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Course name
G369 Modern Japan
Institution
Indiana University Northwest
Instructor
Diana Chen Lin
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Modern Japan
Course dates
2018-01-08 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-05-12 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
50


This course gives a survey of modern Japan, from the 1860s to the present. Focusing on the 20th century, it aims at an understanding of both continuity and change in Japanese society and culture. It covers the modernizing reforms of the 19th century, 20th century Japanese imperialism, post World War II American occupation and the consequences on Japanese society, and post World War II Japanese society and culture.

Wikipedia tutorial and submission: Complete wikipedia tutorial and edit a wikipedia article by adding one or two paragraphs (200-300 words).

Student Assigned Reviewing
Kate-Pure Education in the Empire of Japan
BMcCann Taisho Period Taisho democracy
Laurie Vazquez Aftermath of World War II
Rkost
Npsteinh Meiji Restoration
Maltompk Meiji Restoration
Toriegcollins Hibiya Park
ThunderCloudSnacker Foreign relations of Meiji Japan
Yaxsun First Sino-Japanese War
JUrednick
Okinney Hibiya Park Abe Masahiro
Chetnews Commodare Perry, Matthew Perry Hibiya Park
Deeisaacson Foreign relations of Meiji Japan
Rjhuber Meiji Restoration
Mictruckey
BrookeBallard Taishō period
Camachoc21
Bransimo
Kbartnicki
Ajbarras Japanese military modernization of 1868–1931
Kyle's oranges Hideki Tojo, Export Oriented Industry, Specialized Manufacturing
Mlira95
Scotty0279
Cmaniel2
SummerGrant Japanese military modernization of 1868–1931
Eshive
KurtisYeager Japanese military modernization of 1868–1931
Historyfan2013 Meiji Restoration
Afreeze44 Woodblock printing in Japan
AHS61487
Hartzmg International Military Tribunal for the Far East
ShepardCommanderN7 Fukuzawa Yukichi
Znsheikh
Teej1898 Japanese Militarism
Madisonweimer
Velewilm Meiji Restoration First Sino-Japanese War
Djgeist
Kservice78 First Sino-Japanese War Meiji Restoration
Dkindley
Audurbin
Emilyfisher3194 Japanese militarism
Lrbeeman
Mpetree1
AgentofLucian
Sazarian44
Jz thunder
Dianturn Post-occupation Japan
Sbenton2 Labor union in Japan, Women's suffrage in Japan

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 8 January 2018   |   Tuesday, 9 January 2018   |   Wednesday, 10 January 2018   |   Thursday, 11 January 2018   |   Friday, 12 January 2018
In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia project

Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well.

This page breaks down writing a Wikipedia article into a series of steps, or milestones. These steps include online trainings to help you get started on Wikipedia.

Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia 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 handouts:


Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia
  • Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you.
  • 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 as you get to new milestones. Be sure to check back and complete them! Incomplete trainings will be reflected in your grade.
  • When you finish the trainings, practice by introducing yourself to a classmate on that classmate’s Talk page. 
  • Finally, we introduce Intertwine, a video conferencing tool where you can will create your own User page and User Talk Page with peer editors enrolled in other courses. Sign up for a sessionhere or using the Intertwine training module below. 



Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2

Course meetings
Sunday, 14 January 2018   |   Monday, 15 January 2018   |   Tuesday, 16 January 2018   |   Wednesday, 17 January 2018   |   Thursday, 18 January 2018
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles. You'll evaluate a Wikipedia article related to the course and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page.

  • Complete the "Evaluating Articles and Sources" training (linked below).
  • Create a section in your sandbox titled "Article evaluation" where you'll leave notes about your observations and learnings.
  • Choose an article on Wikipedia related to your course to read and evaluate. As you read, consider the following questions (but don't feel limited to these):
    • Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
    • Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
    • Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
    • Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?
    • Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
    • Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
    • Check out the Talk page of the article. What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
    • How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
    • How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
  • Optional: Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback with four tildes — ~~~~.

Week 3

Course meetings
Sunday, 21 January 2018   |   Monday, 22 January 2018   |   Tuesday, 23 January 2018   |   Wednesday, 24 January 2018   |   Thursday, 25 January 2018
Assignment - Add to an article

Familiarize yourself with editing Wikipedia by adding a citation to an article. There are two ways you can do this:



  • Add 1-2 sentences to a course-related article, and cite that statement to a reliable source, as you learned in the online training.
  • TheCitation Hunt tool shows unreferenced statements from articles. First, evaluate whether the statement in question is true! An uncited statement could just be lacking a reference or it could be inaccurate or misleading. Reliable sources on the subject will help you choose whether to add it or correct the statement. 
  • Again, we introduce Intertwine,  a video conferencing tool where you will do an hour-long edit-a-thon to improve a fun Wikipedia article with peer editors enrolled in other courses. Sign up for a session here using the Intertwine training module below. 

