Please note: all edX system dates USE the UTC 24-hour clock ('Coordinated Universal Time').
Current course date and time:
| Dates | Module | Materials Available | Graded Quiz Due | Peer Explain Assignments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 9 - 21 | Module 1 | Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 17:00 UTC | Monday, Sept. 21 at 07:00 UTC | |
| Sept. 16 - 28 | Module 2 | Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 17:00 UTC | Monday, Sept. 28 at 07:00 UTC | |
| Sept. 23 - Oct. 5 | Module 3 | Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 17:00 UTC | Monday, Oct. 5 at 07:00 UTC | |
| Sept. 30 - Oct. 12 | Module 4 | Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 17:00 UTC | Monday, Oct. 12 at 07:00 UTC | Submission A due Monday, Oct. 12 at 07:00 UTC |
| Oct. 7 - Oct. 19 | Module 5 | Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 17:00 UTC | Monday, Oct. 19 at 07:00 UTC | Evaluations A due Monday, Oct. 19 at 07:00 UTC |
| Oct. 14 - Oct. 26 | Module 6 | Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 17:00 UTC | Monday, Oct. 26 at 07:00 UTC | Submission B due Monday, Oct. 26 at 7:00 UTC |
| Oct. 31 - Nov. 2 | Final Exam | Saturday, Oct. 31 at 7:00 UTC |
Monday, Nov. 2 at 08:00 UTC |
Evaluations B due Monday Nov. 2 at 08:00 UTC |
Please note: Daylight Savings Time (DST) changes will affect this course's schedule. Here are relevant DST dates for different parts of the world. Please adjust your schedule accordingly.
- Tuesday, September 22, 2015 – DST ends in Iran. Clocks turn backward by an hour.
- Sunday, September 27, 2015 – DST starts in New Zealand. Clocks turn forward by an hour.
- Sunday, October 4, 2015 – DST starts in Australia (in states where observed). Clocks turn forward by an hour.
- Sunday, October 18, 2015 – DST starts in Brazil (in states where observed). Clocks turn forward by an hour.
- Sunday, October 25, 2015 – DST ends in Europe (in countries where observed). Clocks turn backward by an hour.
- Sunday, October 25, 2015 – DST ends in Mexico (in states where observed). Clocks turn backward by an hour.
- Sunday, November 1, 2015 – DST ends in North America (in provinces, states, and territories where observed). Clocks turn backward by an hour.
Please note: the two charts below show the local times when course materials become available or due. Click here to convert times.
When future Module materials will become available on Wednesdays (17:00 UTC):
| Honolulu, HI | HAST | Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time | UTC -10 | 7:00 | Wednesday | |
| Anchorage, AK | AKDT | Alaska Daylight Time | UTC -8 | 9:00 | Wednesday | |
| Vancouver, BC / Los Angeles, CA | PDT | Pacific Daylight Time | UTC -7 | 10:00 | Wednesday | |
| Calgary, AB / Denver, CO | MDT | Mountain Daylight Time | UTC -6 | 11:00 | Wednesday | |
| Winnipeg, MB / Houston, TX | CDT | Central Daylight Time | UTC -5 | 12:00 | Wednesday | |
| Mexico City, Mexico | CDT | Central Daylight Time | UTC -5 | 12:00 | Wednesday | 11:00 Wednesday effective Oct. 25 |
| Toronto, ON / New York, NY | EDT | Eastern Daylight Time | UTC -4 | 13:00 | Wednesday | |
| Halifax, NS | ADT | Atlantic Daylight Time | UTC -3 | 14:00 | Wednesday | |
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | BRT | Brazil Time | UTC -3 | 14:00 | Wednesday | 15:00 Wednesday effective Oct. 18 |
