HIS 101 (Fall 2012)
8 Week Course Assignment Schedule
17 October 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
17
October
Unit 1: Introduction Introduction paragraph 8 am
22 October
50
21
October
Unit 2: Pre-History

Required Pre-History paragraph

8 am
25 October
50
Unit 3: Ancient Near East Required Gilgamesh paper; Last Refund Date/First Assignment Due Date Deadline (26 October) 8 am
29 October
100
28
October
Unit 4: Classical Greece Required Pericles paragraph 8 am
1 November

50

Unit 5: Classical Rome and Christianity Optional Sermon paragraph 8 am
5 November
(25)
4
November
Unit 6: Islam and Empire Required Hadith paragraph 8 am
8 November
50
Unit 7: Russia Midterm Exam Due Date 12 November 150
11
November
Unit 8: Charlemagne *Optional Song of Roland Paper 8 am
15 November
(100)
Unit 9: Feudalism Required Feudalism paragraph 8 am
19 November
50
18
November
Unit 10: Early Middle Ages Optional Magna Carta paragraph; Last Withdrawal Date (23 November) 8 am
21 November
(25)
Unit 11: Medieval Russia Required Web paper 8 am
26 November
100
25
November
Unit 12: Late Middle Ages *Optional Chaucer paper 8 am
29 November
(100)
Unit 13: Renaissance *Optional Machiavelli paper 8 am
3 December
(100)
2
December
Unit 14: Reformation Extra Credit Special project paper 8 am
6 December
(50-100)
Unit 15: Final Exam Final exam; Course End Date (17 December) 10 December 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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