evidence and sources, correctly citing sources for various types of material, developing an effective outline, writing and revising drafts for a final piece of written communication, performing self and peer evaluations of writing, and producing a final piece of written communication that achieves the original objective and is valuable to the designated audience.