Capital Punishment in Context
Posted: May 11, 2007
Capital
Punishment in Context, is
a new online college-level curriculum that provides instructors and
students with engaging material for developing research and analytical
skills. Designed
by DPIC in conjunction with experts from the Education Development
Center, the
curriculum contains two teaching cases, providing a detailed
narrative and a series of issues. Instructors benefit from
additional
resources such as
teaching notes and sample syllabi.Capital Punishment in Context can be used in a variety of academic disciplines, such as legal studies, literature, writing, statistics, and religion.
Capital Punishment in Context is a free, Internet-based curriculum. This format offers flexibility for instructors who want to use the curriculum to enrich standard course materials or as a stand-alone project within a class. Click here to view or start using Capital Punishment in Context today. For more information, contact Erin Wallace.
DPIC previously partnered with the Michigan State Communications Technology Laboratory to design an award-winning Web-based high school curriculum on the death penalty that is used in classrooms throughout the country and world.
