Grades are recorded in your gradebook in Canvas.
For an explanation of the critical course deadlines, highlighted on the schedule in bold, please see the course home page.
Week Starts
|
Topic |
Assignments/Critical Course Deadlines |
Assignment
Due Date |
Possible Points |
20
May |
Unit 1: Introduction |
Introduction
Paragraph |
8 am
27 May |
50 |
26
May |
Last Refund Date/First Assignment Due Date Deadline (1 June) |
2
June |
Unit 3: The Cold War |
Unit 3 exam; Unit 3 Exam Due Date |
10 June
|
200 |
9
June |
|
16
June |
Unit 5: Decolonization
|
Unit 5 exam |
24 June |
200 |
23
June |
Unit 6: Exam essay resubmit option |
8 am
1 July |
|
30
June |
Unit 7: The Key Events of the Last Half century
|
Module
Essay 1 Paper
|
8 am
8 July |
100 |
7
July |
Unit 9: The Key Events of the Last Half century
|
Module Essay 2 Paper; Last Withdrawal Date (9 July)
|
8 am
15 July |
100 |
14
July |
Unit 11: Your Choice
|
1st Personal Choice Assignment
|
8 am
22 July |
100
(at least) |
21
July |
Unit 13: Your Choice
|
2nd Personal Choice Assignment
|
8 am
29 July |
100
(at least) |
28
July |
|
4
August |
Unit 15: Current Events/Current History
|
Current Events
Paper; Course End Date (11 August)
|
8 am
9 August |
100 |
Any
Week |
|
Online
Discussion (Post during the course.) |
|
50 |
|
|
TOTAL REQUIRED POINTS |
|
1,000 |
There are specific assignment deadlines in this course, and these are listed on the course schedule. You may submit any of the course assignments, or optional course assignments late, but the maximum point value will then be reduced by one-half. You may not submit late extra credit work. You may not take a required exam late.
Course grades are based on the following scale:
- 1,000-900: A
- 899-800: B
- 799-700: C
- 699-600: D
- 599-000: F
Please remember that you must
pass the final exam with a grade of "C" (140/200) or better to earn a
passing grade of "C" or better in this course.
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