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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 Microcredit
Smajlovic1237 Missing women of China Feminization of poverty, Maternal health
UniversityofUtahGrad
Alisonyardley Women's rights in Cuba
Aazmak1989 Women's rights in Iran
Huynhjenny Feminization of poverty
Cohoward
Jaytro6560 Reproductive health Maternal sepsis

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 tab in the upper right hand corner of the Wikipedia interface that says "Create Source." After clicking on the “Create Source” tab, 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`Jami (Wiki Ed) (talk) 20:35, 4 June 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. 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 include a heading above your comments and sign your feedback with four tildes followed by your username, i.e.  Jami (Wiki Ed) (talk) 20:35, 4 June 2018 (UTC)your username. [reply]

Week 4

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

Due Monday February 7, noon (in class and on Canvas)
 
 To complete:
 Review page 6 of your Editing Wikipedia guidebook.

  1. Choose at least two topics (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:

  • Reread page 6 of Editing Wikipedia
  • Search Wikipedia for articles about a narrow topic and about broader ideas in your area of interest and related to the course. (Type your topics of interest in the "Search Wikipedia")
  • 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 *course-related* topics that might interest you. You have the option of revising an existing entry or creating a new one. New articles are discouraged unless a clear "parent" article already exists that has been well developed. (e.g. "Conditional Cash Transfers" would be "parent," while "Conditional Cash Transfers in Brazil" would be the "child"). 
  • 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, making 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.   Number your pages
   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 (=very short article), 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 noon Wednesday February 7 and ***bring a printed copy of the above items to class on Wed February 7 ***. 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 12

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.)

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  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 Wednesday February 21, 11:50 am
To complete
 EITHER' 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:

  1. File name: [LastName] WikiProposal.docx
  2. Document must include:
  3. your name on the first page
  4. page numbers (add these)
  5. be doubled-spaced
  6. be carefully proofed
  7. preferred font - Baskerville, size 14
  8. labelled with correct filename

OR Bring a printed and stapled copy of your completed proposal to class. 
If submitting a revised outline for an article, 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 to read. 

________________________________

Overview

Things to consider before writing:
You will have the option of revising an existing article or creating a new one. 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 proposed topics 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. Recall that 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. If revising an article, 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, 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 Wikipedia project in the main module on 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.  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. In one or two sentence describe (annotate) how you expect each source likely to be useful.   
      • Note: a) You may need to update your references in light of the feedback on your proposed topics assignment for week 4. b) 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 (add these)
      • 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
Assignment - Update your User page and Article Talk pages

Due 9 pm Wednesday February 28.

To complete:

  1. Take the Training Module on Sandboxes & Mainspace
  2. Update your user page and post key elements of your proposal to your sandbox
  3. Update the talk pages of the article you propose to contribute to (or  -- if contributing a new article -- to the talk pages of any relevant parent articles) directing people to the information in your sandbox. Provide sufficient detail on the talk pages for watchers to get a clear idea of your proposed plans.
  4. Add all of the relevant articles and the talk pages you have commented on to your Watch List.
  5. Required for those creating new articles (strongly encouraged for everyone else):   Post a comment to one or more relevant WikiProject groups. 

________________________________

Overview


  • Take the Training Module on Sandboxes & Mainspace
  • While you are waiting to hear back on your proposal, begin updating your user page and the talk pages of the article(s) you propose to contribute to. If you are planning to create a new article, also post a comment to one or more relevant WikiProject groups informing them of your plans.  These comments should include a more detailed description and rationale for community feedback on the Talk page of the article. Make sure you have logged into Wikipedia before making any postings. Check back on the talk pages often and engage with any responses.
  • Be sure to remove any info from your user page about articles you no longer are considering working on, unless you plan to work on them at some future date.
  • Copy key elements of your proposal to your sandbox (see below). Key Proposal Elements:  A description of your planned work plus an annotated bibliography of the relevant, reliable books, journal articles, and other sources with a brief description of each source and its relevance to your topic (based on your Proposal assignment).
  • Add the Talk and Article pages to your Watch List, and check regularly to see if anyone offers advice on your previous postings
  • Engage with any feedback you receive (on the Talk pages).
  • Check out the WikiProjects affiliated with your topic and consider posting there as well. (Required if you are creating a new article.) You can find the affiliated WikiProjects on the Talk page of an article. 

