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Course name
Gender and Economic Development in the Third World
Institution
University of Utah
Instructor
Gunseli Berik
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Economics
Course dates
2018-01-08 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-05-05 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
15


This course examines the gender dimensions of economic development and globalization from a feminist economics perspective. The course starts with an overview of feminist economics and the interdisciplinary policy-oriented field of gender and development. This is followed by topics in gender and globalization. The last part of the course is on strategies and policies to achieve a gender equitable future.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Hobbeswood
Smajlovic1237
UniversityofUtahGrad
Alisonyardley
Aazmak1989

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 8 January 2018   |   Wednesday, 10 January 2018
Assignment - Overview of Wikipedia Assignment

Welcome to the Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for this course, and will break down writing a Wikipedia article into a series of steps. These steps include online trainings to help you get started on Wikipedia. 


This course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Content Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the "Get Help" button on this page. 


 To get started, please review the following documents: 


Week 2

Course meetings
Wednesday, 17 January 2018
In class - Short in-class overview of Wikipedia project, response to questions

Wed January 17

Short in-class overview of Wikipedia project, response to questions on Assignment 1 below



Assignment - Create a Wikipedia Account and User Page

Due 9 pm Monday January 22 (earlier is better)

 To complete:

  1. Join the course page
  2. Create a user page
  3. Complete basic training

1. Create an account and join the course page using the course enrollment link

  • You will be prompted to register for Wikipedia by creating a user account.  (If you already have a Wikipedia account, just log in). 
    • Click "okay" to authorize the dashboard.wikiedu.org.
    • You will then be redirected to the course page

2. Create a user page:

  • Go to En.Wikipedia.org, and make sure that you are logged in. If so, your newly created account name will be in the upper right hand corner. 
  • Click on your userid, and you will then be directed to your user page, which should have a header that reads "User:".
  • Click on the link towards the upper right hand corner of the Wikipedia interface that says "Create." After clicking on the “Create” link, you will be redirected to a page with a header that reads "Editing User:" with a large text box.
  • In the text box compose some sentences about yourself. You may for example, mention the course, highlight your interests and some areas of Wikipedia to which you wish to contribute.  

3. Complete Basic Training Modules
 It's time to dive into Wikipedia.  Below, you'll find the first set of online trainings you'll need to take. New modules will appear on this timeline in upcoming weeks.  Be sure to check back and complete them! Incomplete trainings will be reflected in your grade.

  • To get credit, be sure you are logged into Wikipedia and have already added your user name to the course page.
  • To go to your Sandbox, click the link on the upper right hand side of the page titled “Sandbox.” This will lead you to a user page called Special:MyPage/sandbox.  You can practice Wikipedia editing in your sandbox until you are ready to begin editing in the Wikipedia mainspace. 
Milestones

Everyone has a Wikipedia account and is listed on the course page.

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 22 January 2018   |   Wednesday, 24 January 2018
Assignment - Introduce Yourself to a Classmate & Critique an Article

Due 9 pm Wednesday, January 24
To complete:

  1. Introduce yourself on a classmate's page.
  2. Evaluate an existing article and leave suggestions.



  1. Introduce yourself on a classmate's page.

To practice editing and communicating on Wikipedia, introduce yourself on the user talk page of one of your classmates.  Make sure you are logged into Wikipedia before making any postings! Add your introduction to the bottom of the Talk page and be sure to include a header for your introduction. Be sure to sign your comments with`Aazmak1989 (talk) 19:01, 17 January 2018 (UTC)`.[reply]

2. Evaluate an existing article and leave suggestions. You'll evaluate a Wikipedia article, and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page.

  • Complete the "Evaluating Articles and Sources" training (linked below).
  • Review pages 4-7 of Evaluating Wikipedia and Contributing to Wikipedia: Overall Guidelines and Evaluation Criteria. These resources will give you a good, brief overview of what to look for in other articles, and what other people will look for in your own.
  • Explore topics related to the course to get a feel for how Wikipedia is organized. What areas seem to be missing? As you explore, make a mental note of articles that seem like good candidates for improvement. 
  • Choose an article relevant to the course, and compose some suggestions for improving the article.
  • A few questions to consider when evaluating:
    1. Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference?
    2. Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
    3. Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily slanted toward a particular position?
    4. Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
    5. Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
    6. Check a few citations. Do the links work? Is there any close paraphrasing or plagiarism in the article?
    7. Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
  • Leave your suggestions on the article's Talk page at the **bottom** of the page. Be sure to incude a heading above your comments and sign your feedback with four tildes — Aazmak1989 (talk) 19:01, 17 January 2018 (UTC). [reply]

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 29 January 2018   |   Wednesday, 31 January 2018
Assignment - Proposed Topics

Due Monday January 29, 9 pm
 
 To complete:
 Review page 6 of your Editing Wikipedia guidebook.

