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# Schedule

### Fall Term - Key Dates

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="259">Date</th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Date</strong></td><td><strong>Topic</strong></td></tr><tr><td>September 4th</td><td>Classes Begin</td></tr><tr><td>September 17th</td><td>Last Day for Course Changes/ Registration</td></tr><tr><td>September 30th</td><td>Last day to withdraw from full fall and fall/winter courses with a full fee adjustment.</td></tr><tr><td>October 14th</td><td>Statutory holiday. University closed</td></tr><tr><td>November 15th</td><td>Last day for academic withdrawal from full fall and late fall courses.</td></tr><tr><td>December 6th</td><td>Fall term ends</td></tr><tr><td>December 9-21</td><td>Final examinations in full fall and late fall courses and mid-term examinations in fall/winter courses will be held. Examinations are normally held all seven days of the week.</td></tr><tr><td>December 21</td><td>Deadline for Take Home Examinations</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Schedule Overview

#### Fall Term (2024)

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="100"></th><th width="191"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Week</td><td>Date</td><td>Topic</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>September 4th</td><td>Prelude to the course - Expectations and Orientation</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>September 11th</td><td>Games and Public History</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>September 18th</td><td>How to analyze games</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>September 25th</td><td>What do games teach?</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>October 2nd</td><td>History Game Design</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>October 9th</td><td>Where are the Game Archives?</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>October 16th</td><td>Interactive Fiction and History Storytelling</td></tr><tr><td><br></td><td><mark style="color:red;">October 21-25th</mark></td><td><mark style="color:red;">Reading Week - no classes</mark></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>October 30th</td><td>Open Topic (student suggestion)</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>November 6th</td><td><em>Do we take shelter</em> playtest</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>November 13th</td><td>Discussion with <em>Do we take shelter</em> Game Designer, Martha Attridge Bufton</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>November 20th</td><td>Presentations I</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>November 27th</td><td>Presentation II</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>December 4th</td><td>Finale</td></tr></tbody></table>