| Week Starts |
Topic |
Assignments/Critical Course Deadlines | Assignment |
Possible Points |
| 22 August |
Unit 1: Introduction | Introduction Paragraph | 8 am 27 August |
50 |
| 26 August |
Unit 2: The Cold War |
Paragraph One | 8 am 4 September |
50 |
| 2 September |
Last Refund Date/ First Assignment Due Date Deadline (8 September) |
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| 9 September |
Unit 4: Democracy and Decolonization |
Paragraph Two |
8 am 17 September |
50 |
| 16 September |
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| 23 September |
Unit 6: The Changing Modern World |
Midterm Exam Due Date | 1 October | 200 |
| 30 September |
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| 7 October | Unit 8: The Key Events of the Last Half century |
Module
Essay 1 Paper |
8 am 15 October |
100 |
| 14 October |
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| 21 October |
Unit 10: The Key Events of the Last Half century |
Module Essay 2 Paper | 8 am 29 October |
100 |
| Last Withdrawal Date (31 October) | ||||
| 28 October |
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| 4 November |
Unit 12: Your Choice |
Your Personal Choice Assignment |
8 am 12 November |
100 (at least) |
| 11 November |
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| 18 November |
Unit 14: Current Events/Current History |
Current Events
Paper |
8 am 26 November |
100 |
| 25 November |
Unit 15: The Regions of the Modern World |
Final
Exam; Course End Date (17 December) |
3 December | 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