Grades are recorded in the gradebook in Canvas. For an explanation of the critical course deadlines, highlighted on the schedule in bold, please see the course syllabus.
| Week Starts | Topic | Required Assignments and Critical Course Deadlines | Due Date | Possible Points |
| 24 February | Unit 1: Introduction | Introduction Paragraph, Syllabus Quiz and Canvas Post | Midnight 27 February |
15+ |
| Unit 2: Pre-History | Pre-History paragraph |
Midnight 1 March |
25 | |
| 2 March | Unit 3: Ancient Near East | Gilgamesh paper Last Refund Date/First Assignment Due Date Deadline (3 March) |
Midnight 5 March |
100 |
| Unit 4: Classical Mediterranean | Discussion post/respond |
Midnight 8 March |
5 | |
| Digital Project choice of topic and type of project | Midnight 5 April |
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| Digital Project assignment | Midnight 12 April |
150 | ||
| 9 March | Unit 5: Classical South Asia | Ramayana paper | Midnight 12 March |
100 |
| Unit 6: Classical China | Discussion post/respond | Midnight 15 March |
5 | |
| 16 March | Unit 7: Islam | Discussion post/respond | Midnight 19 March |
5 |
| Unit 8: Russia | Midterm Exam | Midnight 22 March |
150 | |
| 23 March | Unit 9: Mesoamerica | Discussion post/respond |
Midnight 26 March |
5 |
| Unit 10: Charlemagne and the European Middle Ages | Wikipedia Analysis paper Last Withdrawal Date (28 March) |
Midnight 29 March |
100 | |
| 30 March | Unit 11: Mongols | Discussion post/respond |
Midnight 2 April |
5 |
| Unit 12: African Society | Ibn Battuta group project | Midnight 5 April |
100 | |
| 6 April | Unit 13: Japan | Discussion post/respond | Midnight 9 April |
5 |
| Unit 14: Renaissance and Reformation | Discussion post/respond (Digital project from unit 4 due) |
Midnight 12 April |
5 | |
| 13 April | Unit 15: Explorations | Final exam | Midnight 16 April |
200 |
| Unit 16: The World in 1500 | Reflective paragraph and Canvas posting Course End Date (19 April) |
Midnight 19 April |
25 | |
| TOTAL REQUIRED POINTS | 1,000 |
Course grades are based on the following scale:
- 1,000-900: A
- 899-800: B
- 799-700: C
- 699-600: D
- 599-000: F