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 26 February 2018   |   Wednesday, 28 February 2018
Milestones
  • All students have received feedback on proposals.

Week 9

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

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 12 March 2018   |   Wednesday, 14 March 2018
Assignment - First Steps
initial writing

Due 9pm Wednesday March 14. (Note: Change and clarifications below)
To complete:



  1. Review Editing Wikipedia, pp. 7-9 and 12-14.
  2.  New article contributors: write a 3–4 paragraph summary version of your article with citations in your Wikipedia sandbox.  
  3.  Revised article contributors: begin making revisions.  New material (e.g. new sections) can be drafted in your sandbox; revisions e.g. of sentences in the existing article)  may be done directly on the mainspace.
  4. Communicate further on the relevant Talk pages and respond to any community feedback. Consider asking the course content expert and Wikipedians for advice.
  5. Optional: Move your sandbox work into the main space. (If you'd like, you can keep all your edits in the sandbox at this point)

Be sure you are logged in at all times!  Don't forget to sign all Talk page postings with four ~s.

________________________________

Overview


  • Read Editing Wikipedia pages 7-9 and 12-14.
  • If you are starting a new article, write a 3–4 paragraph summary version of your article (or draft sections of your article)—with citations—in your Wikipedia sandbox. Notify watchers of the Talk page of the parent article about the draft in your sandbox. 
    • Respond to Wikipedia community feedback (if any), polish your short starter article, and fix any major issues.
    • Continue research in preparation for expanding your article.
    • Move your sandbox work into the main space.
    • Do NOT copy and paste your text, or there will be no record of your work history. Follow the instructions in the "Moving out of your sandbox" handout.
  • If you are expanding an existing article (that is most of you!), copy your edits into the article or edit directly in the mainspace. 
    • A suggestion: Work by section, e.g. read 2-3 articles on a new section you are going to add or a section you are revising. If no such section exists, draft this section in the sandbox and copy it into the main article. If expanding such a section, copy and paste the existing text into your sandbox and copy back to the main article, after you have incorporated discussion of the 2-3 new articles.  
    • If you are making many small edits, save after each edit before you make the next one. *Do not paste over the entire existing article, or over large sections of the existing article.*  (Exceptions may be made in the case of articles that have not been changed over a substantial period of time.)
  • Begin expanding your article into a comprehensive treatment of the topic.
  • Double check that your Wikipedia settings are set so that you are able to watch and be notified of any comments or changes to Article, Talk, or User pages.
  • If you'd like a Wikipedia Content Expert to review your work, now is the time! Click the "Get Help" button to request a response.
  • Don't panic if your work is overwritten or disappears. 
    • Check to see if there is an explanation of the edit made on your work on the article's talk page. If not, (politely) ask on the talk page why it was removed.
    • Let me know, and also consider contacting the course Content Expert (Shalor via "Home" tab above).

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 26 March 2018   |   Wednesday, 28 March 2018
Assignment - Complete initial Contribution

Due in class Wednesday March 28, by 11 am 

To complete:  Submit the following four documents to Canvas by the deadline and email them to those in your peer review group.   Bring a stapled, printed copy to class. 



  1. Initial Contribution of at least 700 words not including references (see printing instructions below): (filename:  <LastName>Initial Contribution.docx or pdf) 
  2.  A description of the contributions you have made (Label the file: <LastName>InitialContributionDescription.pdf (or .doc/.docx))
  3. An outline of your article, showing with track changes the sections you have edited, deleted, or added.  [Label the file: <LastName>InitialContributionOutline.docx]. Be sure that balloons have been turned off in Word before printing.
  4. A list of all new references in Wikipedia format that you have added  (filename: <LastName>InitialReferences.docx]. There should be a minimum of ten new scholarly references).

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Your initial contribution should be a minimum of 700 words, not including references. 

