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Course name
Global Issues
Institution
New England College
Instructor
Dr. Megan E. Osterbur
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Political Science
Course dates
2018-08-27 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-12-15 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
20


This course will look at the major issues facing the countries of the world today. The issues that will be discussed in detail will include globalization, development, human rights, the environment, weapons proliferation, terrorism, WMD, sweatshops and ethnic conflict. In addition, specific, current examples from every region in the world will be used to understand these issues much better. (4 Credits)

Student Assigned Reviewing
Hprmartins Global Virus Network
Breanalloyd Belgian Red Cross International Institute of Peace
Shelby.a14 Primary Education Psychology of learning
Jgalloway310 Global Trade Barriers Mafia state
Teirra18
Victoria.grayce Psychology of learning Primary Education
CShover18 Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission InterPortPolice
Sub0write Gene Revolution Child Workers in Nepal
Eholland50 Mafia state Global Trade Barriers
Scaloggero24 InterPortPolice Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission
Aneesh1998 Intelligent web algorithms Global Virus Network
GSammarcoNEC Global Virus Network
JGardyne32 Child Workers in Nepal Gene Revolution
HollyAnderson2698 International Peace Institute Belgian Red Cross

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 27 August 2018
Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

In class - Introduction to Wikipedia

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.


In class - You're on Wikipedia!

Log into your Wikipedia Account

Link your Wikipedia Account to the course dashboard on Wiki Edu

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 3 September 2018   |   Wednesday, 5 September 2018   |   Friday, 7 September 2018
Assignment - Getting Started

Getting Started with editing Wikipedia involved learning how editing works and how we know what to edit

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.)


In class - Reading Check
Add to an Article

Using the articles from The Economist, add 30-50 words plus the citation to the economist to 3 (three) Wikipedia articles. Be sure to skim the wikipedia article before you add your sentence(s) and citation. You may coordinate contributions with your peers but you will be graded individually.

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 10 September 2018   |   Wednesday, 12 September 2018   |   Friday, 14 September 2018
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article


Assignment - Discussion
Thinking about sources & plagiarism

Thinking about sources and plagiarism

Assignment - Exercise 2
Pose a Question

Post a question on a talk page:

Choose 2 of your peers (these do not have to be reciprocal) and pose a question on their talk page. Be sure to sign your post. 

After you have questions on your talk page, be sure to reply to these questions tagging the classmate who posed the question.


Assignment - Reading Check
Add to an Article

Using the articles from The Economist, add 30-50 words plus the citation to the economist to 3 (three) Wikipedia articles. Be sure to skim the wikipedia article before you add your sentence(s) and citation. You may coordinate contributions with your peers but you will be graded individually.


In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 17 September 2018   |   Wednesday, 19 September 2018   |   Friday, 21 September 2018
Assignment - Discussion
What is a content gap?

What's a content gap?

Assignment - Add to an article
Using citation hunt

Exercise: Add a citation

Add a citation


Assignment - Exercise
Copyedit an article

Copyedit an article

Assignment - Reading Check
Add to an Article

Using the articles from The Economist, add 30-50 words plus the citation to the economist to 3 (three) Wikipedia articles. Be sure to skim the wikipedia article before you add your sentence(s) and citation. You may coordinate contributions with your peers but you will be graded individually.

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 24 September 2018   |   Wednesday, 26 September 2018   |   Friday, 28 September 2018
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Political Science


Assignment - Exercise
Choose your topic/Find sources

Choose your topic / Find your sources

Assignment - Reading Check
Add to an Article

Using the articles from The Economist, add 30-50 words plus the citation to the economist to 3 (three) Wikipedia articles. Be sure to skim the wikipedia article before you add your sentence(s) and citation. You may coordinate contributions with your peers but you will be graded individually.

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 1 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 3 October 2018   |   Friday, 5 October 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

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.


Assignment - Discussion
Thinking about Wikipedia

Thinking about Wikipedia

Assignment - Reading Check
Add to an Article

Using the articles from The Economist, add 30-50 words plus the citation to the economist to 3 (three) Wikipedia articles. Be sure to skim the wikipedia article before you add your sentence(s) and citation. You may coordinate contributions with your peers but you will be graded individually.

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 8 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 10 October 2018   |   Friday, 12 October 2018
Assignment - Reading Check
Add to an Article

Using the articles from The Economist, add 30-50 words plus the citation to the economist to 3 (three) Wikipedia articles. Be sure to skim the wikipedia article before you add your sentence(s) and citation. You may coordinate contributions with your peers but you will be graded individually.

Week 8

Course meetings
Wednesday, 17 October 2018   |   Friday, 19 October 2018
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
Monday, 22 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 24 October 2018
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.


Assignment - Reading Check

Using the articles from The Economist, add 30-50 words plus the citation to the economist to 3 (three) Wikipedia articles. Be sure to skim the wikipedia article before you add your sentence(s) and citation. You may coordinate contributions with your peers but you will be graded individually.

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 29 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 31 October 2018   |   Friday, 2 November 2018
Assignment - Reading Check

Using the articles from The Economist, add 30-50 words plus the citation to the economist to 3 (three) Wikipedia articles. Be sure to skim the wikipedia article before you add your sentence(s) and citation. You may coordinate contributions with your peers but you will be graded individually.


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.

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 5 November 2018   |   Wednesday, 7 November 2018   |   Friday, 9 November 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


Assignment - Reading Check

Using the articles from The Economist, add 30-50 words plus the citation to the economist to 3 (three) Wikipedia articles. Be sure to skim the wikipedia article before you add your sentence(s) and citation. You may coordinate contributions with your peers but you will be graded individually.

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 12 November 2018   |   Wednesday, 14 November 2018   |   Friday, 16 November 2018
Assignment - Reading Check

Using the articles from The Economist, add 30-50 words plus the citation to the economist to 3 (three) Wikipedia articles. Be sure to skim the wikipedia article before you add your sentence(s) and citation. You may coordinate contributions with your peers but you will be graded individually.


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 13

Course meetings
Monday, 19 November 2018
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.

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 26 November 2018   |   Wednesday, 28 November 2018   |   Friday, 30 November 2018
Assignment - Exercise
Nominating Your Article for DYK

Nominating your article for Did You Know

Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Assignment - Reading Check

Using the articles from The Economist, add 30-50 words plus the citation to the economist to 3 (three) Wikipedia articles. Be sure to skim the wikipedia article before you add your sentence(s) and citation. You may coordinate contributions with your peers but you will be graded individually.