Class Schedule

 

Class: History 1017: United States History to 1877

Instructor: Dave Bush

Semester: Spring 2012

College: College of the Siskiyous

Online Platform: Etudes

 

Listed below are the important dates for the semester including all assignment due dates.

Module web pages and assignments will open and close on the dates listed. Work opens at 12:05 am on the start date and closes at 11:55 pm on the due date. You must submit your work between these times. Most work, excluding the test, will be accepted late for up to twenty-four hours after the due date; beyond that, work will not be accepted late for any reason. My advice, submit your work far in advance of the due date, so if something goes wrong in the last day or two, you will have already submitted your work.

Regarding the discussion boards, you must make a minimum three posts each week (Monday through Friday), each post must be made on a different day, and at least one post must be made by Wednesday night. (Of course, you may post more than three times each week and more than one time per day.) Discussion posts are a significant part of your course grade; I'll grade your discussions twice a semester when reading your First Half Discussion Assessment and your Second Half Discussion Assessment submissions. You will only have two days to submit each assessment, so pay close attention to the dates listed below.

See the Syllabus and other documents in the Important Class Information (ICI) Module for additional information on the discussions, quizzes, written assignments, test, and much more.

I have listed the drop dates on the schedule. Confirm these dates with the Admissions Office.

Print this Class Schedule, and keep an eye on the dates.

START

DATE
EVENT

 

READINGS

(In addition to the readings listed here, modules may have web readings listed in each module's introduction page.)

 

DUE

DATE
January 17
 First Day of Class Log in and begin reading the documents in the Important Class Information Module.
January 17
 Important Class Information Module
  • Read and study the documents in the Important Class Information Module.
  • Take the Orientation Assignment Quiz. (You must take this quiz to remain in the class.)
  • Introduce yourself in the Class Introduction discussion forum, and reply to other students.
January 28
January 30
 Module 1: Historiography

This module has only website readings, so you can completed these assignments without your textbook.
February 4
  Last day to drop class without a grade.  
February 13
February 6
 Module 2: Contact and Colonization to Independence (Pre-1492 to 1780s)

Out of Many, 7th edition: Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4.
February 18

Out of Many, 7th edition: Chapters 5, 6, and 7.
February 25
February 27
 Module Book 1, Part 1 Partisans and Redcoats: Read the Introduction and Chapters 1-3.  For this part, there are two five-question objective quizzes but no written assignment.
March 10
March 12
 Module Book 1, Part 2 Partisans and Redcoats: Read Chapters 4-7. For this part, there are two five-question objective quizzes and a written assignment covering the whole book.
March 17
March 19
 First Half Discussion Assessment (FHDA) This assessment covers discussion board posts made before the FHDA opened.  You will need to cut and paste some of your posts for this assessment.  See the FHDA Introduction page for details.
March 20 (Tuesday)
March 19
 Module 3: New Republic to Democracy and the Growth of Competing Labor Systems (1780s to 1840s)

Out of Many, 7th edition: Chapters 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13.

(Spring Break is March 26-31; no posts are required this week.)
April 7
April 9
 Module Book 2, Part 1 The Fires of Jubilee: Read the Prologue and parts 1 and 2. For this part, there are two five-question objective quizzes but no written assignment.
April 21
  Last day to drop class with a "W."  
April 27
April 23
 Module Book 2, Part 2 The Fires of Jubilee: Read parts 3 and 4, and the Epilogue. For this part, there are two five-question objective quizzes and a written assignment covering the whole book.
April 28
April 30
 Module 4: US Expansion, Division, Civil War, and Reconstruction (1840s to 1877) Out of Many, 7th edition: Chapters 14, 15, 16, and 17.
May 12
May 14
 Second Half Discussion Assessment (SHDA) This assessment covers discussion board posts made after the FHDA opened.  You will need to cut and paste some of your posts for this assessment.  See the SHDA Introduction page for details.
May 15 (Tuesday)

May 14

 Life Happens Points Quiz (LHP) Take this one true-false question quiz to earn your extra-credit LHP.
May 19
May 14
 Anonymous Class Evaluation See this module's introduction page for details.
May 19
May 19 (Saturday)
 Test The test may NOT be taken late. See the Test Introduction page for more details.
May 21 (Monday)
May 22
 Course Grades Posted Log in to the class and look at your grade. If you have any last minute concerns, email me immediately.
May 22
Last Day of Class
  • I will send course grades to the Admissions Office at 11:00 am. At this point, grades are set in stone.
  • The class website will close at 11:55 pm.
May 24

The Class Schedule is subject to change.