| Reykjavik, Iceland / Accra, Ghana | UTC / GMT | Universal Time Coordinated / Greenwich Mean Time | UTC 0 | 17:00 | Wednesday | |
| London, United Kingdom | BST | British Summer Time | UTC +1 | 18:00 | Wednesday | 17:00 Wednesday effective Oct. 25 |
| Lisbon, Portugal | WEST | Western European Summer Time | UTC +1 | 18:00 | Wednesday | 17:00 Wednesday effective Oct. 25 |
| Berlin, Germany / Paris, France | CEST | Central European Summer Time | UTC +2 | 19:00 | Wednesday | 18:00 Wednesday effective Oct. 25 |
| Cairo, Egypt | EET | Eastern European Time | UTC +2 | 19:00 | Wednesday | |
| Istanbul, Turkey | EEST | Eastern European Summer Time | UTC +3 | 20:00 | Wednesday | 19:00 Wednesday effective Oct. 25 |
| Moscow, Russia / Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | MSK / AST | Moscow Standard Time / Arabia Standard Time | UTC +3 | 20:00 | Wednesday | |
| Tehran, Iran | IRDT | Iran Daylight Time | UTC +4:30 | 21:30 | Wednesday | 20:30 Wednesday effective Sept. 22 |
| Lahore, Pakistan | PKT | Pakistan Standard Time | UTC +5 | 22:00 | Wednesday | |
| New Delhi, India | IST | India Standard Time | UTC +5:30 | 22:30 | Wednesday | |
| Jakarta, Indonesia / Hanoi, Vietnam | WIB / ICT | Western Indonesian Time / Indochina Time | UTC +7 | 0:00 | Thursday | |
| Perth, Australia / Beijing, China / Hong Kong, Hong Kong | AWST / CST / HKT | Australian Western Standard Time / China Standard Time / Hong Kong Time | UTC +8 | 1:00 | Thursday | |
| Tokyo, Japan / Seoul, South Korea | JST / KST | Japan Standard Time / Korea Standard Time | UTC +9 | 2:00 | Thursday | |
| Adelaide, Australia | ACST | Australian Central Standard Time | UTC +9:30 | 2:30 | Thursday | 3:30 Thursday effective Oct. 4 |
| Sydney, Australia | AEST | Australian Eastern Standard Time | UTC +10 | 3:00 | Thursday | 4:00 Thursday effective Oct. 4 |
When Graded Quizzes and other assignments will be due on Mondays (07:00 UTC):
| Honolulu, HI | HAST | Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time | UTC -10 | 21:00 | Sunday | |
| Anchorage, AK | AKDT | Alaska Daylight Time | UTC -8 | 23:00 | Sunday | |
| Vancouver, BC / Los Angeles, CA | PDT | Pacific Daylight Time | UTC -7 | 00:00 | Monday | This is midnight Sunday |
| Calgary, AB / Denver, CO | MDT | Mountain Daylight Time | UTC -6 | 1:00 | Monday | |
| Winnipeg, MB / Houston, TX | CDT | Central Daylight Time | UTC -5 | 2:00 | Monday | |
| Mexico City, Mexico | CDT | Central Daylight Time | UTC -5 | 2:00 | Monday | 1:00 Monday effective Oct. 25 |
| Toronto, ON / New York, NY | EDT | Eastern Daylight Time | UTC -4 | 3:00 | Monday | |
| Halifax, NS | ADT | Atlantic Daylight Time | UTC -3 | 4:00 | Monday | |
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | BRT | Brazil Time | UTC -3 | 4:00 | Monday | 5:00 Monday effective Oct. 18 |
| Reykjavik, Iceland / Accra, Ghana | UTC / GMT | Universal Time Coordinated / Greenwich Mean Time | UTC 0 | 7:00 | Monday | |
| London, United Kingdom | BST | British Summer Time | UTC +1 | 8:00 | Monday | 7:00 Wednesday effective Oct. 25 |
| Lisbon, Portugal | WEST | Western European Summer Time | UTC +1 | 8:00 | Monday | 7:00 Wednesday effective Oct. 25 |
| Berlin, Germany / Paris, France | CEST | Central European Summer Time | UTC +2 | 9:00 | Monday | 8:00 Wednesday effective Oct. 25 |
| Cairo, Egypt | EET | Eastern European Time | UTC +2 | 9:00 | Monday | |
