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Course name
Women in the Economy
Institution
University of British Columbia
Instructor
Marina Adshade
Wikipedia Expert
Elysia (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Women in the Economy
Course dates
2019-02-02 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-04-15 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
74


Students will be creating profiles for notable female economists.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Amedo.ad Marina Adshade
12345sirhc Marie Mora
Jenn563 Graciela Kaminsky
Helena Que Nancy Olewiler
Hoiching.janis Nicole Fortin
Ez44536167 Vanessa Erogbogbo
Neema125
Jaredpattison3 Caroline Freund
Sharoooo36 Nyovani Madise
Zoezynzhu Frances Woolley
Cottoncandy2ne1 Thabi Leoka
Midnightedge Geraldine Weiss
Tasmia333 j Trudi Makhaya
Allison Cummings Carolyn A. Wilkins
Asargana96 Anne E. Preston
Jz2888 Mariacristina De Nardi
Msidhu16 Elizabeth Dhuey
Vera8513 Alice Nakamura
Jlu23 Minnie Throop England
JingranZhang Ann Fetter Friedlaender
Wwwkitty Katherine Cuff
Nimallen Leora Klapper
Terrancekctang Janet Henry (Economist)
Zmizzix Janet Tai Landa
75trhkkk Kristen E. Broady
Pdenchev Ellen Hughes-Cromwick
Caitlynv Danae Kyriakopoulou
Lolli 1020 pop Anna Aizer
Kzzzhu Xiaojuan Jiang
Muymuy.86 Adriana Lleras-Muney
Sanahh Ling Zhu
Kruthika shah Angela Redish
DenizEcon351 Serena Ng
Rileycorreia05 Mabel F. Timlin
Munibmustafa Judith Maxwell
ChenYang351 Xiaohong Chen
Wong.sams Lisa Cameron (economist)
Anac07 Lala
RachelleCastillo98 Jeannine Bailliu
Ht0926 Siwan Anderson
Yara Rafeh Deborah A. Cobb-Clark
Elise.bed Natacha Valla
Yulun Li Tan Ye
Simron2 Margaret Slade (Economist)
Estherrliaoo Francesca Cornelli
Cjhtoronto Stephanie Schmitt Grohe

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 February 2019   |   Thursday, 7 February 2019
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:

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 February 2019   |   Thursday, 14 February 2019
Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

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.)


Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 26 February 2019   |   Thursday, 28 February 2019
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 March 2019   |   Thursday, 7 March 2019
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

Women's Studies

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 March 2019   |   Thursday, 14 March 2019
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Milestones

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


Assignment - Respond to your peer review

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 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 March 2019   |   Thursday, 21 March 2019
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 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 26 March 2019   |   Thursday, 28 March 2019
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to 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 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 April 2019   |   Thursday, 4 April 2019
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!
Milestones

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