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 HIS 112 course syllabus.
Week Starts | Topic | Required Assignments and Critical Course Deadlines | Due Date | Possible Points |
24 August | Unit 1: Introductions | Introduction paragraph, Extra credit syllabus quiz and Canvas post | Midnight 27 August |
10+5 |
Unit 2: The Local Digital History Scene and the Evolution of the Web | Blog creation and post | Midnight 30 August |
20+5 | |
31 August | Unit 3: The Multi-Talented Blog (Social Media) | Blog post Last Refund Date/First Assignment Due Date Deadline (1 September) |
Midnight 3 September |
5 |
Unit 4: Building a Web Culture (Style Design Standards and HTML 5) | Blog post | Midnight 6 September |
5 | |
7 September | Unit 5: The Information Age (Some Local History Resources) | Blog post | Midnight 10 September |
5 |
Unit 6: Copyright and the Web | Midterm Exam | Midnight 13 September |
125 | |
14 September | Unit 7: What Is Real and Not Real in the Digital and Real Worlds | Blog post | Midnight 17 September |
5 |
Unit 8: Digitizing and Sourcing Images and Text (and Video) | Online exhibit assignment | Midnight 20 September |
150 | |
21 September | Unit 9: Digital Online Archives | Pinterest board assignment | Midnight 24 September |
100 |
Unit 10: Final Exam | Final exam Last Withdrawal Date (27 September) |
Midnight 27 September |
125 | |
28 September | Unit 11: Data Visualization | Blog post | Midnight 1 October |
5 |
Unit 12: GIS and History | Story map assignment | Midnight 4 October |
150 | |
5 October | Unit 13: Big Picture, User Participation Projects and Crowd-Sourcing (Genealogy) | Blog post | Midnight 8 October |
5 |
Unit 14: Tools, Tools and Tools, What Exactly Are tools? | Timeline assignment | Midnight 11 October |
150 | |
12 October | Unit 15: Data Mining and Text Mining | Blog post | Midnight 15 October |
5 |
Unit 16: Final Assignment and Course Review | Final Assignment (100), Reflective paragraph (20) and Canvas posting (5) Course End Date (19 October) |
Midnight 18 October |
100+20+5 | |
TOTAL REQUIRED POINTS | 1,000 |
Course grades are based on the following scale
- 1000-900: A
- 899-800: B
- 799-700: C
- 699-600: D
- 599-000: F