HIS 111 (Summer 2012)
6 Week Course Assignment Schedule
16 May 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
16
May
Unit 1: Introduction Required Introduction paragraph 8 am
21 May
50
20
May
Unit 2: Pre-History

Required Pre-History paragraph

8 am
23 May
50
Unit 3: Ancient Near East Required Gilgamesh paper; Last Refund Date/Blackboard Sign-In Deadline (22 May) 8 am
25 May
100
Unit 4: Classical Mediterranean Required Ancient paragraph 8 am
28 May
50
27 May Unit 5: Classical South Asia *Optional Ramayana paper 8 am
30 May
(100)
Unit 6: Mesoamerica Optional Quiché paragraph 8 am
1 June
(25)
Unit 7: Classical China *Optional Confucius paper 8 am
4 June
(100)
3
June
Unit 8: Russia Midterm Exam Due Date 8 June 150
Unit 9: Islam and Empire Required Hadith paragraph 8 am
11 June
50
10
June
Unit 10: African Society Required Ibn Battuta paragraph; Last Withdrawal Date (10 June) 8 am
13 June
50
Unit 11: Mongols Optional Mongol paragraph 8 am
15 June
(25)
Unit 12: Japan Required Web paper 8 am
18 June
100
17
June
Unit 13: Charlemagne and the European Middle Ages Extra Credit Special Project paper 8 am
20 June
(50-100)
Unit 14: Renaissance, Reformation and Exploration *Optional De Las Casas paper 8 am
22 June
(100)
Unit 15: Final Exam Final exam; Course End Date (26 June) 25 June 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.
 
 
Blue Separator Bar

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 of "C" or better in this course.

 

 

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