HIS 135 (Summer 2021)
8 Week Course Assignment Schedule
14 June Start

Grades are recorded in the gradebook in Canvas. For an explanation of the critical course deadlines, highlighted on the schedule in bold, please see the course syllabus.

Week Starts

Topic

Required Assignments and Critical Course Deadlines

Due Date

Possible Points

14 June

Unit 1: Introduction, Part 1

Discussion post/respond
Syllabus quiz

Midnight
17 June

5

Unit 2: Introduction, Part 2

Introduction paragraph

Midnight
20 June

10

21 June

Unit 3: Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Part 1

Discussion post/respond
Last Refund Date/First Assignment Due Date Deadline (22 June)

Midnight
24 June

5

Unit 4: Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Part 2

Universal Declaration paragraph

Midnight
27 June

50

28 June

Unit 5: The Cold War

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
1 July

5

Unit 6: The Cold War Exam

Cold War exam

Midnight
4 July

200

5 July

Unit 7 Decolonization

Discussion post/respond

Midnight
8 July

5

Unit 8: Decolonization Exam

Decolonization exam

Midnight
11 July

200

12 July

Unit 9: Human Rights and Genocide in the Modern World

Human Rights and Genocide paragraph

Midnight
15 July

50

Unit 10: The Key Events of the Last Half Century

Essay paper
Last Withdrawal Date (18 July)

Midnight
18 July

100

19 July

Unit 11: Personal Choice Project, Part 1

Submit your topic and project type for approval

Midnight
22 July

 

Unit 12: Personal Choice Project, Part 2

Personal Choice assignment

Midnight
25 July

150

26 July

Unit 13: Group Choice Project, Part 1

Group submission of topic and project type for approval

Midnight
29 July

 

Unit 14: Group Choice Project, Part 2

Group Choice assignment

Midnight
1 August

150

2 August

Unit 15: Current History

Current History Paragraph

Midnight
29 July

50

Unit 16: Twenty-First Century

Reflective paragraph and Discussion post
Course End Date (9 August)

Midnight
8 August

20+5

 

 

TOTAL REQUIRED POINTS

 

1,000

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Course grades are based on the following scale:

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