| Week Starts | Topic | Assignments/Critical course Deadlines | Assignment Due Date |
Possible Points |
| 26 September |
Unit 1: Introduction |
Introduction paragraph | 8 am 1 October |
50 |
| 30 September |
Unit 2: The Cold War | Paragraph One |
8 am 5 October |
50 |
| Last Refund Date/First Assignment Due Date Deadline (4 October) | ||||
| 7 October | Unit 4: Democracy and Decolonization | Paragraph Two | 8 am 15 October |
50 |
| 14 October | Unit 6: The Changing Modern World | Midterm Exam Due Date | 22 October | 200 |
| 21 October | Unit 8: The Key Events of the Last Half century | Module Essay 1 Paper | 8 am 25 October |
100 |
| Unit 10: The Key Events of the Last Half century | Module Essay 2 Paper | 8 am 29 October |
100 | |
| 28 October | Unit 12: Your Choice | Your Personal Choice Assignment | 8 am 5 November |
100 (at least) |
| Last Withdrawal Date (29 October) | ||||
| 4 November | Unit 14: Current Events/Current History | Current Events Paper | 8 am 12 November |
100 |
| 11 November | Unit 15: The Regions of the Modern World | Final Exam; Course End Date (20 November) | 19 November | 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
Please remember that you must pass the final exam with a grade of "C" (140/200) or better to earn a passing grade in this course.