Syllabus

Course Syllabus

This is an open-ended, self-paced course. The recommendation is to work through one module each week, but you may do more or less as your schedule allows. You should work through the lessons in order, however, as ideas and concepts are built upon throughout the course in a fairly linear fashion. The syllabus in pdf form is listed below:

MODULES

There are a total of 12 MODULES, each includes the following:

• Overview & Objectives
• Includes introduction, topics, covered, and specific module objectives
• Read About It
• Includes the content and instructional narrative for the module
• Test Your Learning 
• Practice quizzes and assessments to test your knowledge of class concepts

MATERIALS

• There is no textbook required for the course. All materials are contained within the course modules and the external links document. 
  

GRADES

Your quizzes, MIDTERM: Equal Justice Initiative response, and Final will make up your final grade. The quizzes are automatically graded and may be repeated multiple times for practice.

Quizzes - 30%

MIDTERM: Equal Justice Initiative response - 35%

Final Exam - 35%

TIME COMMITMENT

Time to complete each lesson will vary depending upon your interest in the content for that lesson, the time that you spend on the narrative section (reading, looking at images, exploring links and videos). You should plan to spend at least 4 - 5 hours on each module, but you have at least a week to complete each module.

PREREQUISITE

There is no official prerequisite for this course although a writing course (such as English 101) is recommended.