Week 4

Course meetings
Sunday, 28 January 2018   |   Monday, 29 January 2018   |   Tuesday, 30 January 2018   |   Wednesday, 31 January 2018   |   Thursday, 1 February 2018
Assignment - Choose possible topics
  • Review page 6 of your Editing Wikipedia guidebook.
  • Look up 3-5 potential topics related to the course that you might want to update on Wikipedia. Review the content of the article and check the Talk page to see what other Wikipedians are already contributing. Identify one or two areas from each that you could improve.
  • Choose 2-3 potential articles from that list that you can tackle, and post links to the articles and your notes about what you might improve in your sandbox.
  • Finally, present your choices to your instructor for feedback.

Week 5

Course meetings
Sunday, 4 February 2018   |   Monday, 5 February 2018   |   Tuesday, 6 February 2018   |   Wednesday, 7 February 2018   |   Thursday, 8 February 2018
Assignment - Finalize your topic / Find your sources
  • On the Students tab, assign your chosen topic to yourself.
  • In your sandbox, write a few sentences about what you plan to contribute to the selected article.
    • Think back to when you did an article critique. What can you add? Post some of your ideas to the article's talk page, too.
    • Compile a list of relevant, reliable books, journal articles, or other sources. Post that bibliography to the talk page of the article you'll be working on, and in your sandbox. Make sure to check in on the Talk page to see if anyone has advice on your bibliography.


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

History


Assignment - Draft your article

You've picked a topic and found your sources. Now it's time to start writing.

Creating a new article?

  • Write an outline of that topic in the form of a standard Wikipedia article's "lead section." Write it in your sandbox.
    • A "lead" section is not a traditional introduction. It should summarize, very briefly, what the rest of the article will say in detail. The first paragraph should include important, broad facts about the subject. A good example is Ada Lovelace. See Editing Wikipedia page 9 for more ideas.

Improving an existing article?

  • Identify what's missing from the current form of the article. Think back to the skills you learned while critiquing an article. Make notes for improvement in your sandbox.



Keep reading your sources, too, as you prepare to write the body of the article.

Resources: Editing Wikipedia pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Sunday, 11 February 2018   |   Monday, 12 February 2018   |   Tuesday, 13 February 2018   |   Wednesday, 14 February 2018   |   Thursday, 15 February 2018
Assignment - Expand your draft
  • Keep working on transforming your article into a complete first draft. 
  •  If you'd like a Wikipedia Expert to review your draft, now is the time! Click the "Get Help" button in your sandbox to request notes. 


Assignment - Copy edit
  • Take the "Peer Review" online training.
  • Here, we introduce Intertwine one more time. You will do an hour-long peer review session with peers from other courses. Sign up for a sessionhere using the Intertwine training module below. (optional)

Week 7

Course meetings
Sunday, 18 February 2018   |   Monday, 19 February 2018   |   Tuesday, 20 February 2018   |   Wednesday, 21 February 2018   |   Thursday, 22 February 2018
Assignment - Continue editing (not separately graded)

Week 8

Course meetings
Sunday, 25 February 2018   |   Monday, 26 February 2018   |   Tuesday, 27 February 2018   |   Wednesday, 28 February 2018   |   Thursday, 1 March 2018
Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

While you can edit a wikipedia article directly from the article's link in your sandbox, wikipedia suggests you write down all that you plan to edit in your sandbox first, and then move them in several batches over to the wikipedia article you edit.

Editing an existing article?


  • NEVER copy and paste your draft of an article over the entire article. Instead, edit small sections at a time.
  •  Copy your edits into the article. Make many small edits, saving each time, and leaving an edit summary. Never replace more than one to two sentences without saving! 
  •  Be sure to copy text from your sandbox while the sandbox page is in 'Edit' mode. This ensures that the formatting is transferred correctly. 

Creating a new article?


Week 9

Course meetings
Sunday, 4 March 2018   |   Monday, 5 March 2018   |   Tuesday, 6 March 2018   |   Wednesday, 7 March 2018   |   Thursday, 8 March 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 10

Course meetings
Sunday, 11 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 11

Course meetings
Monday, 19 March 2018   |   Tuesday, 20 March 2018   |   Wednesday, 21 March 2018   |   Thursday, 22 March 2018   |   Friday, 23 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 12

Course meetings
Sunday, 25 March 2018   |   Monday, 26 March 2018   |   Tuesday, 27 March 2018   |   Wednesday, 28 March 2018   |   Thursday, 29 March 2018
Milestones

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