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Course name
Climate change water adaptation approaches - Senior Seminar
Institution
University of California Santa Cruz
Instructor
Pam Rittelmeyer
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Environmental Sciences
Course dates
2022-03-28 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-06-17 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
8


This is a quarter-long research seminar for upper division environmental studies students. Students will pick a topic related to adaptation approaches to either too much or not enough water. They will read and synthesize a minimum of eight peer review journal articles and a minimum of two government reports. The cumulation of their research will include the creation of or adding to a Wikipedia article.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Julesbarr Water supply and sanitation in Latin America Water, energy and food security nexus, Rainwater harvesting, Water scarcity
Kirasbeans Uranium mining and the Navajo people Water supply and sanitation in Latin America, Water in California, Cannabis in California
Cmoliva14 WASH Uranium mining and the Navajo people, Water, energy and food security nexus, Water supply and sanitation in Latin America
Sandro1324 Rainwater harvesting WASH, Water scarcity, Water in California
SJLupine Water scarcity Rainwater harvesting, Cannabis in California, Uranium mining and the Navajo people
SarHasUCSC Cannabis in California WASH, Water, energy and food security nexus, Water supply and sanitation in Latin America
Mattalee Water, energy and food security nexus Rainwater harvesting, Water scarcity, Water in California
Wildgooseontheloose Water in California Cannabis in California, Uranium mining and the Navajo people, WASH

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Friday, 1 April 2022
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
Friday, 8 April 2022
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 3

Course meetings
Friday, 15 April 2022
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Friday, 22 April 2022
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise

Week 5

Course meetings
Friday, 29 April 2022
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

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Friday, 6 May 2022
Assignment - Peer review three articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
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 7

Course meetings
Friday, 13 May 2022

Week 8

Course meetings
Friday, 20 May 2022
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

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 9

Course meetings
Friday, 27 May 2022
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
Assignment - Original analytical paper

Write a paper going beyond your Wikipedia article to advance your own ideas, arguments, and original research about your topic.

Week 10

Course meetings
Friday, 3 June 2022
Milestones

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

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