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- Course name
- Introduction to Policy Analysis
- Institution
- UCSD
- Instructor
- Matthew Bergman
- Wikipedia Expert
- Shalor (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Political Science
- Course dates
- 2018-08-07 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-09-14 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 30
Introduction to Policy Analysis
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 7 August 2018 | Thursday, 9 August 2018
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 14 August 2018 | Thursday, 16 August 2018
- 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.)
Exercise
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
- Assignment - Choose possible topics
Exercise (please complete both)
Finalize your topic / Find your sources
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
Your contribution should include at least 4 sources.
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 21 August 2018 | Thursday, 23 August 2018
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
You should be working to draft at least one paragraph of new text to add to your Wikipedia article. Be sure to add citations as you go.
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 4
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 28 August 2018 | Thursday, 30 August 2018
- Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia
Now that you have a complete draft, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 4 September 2018 | Thursday, 6 September 2018
- Assignment - Final article
It's the final week to develop your article. 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.
Exercise
Add links to your article
Before you complete your work:
- 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!
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.