Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center

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Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
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Mapping OVRC to ENGLISH Curriculum

• College WritingIn this course, you will learn
  the basic process of constructing a reasoned,
  persuasive, well-supported analytic essay. We
  will work as a class to lay the groundwork for
  good writing, fine-tuning your organizational and
  rhetorical skills and analyzing the steps you
  should complete before you begin to write. You
  will read a variety of essays from different
  genres, consider their merits and weaknesses, and
  write critical responses and imitations of these
  primary sources. You will conduct research on a
  chosen topic and consider your topic from a
  variety of perspectives.

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Mapping OVRC to ENGLISH Curriculum

• Argumentative WritingAs the catalogue title
  indicates, this course is all about argumentative
  writing and seeks to improve your skills in
  constructing, developing, and supporting strong
  arguments. Throughout the semester we will
  closely analyze the various elements of
  argumentative writing, and employ these
  strategies in the writing of a wide variety of
  different argumentative types. All of the essays
  in the class will rely on outside support
  (sometime heavily), and thus the course will also
  focus on research techniques and the smooth
  integration of secondary sources.

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Mapping OVRC to BIOLOGY Curriculum

• Genetics and SocietyThis course is designed to
  provide students with a basic knowledge of
  genetics required to intelligently assess and
  understand the latest developments in genetics,
  as well as to appreciate some of the genetics.
  Topics covered genetics race and IQ forensic
  applications of genetic fingerprinting gene
  therapy recombinant DNA technology and possible
  environmental concerns the Human Genome Project.

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Mapping OVRC to POLITICAL SCIENCE Curriculum

• Contemporary Political IssuesThis course will
  examine key political issues such as taxes and
  spending, poverty, healthcare, and national
  security.

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Mapping OVRC to POLITICAL SCIENCE Curriculum

• Media and Public Opinion
• This course concerns the effects of the media on
  the opinions, beliefs, and choices of citizens.
  We consider news coverage, political ads,
  debates, Internet usage, and more personal forms
  of communication. Our primary focus is American
  politics with some comparisons to other
  countries.

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Mapping OVRC to SOCIOLOGY Curriculum

• Contemporary Social Issues
• The relationship between systems of race and
  class assignment on the one hand, and social
  inequalities (in economic resources and
  educational opportunities, in status and respect,
  in legal rights and political power) on the
  other, is a central concern for many
  sociologists. This course introduces students to
  how sociologists think about these relationships
  and the forces that drive them. As we proceed, we
  will ask what causes the kinds of social
  inequalities that we find, why they evolve as
  they do, and how they affect individuals, groups,
  communities, and nations.

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