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Course name
Advanced Legal Research
Institution
DePaul
Instructor
Anne Hudson
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Law
Course dates
2021-08-27 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-02 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
21


Students will learn about a variety of legal sources and then create a Wikipedia page on a topic of interest to them to teach their classmates and the public about their topics using googlescholar and government websites as authority.

Student Assigned Reviewing
ALR Student Digital Search and Seizure Wilson v Southwest Airlines Co, Brand piracy
Mets6559 Wilson v Southwest Airlines Co LGBT people in prison, Digital Search and Seizure
Zstillman Brand piracy Student Athlete Compensation, Due process
Ahowel10 Embryo cryopreservation Opioid epidemic, LGBT people in prison
Idelmund Mask refusal Opioid epidemic, Embryo cryopreservation
Legaleagle2022 Biometric Information Privacy Act Campus sexual assault, Due process
Rehlers23 Medical Ethics, Medical ethics
Lawperson2021 Ballot access Student Athlete Compensation, Non-compete clause
Heyitsjami Campus sexual assault Wilson v Southwest Airlines Co, LGBT people in prison
Mosadzi1 LGBT people in prison Due process, Abortion in Mexico
Modrake21 Due process LGBT people in prison, Abortion in Mexico
Pbutle11 Sports law in the United States Illinois Sports Wagering Act, Opioid epidemic
Jnasiri Student Athlete Compensation Digital Search and Seizure, Prior-appropriation water rights
Harnieri Opioid epidemic Mask refusal, Embryo cryopreservation
Rebraun17 Sale of Goods Law and Covid-19 Non-compete clause, Mask refusal
Shawn Sullivan Depaul Non-compete clause Sale of Goods Law and Covid-19, COVID and Lease Agreements
DeLawZiuzia Prior-appropriation water rights Sports law in the United States, Brand piracy
Sodonn12 Illinois Sports Wagering Act Brand piracy, Student Athlete Compensation
SLW012 Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment Prior-appropriation water rights, Campus sexual assault
Ihopper COVID and Lease Agreements Abortion in Mexico, Illinois Sports Wagering Act
If you ain't runnin' game, Say my name Abortion in Mexico Mask refusal, Campus sexual assault

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Thursday, 2 September 2021
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
Thursday, 9 September 2021
In class - Discussion
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Week 3

Course meetings
Thursday, 16 September 2021
In class - Discussion
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Assignment - Review the rules for health topics

Week 4

Course meetings
Thursday, 23 September 2021
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise

Week 5

Course meetings
Thursday, 30 September 2021
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Political Science

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
Thursday, 7 October 2021
In class - Discussion

Week 7

Course meetings
Thursday, 14 October 2021
Assignment - Complete Draft Wiki Article

Week 8

Course meetings
Thursday, 21 October 2021
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

Milestones

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

Week 9

Course meetings
Thursday, 28 October 2021
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 10

Course meetings
Thursday, 4 November 2021
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 - 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!

Week 11

Course meetings
Thursday, 11 November 2021
Milestones

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