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 HIS 112 course syllabus.
| Week Starts | Topic | Required Assignments and Critical Course Deadlines | Due Date | Possible Points |
| 24 August | Unit 1: Introductions | Introduction paragraph, Extra credit syllabus quiz and Canvas post | Midnight 27 August |
10+5 |
| Unit 2: The Local Digital History Scene and the Evolution of the Web | Blog creation and post | Midnight 30 August |
20+5 | |
| 31 August | Unit 3: The Multi-Talented Blog (Social Media) | Blog post Last Refund Date/First Assignment Due Date Deadline (1 September) |
Midnight 3 September |
5 |
| Unit 4: Building a Web Culture (Style Design Standards and HTML 5) | Blog post | Midnight 6 September |
5 | |
| 7 September | Unit 5: The Information Age (Some Local History Resources) | Blog post | Midnight 10 September |
5 |
| Unit 6: Copyright and the Web | Midterm Exam | Midnight 13 September |
125 | |
| 14 September | Unit 7: What Is Real and Not Real in the Digital and Real Worlds | Blog post | Midnight 17 September |
5 |
| Unit 8: Digitizing and Sourcing Images and Text (and Video) | Online exhibit assignment | Midnight 20 September |
150 | |
| 21 September | Unit 9: Digital Online Archives | Pinterest board assignment | Midnight 24 September |
100 |
| Unit 10: Final Exam | Final exam Last Withdrawal Date (27 September) |
Midnight 27 September |
125 | |
| 28 September | Unit 11: Data Visualization | Blog post | Midnight 1 October |
5 |
| Unit 12: GIS and History | Story map assignment | Midnight 4 October |
150 | |
| 5 October | Unit 13: Big Picture, User Participation Projects and Crowd-Sourcing (Genealogy) | Blog post | Midnight 8 October |
5 |
| Unit 14: Tools, Tools and Tools, What Exactly Are tools? | Timeline assignment | Midnight 11 October |
150 | |
| 12 October | Unit 15: Data Mining and Text Mining | Blog post | Midnight 15 October |
5 |
| Unit 16: Final Assignment and Course Review | Final Assignment (100), Reflective paragraph (20) and Canvas posting (5) Course End Date (19 October) |
Midnight 18 October |
100+20+5 | |
| TOTAL REQUIRED POINTS | 1,000 |
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Course grades are based on the following scale
- 1000-900: A
- 899-800: B
- 799-700: C
- 699-600: D
- 599-000: F