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Michigan State University
Michigan State University
Michigan State University
Michigan State University
Michigan State University
Michigan State University
Michigan State University
MottoAdvancing Knowledge. Transforming Lives.
AffiliationsCollege of Communication Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media, Quello Center for Telecommunication Management and Law
Websitewww.msu.edu

Course Description

A professional or academic involved in the telecommunications industry cannot overlook one of its central characteristics -- that it is a regulated industry. This course introduces you to the basic elements of telecommunications regulation, allowing you to become a better-informed professional with the ability to analyze phenomena in this industry and contextualize them in a broad framework. The course will establish for its students the context for regulation, its justifications, history, structure, principles, standards, technological challenges, economic pressures, and legal solutions. Students will study regulatory concepts in their broadest sense and at the same time will be exposed to specific contemporary and historical issues faced by the industry and debated among practitioners and regulators alike.

Assignment overview

Wikimedia Public Policy Initiative http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_United_States_Public_Policy

Mission as noted on: http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Public_Policy_Initiative

“The Public Policy Initiative is a pilot project that the Wikimedia Foundation is running during the 2010-11 academic year. Professors at public policy programs in universities in the United States are participating in our initiative by asking their students to improve articles on the English-language Wikipedia as part of the curriculum.”

“The Public Policy Initiative is a completely new and exciting model for outreach with subject matter experts on Wikipedia. It's also a first for the Wikimedia Foundation, and something we hope will lead us toward new best practices and a solid foundation to better collaborate with our volunteers and with academic and institutional partners. We believe that the Wikipedia Public Policy Initiative will both improve public policy content during the duration of the project and also produce information and infrastructure that could inform the design and development of a long¬-term sustainable model.”

WHERE DO WE FIT IN?

TC 210 has been chosen to participate in this initiative.

WHAT DOES THIS INVOLVE?

• As noted in the course syllabus, throughout the semester portions of our class-time will be devoted to this project.

• Students will learn:

o About Wikipedia’s mission and goals
o The anatomy of Wikipedia articles
o How to create a Wikipedia account and how to use it!
o How to properly research, develop, contribute and edit content for Wikipedia
o What it means to participate in Wiki-culture

• Students will participate in this project while concurrently learning and researching about media and communication policy issues.

• Students will choose an issue that is of interest to them partway through the semester and either contribute an update to a Wikipedia page or create their own brand new page!

• MSU's TC 210 will be recognized (hopefully) with numerous awards for awesomeness.

Assignment Timeline

Due: 1/25 - Create a Wikipedia Account
Due: 1/25 - Link account to the page (include name), add picture, write something about yourself
Due: 2/1 - Choose a topic and post the topic and group members in the “Areas of Study” section of the Wikipage (Next section)
Due: 2/3 - Complete Assignment Four (see Angel for full details)
Due: 2/10 - Complete Assignment Five: Annotated Bibliography (see Angel for full details)
Due: 3/15 - Complete Assignment Six: Get in touch with online mentor and add 250 words to be added to one group member's page (See Angel for full details)
Due: 5/3 - Complete Assignment Eight (Assignment 7 coming soon - relates to Assignment Six)

Assignment Eight

(Complete details are on Angel).

In addition to your group’s page, you will be required to make a variety of additional edits to Wikipedia on your own. For the purpose of this assignment, edits are defined as the addition of:
•One citation to a Wikipedia page
•One sentence with a citation (counts as two edits)
•Two sentences without a citation
•Revisions (If your original edit is changed by another user, your revision is counted again as a new edit)
To earn points on this assignment, you must complete a certain number of edits before the end of the semester. The following is the rubric for this assignment:
10+ edits = A
6-9 edits = B
3-5 edits = C
< 3 edits = D
20+ edits = BONUS up to 3 percentage points.
IMPORTANT: Every time you make an edit, make sure to save the page as a PDF and note in a word file what edit you have made. You will be required to upload all of these PDFs by the end of the semester and include a short description of your work. When you save your PDFS make the edit bold or use some other form of identification so that I can spot your edit (change this back to normal after making the PDF). All PDFs are to be zipped into one file and uploaded to Angel by the end of the semester.
As a suggestion, you may also identify edits using a "diff" listing like this. We will discuss how to use this listing after spring break. Either option for identifying edits is acceptable.
NOTES:
•YOU MAY BEGIN RIGHT AWAY!
•Edits to your personal page do not count.
•These edits are separate from the edits made on your group page.
•This is not a group project. You must hand in your own assignment.
•Make sure to work with your online mentor.
•MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE LOGGED IN BEFORE MAKING EDITS
•***Make sure to provide a link to your edit in the "Other Articles Students Have Edited" section of our course page (this article).