| Istanbul, Turkey | EEST | Eastern European Summer Time | UTC +3 | 10:00 | Monday | 9:00 Wednesday effective Oct. 25 |
| Moscow, Russia / Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | MSK / AST | Moscow Standard Time / Arabia Standard Time | UTC +3 | 10:00 | Monday | |
| Tehran, Iran | IRDT | Iran Daylight Time | UTC +4:30 | 11:30 | Monday | 10:30 Wednesday effective Sept. 22 |
| Lahore, Pakistan | PKT | Pakistan Standard Time | UTC +5 | 12:00 | Monday | |
| New Delhi, India | IST | India Standard Time | UTC +5:30 | 12:30 | Monday | |
| Jakarta, Indonesia / Hanoi, Vietnam | WIB / ICT | Western Indonesian Time / Indochina Time | UTC +7 | 14:00 | Monday | |
| Perth, Australia / Beijing, China / Hong Kong, Hong Kong | AWST / CST / HKT | Australian Western Standard Time / China Standard Time / Hong Kong Time | UTC +8 | 15:00 | Monday | |
| Tokyo, Japan / Seoul, South Korea | JST / KST | Japan Standard Time / Korea Standard Time | UTC +9 | 16:00 | Monday | |
| Adelaide, Australia | ACST | Australian Central Standard Time | UTC +9:30 | 16:30 | Monday | 17:30 Thursday effective Oct. 4 |
| Sydney, Australia | AEST | Australian Eastern Standard Time | UTC +10 | 17:00 | Monday | 18:00 Thursday effective Oct. 4 |
Final Exam starts on Saturday, Oct. 31 at 17:00 UTC and ends on Monday, Nov 2 at 07:30 UTC:
| LOCATION | START 17:00 UTC | END 7:30 UTC | ||||
| Honolulu, HI | UTC -10 | 7:00 | Saturday | 21:30 | Sunday | UTC -10 |
| Anchorage, AK | UTC -8 | 9:00 | Saturday | 22:30 | Sunday | UTC -9 |
| Vancouver, BC / Los Angeles, CA | UTC -7 | 10:00 | Saturday | 23:30 | Sunday | UTC -8 |
| Calgary, AB / Denver, CO | UTC -6 | 11:00 | Saturday | 0:30 | Monday | UTC -7 |
| Winnipeg, MB / Houston, TX | UTC -5 | 12:00 | Saturday | 1:30 | Monday | UTC -6 |
| Mexico City, Mexico | UTC -5 | 12:00 | Saturday | 1:30 | Monday | UTC -6 |
| Toronto, ON / New York, NY | UTC -4 | 13:00 | Saturday | 2:30 | Monday | UTC -5 |
| Halifax, NS | UTC -3 | 14:00 | Saturday | 3:30 | Monday | UTC -4 |
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | UTC -3 | 14:00 | Saturday | 5:30 | Monday | UTC -2 |
| Reykjavik, Iceland / Accra, Ghana | UTC 0 | 17:00 | Saturday | 7:30 | Monday | UTC 0 |
| London, United Kingdom | UTC +1 | 18:00 | Saturday | 7:30 | Monday | UTC 0 |
| Lisbon, Portugal | UTC +1 | 18:00 | Saturday | 7:30 | Monday | UTC 0 |
| Berlin, Germany / Paris, France | UTC +2 | 19:00 | Saturday | 8:30 | Monday | UTC +1 |
| Cairo, Egypt | UTC +2 | 19:00 | Saturday | 9:30 | Monday | UTC +2 |
| Istanbul, Turkey | UTC +3 | 20:00 | Saturday | 9:30 | Monday | UTC +2 |
| Moscow, Russia / Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | UTC +3 | 20:00 | Saturday | 10:30 | Monday | UTC +3 |
| Tehran, Iran | UTC +4:30 | 21:30 | Saturday | 11:00 | Monday | UTC +3:30 |
| Lahore, Pakistan | UTC +5 | 22:00 | Saturday | 11:30 | Monday | UTC +5 |
| New Delhi, India | UTC +5:30 | 22:30 | Saturday | 13:00 | Monday | UTC +5:30 |
| Jakarta, Indonesia / Hanoi, Vietnam | UTC +7 | 0:00 | Sunday | 14:30 | Monday | UTC +7 |
| Perth, Australia / Beijing, China / Hong Kong, Hong Kong | UTC +8 | 1:00 | Sunday | 15:30 | Monday | UTC +8 |
| Tokyo, Japan / Seoul, South Korea | UTC +9 | 2:00 | Sunday | 16:30 | Monday | UTC +9 |
| Adelaide, Australia | UTC +9:30 | 2:30 | Sunday | 18:00 | Monday | UTC +10:30 |
| Sydney, Australia | UTC +10 | 3:00 | Sunday | 18:30 | Monday | UTC +11 |