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Course name
Political Science Independent Study
Institution
Columbia University
Instructor
Jack L Snyder
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Political Science
Course dates
2018-10-15 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-12-14 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
2


Students will complete an independent study project where they select a topic related to their research and interests to update on Wikipedia.

Student Assigned Reviewing
MW InternationalPolitics Strike Hard Campaign against Violent Terrorism

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 17 October 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:


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
Wednesday, 24 October 2018
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 3

Course meetings
Wednesday, 31 October 2018
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Finalize your topic / Find your sources

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 4

Course meetings
Wednesday, 7 November 2018
Assignment - Practice your editing

Exercise

Add a citation to your article

Copyedit your article

Week 5

Course meetings
Wednesday, 14 November 2018
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

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


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

Books

Films

Political Science

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Wednesday, 21 November 2018
Assignment - First draft

Request review

Before Thanksgiving break, you should have a complete first draft in your Sandbox of what you plan to contribute to Wikipedia. Please send an email to Professor Snyder with a link to your Sandbox asking for notes/review. You should also request a review from your Wikipedia Expert using the Get Help button here or the Help button in your Sandbox. 

Week 7

Course meetings
Wednesday, 28 November 2018
Assignment - Respond to your review

You probably have some feedback from your instructor and possibly other Wikipedians. Consider their suggestions, decide whether it makes your work more accurate and complete, and edit your draft to make those changes.

Resources:

  • Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
  • Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.

Week 8

Course meetings
Wednesday, 5 December 2018
Assignment - 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 9

Course meetings
Wednesday, 12 December 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

 

  • 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

Guiding questions

Milestones

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.