  1. Choose at least two articles to consider working on. 
  2. Submit a brief description of your proposed topics.
  • Submit to Canvas 
  • Print submitted materials and bring to the following class. 

3. List the topics you are considering on your user page.
4. Post a comment on the talk pages of the articles you have listed.


Choosing your topic is the earliest decision you need to make for this project. Careful selection of a workable topic will help you complete this assignment efficiently and make a valuable contribution.
 
 1. Considering possible topics:

  • Carefully review the document Contributing to Wikipedia: Overall Guidelines and Evaluation Criteria and page 6 of Editing Wikipedia
  • Browse through Wikipedia and review examples of good or featured articles on topics related to the course
  • Review Choosing an article.  ***Note, however, that the "Don't" bullet, discouraging students from reworking entire articles does not apply to this course, as many articles related to our subject matter are of such low quality that reworking is needed.***
  • Think carefully about possible topics that might interest you. You have the option of revising an existing entry, creating a new one, or some combination that may involve adding to one or more articles and creating a new entry. New articles are discouraged unless a clear parent article already exists that has been well developed. (You may also add a section (or sections) on a similar theme to a series of articles.)
  • Research two topics or articles that you will consider working on as your main project. Review  the talk pages of any existing topics for a sense of other contributors who are working on these topics and what they are doing.
  • If you are considering a new article, confirm that the article already has a well-constructed "parent" article.  If not, pick a different topic or consider developing the parent article.
  • Topic titles should not sound like research papers or contain an argument. Since Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, all articles should reflect points of view and facts that have already been published. Additionally, article titles with two topics connected with the word “and” are generally discouraged in Wikipedia.
  • Check out the WikiProjects affiliated with articles that interest you and read what other contributors have suggested for new and revised entries. You can find the affiliated WikiProjects on the Talk page of an article. Consider posting a query on a WikiProject talk page, particularly if you are interested in starting a new article.
  • Note: If a topic you might consider working on is controversial (for example, the article on Microcredit/Microfinance or Female Genital Mutilation), Wikipedia may restrict changes to the site or others may quickly reverse your changes. Highly trafficked pages may be changed by other users frequently, leaving it difficult for you to make a unique contribution. Additionally, if someone is actively curating the page, possibly preparing it for submission as a good or featured article, he or she may not welcome someone jumping in and making wholesale revisions. Please avoid such topics. Also avoid very broad topics, since these are difficult to research and cover comprehensively.

2. Submit a description of your proposed topics to the relevant assignment tab on Canvas.

For full credit, the file you submit must also contain the following features: a. File name: [LastName] WikiTopics.docx
b. Document must include:
     i.   Your name on the first page of the document
    ii.   Page numbers
   iii.   Be doubled-spaced
   iv.   Careful proofreading
    v.   Preferred font - Baskerville, size 14
c. For each proposed topic:
     i.   Supply a few sentences to explain your interest and possible revisions. (Note you will    later be submitting a full proposal -- this assignment is simply to help you identify a
  viable topic, so be concise);
     ii.  Note whether you would like to rewrite/add to an existing article or articles, expand an existing stub, or create an entirely new entry;
    iii.  If you are proposing a new article, describe the parent article and its quality; and
     iv. For your top two choices, list *at least ten new references to scholarly sources* you   
          would add in revising/creating the article.  You may consider doing the same for a
          possible third alternative topic.
References:   All references need to be presented as formal full citations (do not simply provide links). Rank your proposed topics in your order of interest. If approved, one of these topics will become your final topic. You will lose points if your sources are not properly listed as formal citations.

d. Submit to Canvas by 9pm Monday January 29

e. ***Bring a printed copy of the above items to class on Wed January 31 ***. Make sure your name is on the printed document. 

3. List the topics you are considering plus the references on your user page

  • Make sure you are logged into Wikipedia before making any postings!
  • Include the references for your top two choices, along with your sentences expressing interest, etc.

