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Course name
India (Global Studies 121)
Institution
UC Berkeley
Instructor
Clare Talwalker
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
India, Anthropology, History, Political Economy, Cultural Studies
Course dates
2019-08-29 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-16 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
25


This course is an introductory study of India, with society and culture front and center stage, and political economy and history backstage. Some way into the course, students will pick a topic of their choice, do secondary research it, find appropriate places on Wikipedia (most likely, existing Wikipedia articles), and draft contributions to add to these places.

Student Assigned Reviewing
SameerSap99 Licence Raj, Economic development in India License Raj, Green Revolution in India
Dinakmehta Women and Gender Relations within the Parsi Community Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, Reservation in India
Sampriti.Saxena Child trafficking in India Dalit Buddhist movement, Meghalaya
Na.annamalai Politics of Tamil Nadu Article 370 of the Constitution of India, Reservation in India
Omehrage Feminism in India Multiculturalism In India, Meghalaya
Shawnhua8888 Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, Dalit Buddhist movement Harshad Mehta, Dalit buddhist movement
Sidhu-jas98 Dalit Buddhist movement Naxalite, Politics of Tamil Nadu
Conner.hobson Naxalite Secularism in India, Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
Armaananand26 Multiculturalism In India
Mobeenb98 Reservation in India, Mandal Commission LGBT culture in India, Child trafficking in India
Jezreel.bodley23 Meghalaya License Raj, Green Revolution in India
Kumakaa Panchayati Raj, Panchayati raj (India) Secularism in India, Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
Edwardmillet License Raj Women and Gender Relations within the Parsi Community, Panchayati Raj
ZuhaSarai Article 370 of the Constitution of India Dalit Buddhist movement, Taxation in India, Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007
Ju menendez Green Revolution in India Feminism in India, Politics of Tamil Nadu
Ilovemitski LGBT culture in India Multiculturalism In India, Muslim personal law in India
Karamchand98 Naxalite–Maoist insurgency, Naxalite Muslim personal law in India, Feminism in India, Women and Gender Relations within the Parsi Community
Ordinarynao Secularism in India Muslim personal law in India, Naxalite
SwayamBhatia Harshad Mehta Economic development in India, Income Tax Department, Taxation in India
Lphil0201 Muslim personal law in India Licence Raj, Child trafficking in India
Jgoldfiner Taxation in India Harshad Mehta, Panchayati Raj, LGBT culture in India

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 3 September 2019   |   Thursday, 5 September 2019
In class - 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, 10 September 2019   |   Thursday, 12 September 2019
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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 17 September 2019   |   Thursday, 19 September 2019

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 24 September 2019   |   Thursday, 26 September 2019

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 1 October 2019   |   Thursday, 3 October 2019

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 8 October 2019   |   Thursday, 10 October 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Assignment - Exercise

Copyedit an article

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 15 October 2019   |   Thursday, 17 October 2019

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 22 October 2019   |   Thursday, 24 October 2019

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 29 October 2019   |   Thursday, 31 October 2019

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 November 2019   |   Thursday, 7 November 2019
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.

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 November 2019   |   Thursday, 14 November 2019

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 November 2019   |   Thursday, 21 November 2019
Assignment - Peer review two of your classmates' sandbox drafting

Guiding framework

Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Week 13

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 - 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 - 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.


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!


In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

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.