Here is our weekly schedule. New Modules will be activated at the end of each week (by Sunday evening), unless otherwise noted.
DATE | TOPIC | ASSIGNMENTS | |
WEEK 1: 8/28-9/1/24 | * Module 1: Course Introduction | * Discussion Board #1: Introductions * Discussion Boards posts are due by midnight, Sunday, 2/4/2024 | |
WEEK 2: 9/2-9/8 | *Module 3: Ideology | * Discussion Board posts 1 and 2 * Module 2 Reading response paper | |
WEEK 3: 9/9-9/15 | * Module 4: What is Social Class? | See assignments in the module. | |
WEEK 4: 9/16-9/22 | * Module 5: What is Social Class – Part 2 | * NOTE: Module 5 will take place over 2 weeks. * See assignments in module. | |
WEEK 5: 9/23-9/29 | * Module 5: What is Social Class – Part 2 | * See assignments in module. | |
WEEK 6: 9/30-10/6 | * Module 6: How Class Influenced the Constitution | * See assignments in module. | |
WEEK 7: 10/7-10/13 | * Module 7: The Structure of US Government | * See assignments in module. | |
WEEK 8: 10/14-10/20 | * First Exam | * First Exam. * Due date: 10/20/24 | |
WEEK 9: 10/21-10/27 | * Module 9: Civil Liberties and the Bill of Rights | * NOTE: this week you should focus on the study of the Bill of Rights | |
WEEK 10: 10/28-11/3 | * Module 9: Civil Liberties and the Bill of Rights | * NOTE: this week you should focus on the War on Terror, and the Patriot Act | |
WEEK 11: 11/4-11/10 | * Module 11: The Court System | * NOTE: Module 11 takes place over two weeks. | |
WEEK 12: 11/11-11/17 | * Module 11: The Court System | * See assignments in module. | |
WEEK 13: 11/18-11/24 | * Module 12: The Supreme Court in Action: The Wal-Mart Case | * See assignments in module. | |
WEEK 14: 11/25-12/1 | * Module 13: MLK’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” | * Discussion Board 13 and Reading Response Paper 13 | |
WEEK 15: 12/2-12/8 | * Module 14: On Racialized Capitalism | * See assignments in module. | |
WEEK 16: 12/9 – 12/15 | * Module 15: Second Exam | * Second Exam. * DUE DATE: 12/15 | |