Areas of Study

New Media Issues & Policy Debates

Bandwidth allocation

Group 1

Bandwidth throttling

Group 2

Blog del Narco

Broadband.gov

Group 3

Comcast NBC merger

Group 4

Data discrimination

Group 5

Internet backbone

Group 6

Internet Service Provider

Group 7

National Telecommunications and Information Administration

Group 8

Spectrum auction

Group 9

Tiered service

Group 10

Tying of Apple Products

Group 11

United States 2008 wireless spectrum auction

Group 12

National Broadband Plan (United States)

Group 13

Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act

Group 14

Traditional Media Issues & Policy Debates

Children's Television Act

Group 15

Communications Act of 1934

Group 16

FCC regulations on children’s programming

Group 17

Media cross-ownership

Group 18

Minority representation in media

Group 19

Public Broadcasting Act of 1967

Group 20

Public Advocacy

Direct lobbying

Group 21

Free Press (organization)

Group 22

Grassroots lobbying

Group 23

Media Access Project

Group 24

Cases

FCC v. AT&T Inc.

Group 25

OK, it looks like this article exists uder different name. I am going to redirect it

Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod v. FCC

Group 26

Metallica v. Napster, Inc.

Group 27

Sable Communications of California v. FCC

Group 28

Satellite Broadcasting and Communications Association v. FCC

Group 29

USTA v. FCC

Group 30

Verizon Communications Inc. v. FCC

Group 31

Other Articles Students Have Edited

Please post links to the other Wikipedia articles that you have edited - A quick description of the edit, your name, and your tag. If your article doesn't fit in one of the categories created, create your own! Please keep the topics alphabetized.

Animals

Food

  • Almond - Added information on heath benefits of the nut, based on a study by the American Heart Association. Kylesnage (talk) 22:34, 10 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Apple - Added information on heath benefits of apples, based on a study in a research center in Hong Kong. Kylesnage (talk) 22:41, 10 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Blueberry - Added information on healthiness of the berry.Kylesnage (talk) 22:41, 10 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • Tofu skin roll - Added in common ingredients into fried section. Amoy48473 (talk)

Law

Media and Communication Policy

Michigan State University

Music

New Media

Places

Schools

Sports

Technology

Telecommunications

Video Gaming

Misc

The TC 210 Team

Add your picture, a short description (Year, Major, something interesting), and the article(s) you're updating.

Our Class in the News

STATE NEWS 1/20/11
TISM NEWS 2/3/11

Students

This is a list of the students in the class. Next to your user name, please put your real name and the project you are working on.

Resources

Helpful Links

Background and introductory literature

Item Preview Level Description Download
Welcome to Wikipedia brochure
Beginner "Welcome to Wikipedia" gives you a basic introduction into contributing to Wikipedia. You will learn how to create a Wikipedia user account, how to start editing, and how to communicate with other contributors. You will also learn how articles evolve on Wikipedia and how to rate the quality of an existing article. The "Welcome to Wikipedia" brochure contains 17 pages and an additional quick reference that helps you to remember the most frequently used wiki markup commands. PDF
Ten Simple Rules for Editing Wikipedia
Beginner "Ten Simple Rules for Editing Wikipedia" is an editorial published in PLoS Computational Biology that gives advice for scientists (also relevant to other scholars and experts) on how to effectively contribute to Wikipedia. PDF
Evaluating Wikipedia article quality brochure
Beginner Evaluating Wikipedia article quality is a reference guide with specific steps you can take to get the most out of Wikipedia, as well as a look at how its quality system works. PDF
Introduction to free licenses pamphlet
Beginner Introduction to free licenses helps you understand the basic concepts of free licenses. It explains the idea of free licenses, as well as terms like "CC-by-SA" and "public domain". PDF

Editing references, instructions and guides

Item Preview Level Description Download
Editing reference sheet
Beginner This one-page quick reference helps you to remember the most frequently used wiki markup commands. PDF
How to get help handout
Beginner This one-page handout explains the recommended way to get help and feedback for classes supported by Wikipedia Ambassadors: by posting on their course talk page and notifying their mentor. It also includes a glossary of additional help resources students might use. PDF
Citing sources handout
Intermediate This handout explains why references are important, where to place them, and the basics of adding "ref" tags. PDF
Plagiarism handout
Intermediate This handout explains what plagiarism is on Wikipedia in addition to why and how to avoid it. PDF
Moving out of your sandbox instructions
Intermediate This handout walks through how to move an article draft from a userpage sandbox into Wikipedia PDF
File licensing tutorial
Beginner This short handout explains why and how uploaded files (images) should be licensed. SVG image
Referencing: WikiCode Handout
Beginner This handout explains the basics of "ref" tags and the "name" parameter as well as "citation templates." PDF
Image uploading handout
Intermediate This handout explains the basics of uploading an image on the English Wikipedia. PDF
Submitting an article to the Did You Know process instructions
Advanced This handout walks through how to submit a new or newly expanded article to the Did You Know process so that it will appear on the Main Page. PDF
Visual explanation of the user contribution page
Beginner Visual explanation of the user contribution page SVG

Videos

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