Completing Courses Quickly/Straighterline Action Plan

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Okay, I have read posts by many different people on how they were able to blaze through a course very quickly (1 week or less). I can understand this if the test is open book and there are no writing assignments. 

Is there a way to know if there are writing assignments on a Straighterline course ahead of time? Is there a master list somewhere online that contains these details? The "grading criteria" tab does not always contain enough info to really get a sense of what assignments are ahead. 

I can't see how anyone can knock out a class and final exam in a week if there is a writing assignment. Straighterline says on their own website that the turn around time is 3 to 5 business days on essays/written work. 

If anyone has any info regarding written work for the following courses it would be appreciated:
(The * Means Open Book is allowed)
     CIS-107 IT Fundamentals 3(SL)
     BUE-101 Personal Finance 3(SL) *
     REL-277 INFO LITERACY - Introduction to Religion 3(SL) *
     ANT-101 DIVERSITY - Cultural Anthropology 3(SL) *
     SOC-101 Introduction to Sociology 3(SL)
     PSY-101 Introduction to Psychology 3(SL)
     AOJ-102 Introduction to Criminal Justice 3(SL) *
     POS-110 CIVIC ENGAGEMENT - American Government 3(SL)
     HIS-101 Western Civilization I 3(SL) *
     BIO-101 Introduction to Biology 3(SL)