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Course Title The Video Game West
Conestoga Course Code OLRN2360
Host College Sault College
OntarioLearn Course Code SA-OEL848
Start Date 09/09/2025
End Date 12/16/2025
Course Fee $381.50
Hours 42
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Course Description This online course will allow students to explore North American history & issues, technological developments, and contemporary societal connections via the Western video game genre. Following an introduction to the history of the North American West and the Western genre, students will be grounded in a basic understanding of video games and then will study select Western games & related aspects. Themes to be examined include westward expansion, the growth of technology, race relations, historical figures, and the video game in popular culture. Assignments will allow students to creatively explore the contemporary connections to such themes.
Midterm Exam Format No exam requirement
Final Exam Format No exam requirement
Final Exam Group 09/09/2025 
Other Evaluation Details Major Reflective Assignment 25%, Participation 20%, Reflective Assignment Proposal 5%,Tests 50%
Minimum Passing Mark 50
Mandatory Chats No
Mandatory Group Work no
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Platform Blackboard
Computer Software Requirements
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Textbook Information No textbook required
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