4. Post a comment on the talk pages of the articles 

  • Post a comment that contains a brief description of your plans and a reference to your comments on your user page on the Talk pages of any articles you might consider revising.  If you are considering creating a new article, post on the Talk page of a parent article. 
  • For instructions on posting to Talk pages, see Using Talk Pages.
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area (Optional)

Political Science

Sociology

Women's Studies

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 5 February 2018   |   Wednesday, 7 February 2018
Assignment - Copyedit and Add to an Article

Due 9 pm Monday February 5

To complete:

  1. Take the training modules listed below on Sources and Citations and Plagiarism
  2. Copyedit a Wikipedia article related to the class
  3. Add 1–2 sentences of new information, backed up with a citation to an appropriate source.  (Note: This does not need to be on your chosen article.)

______________________________________________


  1. Take the training modules listed below on Sources and Citations and Plagiarism
  2. Copyedit a Wikipedia article related to the class. 
  • Choose an article relevant to the course.  Read through it, thinking about ways to improve the language, such as fixing grammatical mistakes and other wording issues.  Then, make the appropriate changes.  Make at least 10 wording changes.  Be sure that you are logged in before making the changes.
  • Add 1–2 sentences of new information, backed up with a citation to an appropriate source.  
  • When you make a small claim, clearly state the fact in your own words, and then cite the source where you found the information.  A best practice is to reference the author of the study in text, mentioning (if relevant) the context and sample over which the study refers to (or was conducted over).



  • 3. Add 1–2 sentences of new information to the article, backed up with a citation to an appropriate source.
Milestones

All students have received feedback on topics. One-on-one meetings are available for all students.

Milestones

All students have written on one or more Wikipedia Talk Pages, have added content to an article in the Wikipedia mainspace, and have copyedited an article.

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 12 February 2018   |   Wednesday, 14 February 2018
Assignment - Proposal

Due in class Monday February 12
To complete:

  1. Upload your completed proposal to the relevant assignment tab on Canvas in advance of class. For full credit, the file you submit must also contain the following features:
    • File name: [LastName] WikiProposal.docx
    • Document must include:
    • your name on the first page
    • page numbers
    • be doubled-spaced
    • be carefully proofed
    • preferred font - Baskerville, size 14
    • labelled with correct filename
  2. Bring a printed and stapled copy of your completed proposal to class. Be sure to set preferences for track changes so that "balloons" is unchecked before printing -- otherwise the document will shrink the text and make it too small.

________________________________

Overview

Things to consider before writing:
You will have the option of revising an existing article, creating a new one, or some combination that may involve adding to one or more articles and creating a new article. New articles are generally discouraged unless a clear and well developed parent article already exists.


Issues to consider if you are considering creating a new article: 

  •  If your proposed topic does not have a clear parent topic that has been developed beyond a stub or start class article, you should instead develop or revise/expand the parent topic instead.
  •  Post a query to one or more relevant project groups informing them of your plans.
  •  Find one or more active Wikipedians who have contributed to a related article or to the relevant project group, and seek out their advice.
  •  Prepare to be flexible in response to the feedback you receive. 

Issues to consider in planning a revision to an existing article: 

  •  Are all parts of the existing entry clearly relevant to the topic?
  •  Does the entry present any unsubstantiated opinion as though backed by legitimate research? Can you identify any parts of the entry that should either be removed or require further support through citations?
  • Does the existing article present all of the legitimate, research-backed approaches to a particular issue?
  •  Are there important subtopics that are not discussed?
  •  Rather than planning to provide missing citations, first consider whether your research would suggest emphasizing different points or an alternative structure, possibly deleting some of the unsupported claims.
  •  Does the existing article appropriately link to other Wikipedia sites? Are there any links that you could add?

Issues to consider for both new and revised articles: 

  •  Identify the relevant subtopics for your proposed contribution and all of the legitimate, research-backed approaches to the topic.
  • Narrow the number of subtopics that you will create. (If some important subtopics are beyond the scope of what you can realistically include, you can note additional subtopics meriting further development on the Talk page.)
  • Your proposal should acknowledge and adhere to the standards required by Wikipedia for creating and updating articles. 



Instructions:


The proposal should be a typed plan (a minimum of 500-700 words, not including references, describing the work you propose to do. The proposal should not be a draft of your proposed new or revised article and should not contain paragraphs intended for your article.
The purpose of the proposal is to persuade readers of the merits of your planned contributions and it should demonstrate how your article will differ from or improve upon any existing or related articles. To receive full credit for your Wikipedia contributions you will need to create a substantial amount of new material. The proposal should clearly indicate the work you plan to contribute. You will need to do enough research to clearly explain the motivation behind your planned changes. Be sure to include all the required proposal components described below.


