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Course Assignment List

• HIS 200 Project 1: Historical Topic Selection

• HIS 200 Project 2: Source Exploration

• HIS 200 Project 3: Historical Context and Analysis

• HIS 200 Syllabus

• HIS 200 Week 1 Discussion: Thinking Like a Historian

• HIS 200 Week 2 Discussion: Primary vs. Secondary Sources

• HIS 200 Week 3 Discussion: The Importance of Historical Context

• HIS 200 Week 4 Discussion: Historical Lenses and Perspectives

• HIS 200 Week 5 Discussion: Biases in Historical Reporting

• HIS 200 Week 6 Discussion: History's Relevance to Modern Issues

• HIS 200 Week 7 Discussion: Reflecting on the Research Process

• HIS 200 Week 8 Final Exam

Brief Descriptions with Course Codes

Course Framework & Historiographical Thinking

• HIS 200 Syllabus: The primary organizational blueprint for HIS 200, detailing weekly research milestones, academic writing standards, primary source databases, and core grading rubrics.

• HIS 200 Week 1 Discussion: Thinking Like a Historian: An introductory theory forum in HIS 200 focusing on the foundational skills of historical inquiry, questioning surface narratives, and understanding history as an active process of interpretation rather than a fixed set of facts.

• HIS 200 Project 1: Historical Topic Selection: The initial research scaffolding task in HIS 200 where students select a specific historical event or theme, formulate a research question, and justify its contemporary relevance.

Source Methodologies & Contextualization

• HIS 200 Week 2 Discussion: Primary vs. Secondary Sources: A methodological workspace in HIS 200 exploring how to differentiate, critique, and synthesize original artifacts (letters, data, official records) versus later scholarly interpretations.

• HIS 200 Project 2: Source Exploration: A targeted bibliography assignment in HIS 200 requiring students to locate, audit, and annotate a balanced mix of primary and secondary sources to support their chosen research question.

• HIS 200 Week 3 Discussion: The Importance of Historical Context: An analytical forum in HIS 200 examining the social, political, economic, and cultural environments of an era to prevent retroactively superimposing modern values onto historical figures.

Critical Lenses & Investigative Ethics

• HIS 200 Week 4 Discussion: Historical Lenses and Perspectives: A critical analysis module in HIS 200 evaluating how looking through different analytical filters—such as social, economic, political, or military lenses—changes the interpretation of a single historical event.

• HIS 200 Project 3: Historical Context and Analysis: A comprehensive written milestone in HIS 200 that blends the selected topic, sourced evidence, and historical context into a structured narrative analyzed through a specific lens.

• HIS 200 Week 5 Discussion: Biases in Historical Reporting: An ethical review module in HIS 200 analyzing both historical author prejudice and contemporary researcher confirmation bias, with strategies for uncovering missing perspectives in archived materials.

Applied Relevance & Reflection

• HIS 200 Week 6 Discussion: History's Relevance to Modern Issues: An applied history seminar in HIS 200 tracing the deep historical roots of a current global event, societal debate, or public policy challenge to show how past choices shape the present.

• HIS 200 Week 7 Discussion: Reflecting on the Research Process: A metacognitive review forum in HIS 200 where students evaluate their personal growth as researchers, discussing obstacles faced during data gathering and shifts in their core perspectives.

• HIS 200 Week 8 Final Exam: The comprehensive terminal evaluation for HIS 200, verifying student command over historical methodologies, source validation techniques, context formulation, and the application of diverse analytical lenses.