| Week Starts |
Topic |
Assignments/Critical Course Deadlines | Assignment |
Possible Points |
| 8 January |
Unit 1: Introduction | Introduction Paragraph | 8 am 17 January |
50 |
| 15 January |
Unit 2: The Cold War |
Paragraph One | 8 am 23 January |
50 |
| 22 January |
Last Refund Date/ First Assignment Due Date Deadline (27 January) |
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| 29 January |
Unit 4: Democracy and Decolonization |
Paragraph Two |
8 am 6 February |
50 |
| 5 February |
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| 12 February |
Unit 6: The Changing Modern World |
Midterm Exam Due Date | 20 February | 200 |
| 19 February |
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| 26 February |
Unit 8: The Key Events of the Last Half century |
Module
Essay 1 Paper |
8 am 4 March |
100 |
| 11 March |
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| 18 March |
Unit 10: The Key Events of the Last Half century |
Module Essay 2 Paper | 8 am 26 March |
100 |
| Last Withdrawal Date (21 March) | ||||
| 25 March |
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| 1 April |
Unit 12: Your Choice |
Your Personal Choice Assignment |
8 am 9 April |
100 (at least) |
| 8 April |
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| 15 April |
Unit 14: Current Events/Current History |
Current Events
Paper |
8 am 23 April |
100 |
| 23 April |
Unit 15: The Regions of the Modern World |
Final
Exam; Course End Date (7 May) |
30 April | 200 |
| Any Week |
Online Discussion (Post ten times during the course.) | 50 | ||
| TOTAL REQUIRED POINTS | 1,000 | |||
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