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- Course name
- ERTH 4303 Resources of the Earth
- Institution
- Carleton University
- Instructor
- James Mungall
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Mineral, food, and water resources
- Course dates
- 2021-01-14 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-04-11 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 46
Course objective: To learn about mineral, water, and food resources, in the context of economic and environmental consequences of their extraction and use; and the differences between concepts of sustainability of resource utilization in the short term (e.g., market cycles, electoral cycles), longer term (decades to centuries) and ultimate sustainability of industrial society. The Wikipedia assignment will be to choose one element or commodity and either make substantial edits to or write entirely new sections of the Wikipedia articles on that subject.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 14 January 2021
- In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment
Welcome to your Wikipedia assignment's course timeline. This page guides you through the steps you'll need to complete for your Wikipedia assignment, with links to training modules and your classmates' work spaces.
Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.
Resources:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia
Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (Because of Wikipedia's technical restraints, you may receive a message that you cannot create an account. To resolve this, please try again off campus or the next day.)
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 21 January 2021
- In class - Discussion
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 28 January 2021
- In class - Discussion
Week 4
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 11 February 2021
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions 25%
Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 25 February 2021
- Assignment - Peer review two articles 5%
- In class - Discussion
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 4 March 2021
- Assignment - Respond to your peer review and begin moving your work to Wikipedia
Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 11 March 2021
- Assignment - Continue improving your article 5%
Exercise
Now's the time to revisit your text and refine your work. You may do more research and find missing information; rewrite the lead section to represent all major points; reorganize the text to communicate the information better; or add images and other media.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 18 March 2021
- Assignment - Polish your work 5%
Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 25 March 2021
- Milestones
It's the final two weeks to develop your article.
- Read Editing Wikipedia page 15 to review a final check-list before completing your assignment.
- Don't forget that you can ask for help from your Wikipedia Expert at any time!
- Assignment - Reflective essay 10%
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 1 April 2021
- Assignment - You've finished your Wikipedia assignment! 40%
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.