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Course name
WRIT101-05 Fall 2020
Institution
Soka University of America
Instructor
Debbie Goss
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Communications
Course dates
2020-10-26 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-11-29 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
15


Wikipedia Article Edit

Student Assigned Reviewing
Tetegugu Water issues in developing countries
Ochung Water privatization
Mbastola Integrated water resources management
Ryoma Masutani Water privatization Water privatization
Teruhiro Shigeno Integrated water resources management
PiyopiyoX Water issues in developing countries
Sa2001oki Integrated water resources management
Bic.nello Water issues in developing countries
Ray Hagihara Rainwater harvesting
NanaKwame55620 Water scarcity in Africa Water issues in developing countries
Oaduloju Water Scarcity in Africa
L20201Li Rainwater harvesting Rainwater harvesting
Mtimande Zamangwane Water privatization Water Scarcity in Africa
Stephmejia1518 Rainwater harvesting

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 28 October 2020
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.

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 2

Course meetings
Friday, 6 November 2020   |   Wednesday, 4 November 2020
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics (optional)
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise
Assignment - Exercise
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9


Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 3

Course meetings
Wednesday, 11 November 2020   |   Friday, 13 November 2020
Assignment - Template guide to Self-Review your Articles
Submit to Brightspace

Guiding framework

Discussion
Consider these questions individually-No Brightspace Post
Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.


Assignment - Respond to your self-review by continuing your edits in your group sandbox

You probably have some feedback from other students 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 4

Course meetings
Wednesday, 18 November 2020   |   Friday, 20 November 2020
Assignment - Exercise
Assignment - Continue improving 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.


Assignment - Polish your work

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 5

Course meetings
Wednesday, 25 November 2020   |   Friday, 27 November 2020
Assignment - Final article

It's the final week 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!


In class - In-class presentation (optional)
Milestones

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