Agroforestry, FNR 5335, Spring 2003

AGROFORESTRY, FNR 5335/FOR 4854
SPRING SEMESTER 2005

TERM PAPER

Every student must hand in a term paper on or before 21 March, and later present it in a 15-min presentation to the class. Preparation of a poster is encouraged.

The topic of the paper, which must be finalized in consultation with the instructor before the end of February, can be a specific agroforestry practice/component, a potential agroforestry intervention for a defined ecological area, or a sociological aspect of agroforestry. Some indicative examples are:

        - nutrient cycling in AF systems
        - tree domestication/improvement for tropical AF systems
        - fruit trees in AF
        - the role of AF in species conservation
        - environmental amelioration through agroforestry
        - AF applications in southeastern United States
        - marketing of specialty tree products

The paper will be based on review of existing information (library search), followed by discussion and conclusions.

The text of the paper should be typed (double-spaced); the suggested length is 20 pages.
It will be graded according to the following criteria:

1. Timely submission of the paper (5%)
2. Organization, objectives and originality (20%)
3. Depth of information gathered (25%)
4. Discussion and conclusions (25%)
5. Presentation (25%)

Since the paper will be based on library research, please observe accepted norms of scientific ethics. Literature citation should accompany the text. Ideally, a maximum of 25 most relevant and recent references may be cited.

Presentations

The presentation will highlight salient features of the paper in about 15 minutes during April. The schedule will be decided in discussion with the class.