HIS 111 (Spring 2012)
8 Week Course Assignment Schedule
30 January Start Date
 
 
Grades are recorded in the gradebook in Blackboard. 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
29 January Unit 1: Introduction Required Introduction paragraph 8 am
6 February
50
5 February Unit 2: Pre-History

Required Pre-History paragraph; Last Refund Date/First Assignment Due Date Deadline (8 February)

8 am
9 February
50
Unit 3: Ancient Near East Required Gilgamesh paper 8 am
13 February
100
12 February Unit 4: Classical Mediterranean Required Ancient paragraph 8 am
16 February
50
Unit 5: Classical South Asia *Optional Ramayana paper 8 am
20 February
(100)
19 February Unit 6: Mesoamerica Optional Quiché paragraph 8 am
23 February
(25)
Unit 7: Classical China *Optional Confucius paper 8 am
27 February
(100)
26 February Unit 8: Russia Midterm Exam Due Date 1 March 150
Unit 9: Islam and Empire Required Hadith paragraph 8 am
4 March
50
11 March Unit 10: African Society Required Ibn Battuta paragraph; Last Withdrawal Date (8 March) 8 am
15 March
50
Unit 11: Mongols Optional Mongol paragraph 8 am
19 March
(25)
18 March Unit 12: Japan Required Web paper 8 am
22 March
100
Unit 13: Charlemagne and the European Middle Ages Extra Credit Special Project paper 8 am
26 March
(50-100)
25 March Unit 14: Renaissance, Reformation and Exploration *Optional De Las Casas paper 8 am
29 March
(100)
Unit 15: Final Exam Final exam; Course End Date (2 April) 2 April 250
Any Week   Online Discussion (Post ten times during the course.)   50
    TOTAL REQUIRED POINTS   1,000
 
* You must do one of these three book paper assignments.
 
 
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The specific assignment deadlines in this course are listed on the course schedule. You may not submit late extra credit work from a course unit. 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.

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" (175/250) or better to earn a passing grade in this course.

 

 

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