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Course name
POL 103
Institution
Agnes Scott College
Instructor
Kat Greer
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Political Science
Course dates
2019-10-28 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-11-23 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
35


Students will review the 2016 U.S. election and politics in selected countries to highlight similarities. Based on their research, students will analyze and edit applicable Wikipedia articles.

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 29 October 2019
Enroll in the Dashboard

This week, everyone should enroll in the dashboard and setup a Wikipedia account.

Assignment - 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:

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 November 2019
Assignment - Review These Modules

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 November 2019

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 November 2019
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

Milestones

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