Grades are recorded in your gradebook in Canvas. For an explanation of the important course deadlines, highlighted on the schedule in bold, please see the course home page.
| Week Starts |
Topic |
Required Assignments and Critical Course Deadlines | Due Date |
Possible Points |
| 19 August | Unit 1: Introduction | Introduction Paragraph, Syllabus Quiz and Discussion Post | Midnight Sunday 25 August |
15 |
| 26 August | Unit 3: The Cold War |
Unit 3 Exam Last Refund Date/First Assignment Due Date Deadline (27 August) |
Midnight Sunday 1 September |
200 |
| 2 September | Unit 5: Decolonization |
Unit 5 Exam |
Midnight Sunday 8 September |
200 |
| 9 September | Unit 6: Exam Essay Resubmit | Midnight Thursday 12 September |
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| Unit 7 Canvas Post | Discussion Post on the Cold War | Midnight Sunday 15 September |
5 | |
| Unit 8 Canvas Post | Discussion Post on Decolonization | Midnight Sunday 15 September |
5 | |
| 16 September | Unit 9: The Key Events of the Last Half Century | Module Essay 1 Paper | Midnight Thursday 19 September |
100 |
| Unit 10: The Key Events of the Last Half Century | Module Essay 2 Paper Last Withdrawal Date (21 September) |
Midnight Sunday 22 September |
100 | |
| 23 September | Unit 11: Your Choice |
Personal Choice Assignment |
Midnight Sunday 29 September |
150 |
| 30 September | Unit 13: Group Choice |
Group Choice Assignment |
Midnight |
100 |
| 7 October | Unit 15: Current Events/Current History | Current Events
Paper |
Midnight Thursday 10 October |
100 |
| Unit 16: Twenty-First Century | Reflective Paragraph and Discussion Post Course End Date (13 October) |
Midnight Sunday 13 October |
25 | |
| TOTAL REQUIRED POINTS | 1,000 | |||
Course grades are based on the following scale:
- 1,000-900: A
- 899-800: B
- 799-700: C
- 699-600: D
- 599-000: F