All proposals should cover the concepts necessary to a critical understanding of the issues; related theoretical and policy debates, and a detailed analytical plan for the material you plan to add.


Carefully read the comments you received on your topic assignment, including suggestions of references, reconceptualizations of your topic, title, etc. If you’ve been told that your topic is too broad (or too narrow), alter your plan as suggested. Overly broad topics are discouraged since these are difficult to research and cover comprehensively.



Writing your proposal

  •   Your proposal should include each of the following items and use proper grammar, style, and organization: 
    1. Identify your topic (or topics). What is the name of the article (or articles) that you plan to revise or create? 
    2. Explain why your topic needs to be revised, expanded, or added to Wikipedia. This explanation should be about the existing representation of the topic (or lack thereof) on Wikipedia and should not include paragraphs that would more appropriately go in the Wikipedia article. Include an argument for the relevance (“notability”) of this effort. Why should we care about this subject? What makes it interesting or important?
    3. Compare the current article or your planned contribution(s) with one or more specific Wikipedia articles you identify that have been assessed as B class, Good, or Featured and explain what would need to be done to bring your article to an improved status. (Take into account that some article statuses may be outdated, if they've been improved but not reassessed.)
    4.  If you are planning to propose a new article, please provide substantial justification for why this would be better rather than expanding/revising an existing article, given that new sections added to existing articles tend to receive far more traffic than completely new entries. You will need to show that the relevant parent article is well developed.
    5. Provide a detailed outline using the track changes feature of Word to show the sections you will be revising and creating. If you are creating a new article, your outline will comprise all the sections of the proposed article. If you are contributing to an existing article or articles, include an outline that shows existing sections to be kept or deleted and proposed new sections, clearly distinguishing among the two. An example of a sample outline is available under resources in Canvas.
    6. In a separate section of your proposal, describe the planned work, and include detailed explanations of what you will include in each of the sections  you will be adding or revising. Note also if the lead to the article will need revising or expanding.  (If you plan to contribute to more than one article, be sure to explain what you will be contributing to each.) Include a substantive list of scholarly references expected to support each proposed section that you will be contributing to. The references should be organized by parts of the previously listed outline, with references listed for each major topic. Provide a minimum of two (and preferably more) scholarly references for each section you plan to add. 
      • Note: References should include material from outside the syllabus as well as relevant course readings. These will need to be listed following an appropriate documentation format such as Chicago style (including author, year, and page number). You may also use the APA style or the citation style preferred by the main umbrella Project Group for your contribution. MLA and other styles that do not emphasize the use of inline citations with publication dates should not be used. Note that once you start adding to specific articles, you should adhere to the referencing style preferred by a main related Wiki Project Group associated with the article.
    7. Describe (i) the links to other articles that you plan to add, and (ii) links you will add from those pages to yours. To what existing Wikipedia pages will you add information about your page to increase traffic?
    8. Describe any potential difficulties you anticipate.
    9. Submit your completed proposal to the relevant assignment tab on Canvas. For full credit, the file you submit must also contain the following features:
      • File name: [LastName] WikiProposal.docx
      • Document must include:
      • Your name
      • Page numbers
      • Be doubled-spaced
      • Be carefully proofed
      • Preferred font - Baskerville, size 14
      • Labelled with correct filename
      • Bring a printed copy of the above items to class.***


Examples:


  • Examples of successful proposals from previous classes will be made available in Canvas.

Week 7

Course meetings
Wednesday, 21 February 2018

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 26 February 2018   |   Wednesday, 28 February 2018
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on suggestions and your own critique.

  • Read Editing Wikipedia page 12 to see how to create links from your article to others, and from other articles to your own. Try to link to 3–5 articles, and link to your article from 2–3 other articles.
  • Consider adding an image to your article. Wikipedia has strict rules about what media can be added, so make sure to take Contributing Images and Media Files training before you upload an image.

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 5 March 2018   |   Wednesday, 7 March 2018
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 10

Course meetings
Monday, 12 March 2018   |   Wednesday, 14 March 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!

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 26 March 2018   |   Wednesday, 28 March 2018
Milestones

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

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