  • Review advice 
    • First, carefully consider the suggestions you have been given, both to your proposal when it was reviewed and graded, and any responses by Wikipedia editors to your contributions to the Project, Talk or your User page. As you write, be sure to continually check the article’s Talk page and any WikiProject Talk pages you have contributed to for user feedback and suggestions.
    • Reread  Editing Wikipedia 12-14.  Read Editing Wikipedia p.15.
    • If you'd like a Wikipedia Content Expert to review your work, click the "Get Help" button in your sandbox or email the course content expert.
  • Review information 
    • Review the various informational documents and links you have been given, particularly those relating to citations and avoiding plagiarism.
  • Continue writing! 
    • Make sure you are logged in before you write.
    • Consider saving after every sentence, so if an editor does not like one of your points, only that sentence will be reverted.
    • Be sure that every assertion in your article is supported with a citation. In-text citations that include the name of the scholar making the claim and information about any studies are superior to simple footnotes. 
    • A good practice is to include a reference after every sentence.  This is especially important for health-related articles.
    • To easily create citations, click on the word “Cite” at the top of the editing box. It will give you a drop-down menu of citation templates for books, journals, websites, and news. You can select a template and it will give you a form with all of the needed fields, and will then format the information for you. If you name the references where the template says “Ref name,” you can re-use them later by clicking on “Named references” and selecting whichever one you want. You put
under references for Wikipedia to auto-generate your reference list, and if you add a number like
, it will split the references up into that many columns. 
    • Do NOT paste over the entire existing article, or large sections of the existing article. After completing a change, press the "Publish" button. (Be sure to provide a brief explanation of each change in the space provided.) Overwriting entire articles or large sections is more acceptable for articles that are not actively being edited by other Wikipedians (no substantive new edits in several months). The "View History" tab would show the last edit date. If you plan substantial deletions and overwriting to an existing page, make sure that you have provided advance explanations on the article's Talk page of the problems with the current page, and that you have described your planned revisions and given other Wikipedians time to respond. 



  • New article tips 
    • The easiest way to post a new article on the Wikipedia mainspace is to log into your account and then type the name of your topic into the search box on the upper right-hand side of the page. If no article exists, you will be prompted to create one. 
    • Do not simply copy and paste your text from your sandbox to the article or there will be no record of your work history. Follow the Canvas handout "Moving out of your Sandbox" for how to move your work.
    • When changes are complete, press the “Save page”/"Publish" button.
    • Be sure to include your citations and references when you create your article or it may be deleted swiftly. 
    • If your contribution disappears, don’t panic and also don’t try to force your contribution back on.
    • Check to see if there is an explanation of the edit on the article's talk page. If not, (politely) ask why it was removed.
    • Click the "Get Help" button or email the course content expert.



  • General tips 
    • Your article should include a number of short sections (many of which you may have included in your proposal). Headings allow a reader to jump around and find the information they want easily. (When you include a heading, a table of contents will be automatically generated when you post to Wikipedia.) Wikipedia allows the creation of article headings with relative ease. 
    • Add links **from** your article to other articles and **to** your article from other relevant articles. The linking infrastructure is what helps users navigate to and discover new information and will prevent your article from being orphaned and therefore unread. 
      • To add a link to another Wikipedia article: double-bracket the article title.   For example, Capability approach would link to the Capability approach article on Wikipedia. 
      • A link to a page that does not exist will appear red. (Some of these instructions may be different with the  visual editor.)  
      • Go to other relevant Wikipedia articles and in an appropriate location add a sentence that includes your article's title put in double brackets. Think link will generate traffic to your article. 
    • *Optional*: Good Wikipedia articles contain illustrations that help explain the topic visually. Consider adding images and review the Training Module on Contributing Images and Media Files.
    • Click the “watch” button for both the article and talk page for the article you contributed to. As before, be sure to continually check the article’s Talk page and any WikiProject Talk pages for user feedback and suggestions.



  • Submission Instructions 

Submit the following four documents to Canvas by the deadline and email them to those in your peer review group.   Bring a stapled, printed copy to class. 



  1.  Your contributions to Wikipedia of at least 700 words  -- see instructions below for turning these into a doc (filename:  <LastName>Initial Contribution.docx or pdf) 
  2.  A description of the contributions you have made ( filename: <LastName>InitialContributionDescription.pdf (or .doc/.docx)]
  3. An outline of your article, showing with track changes the sections you have edited, deleted, or added.  [filenname: <LastName>InitialContributionOutline.docx]. Be sure that balloons have been turned off in Word before printing.
  4. A list of all new references in proper format that you have added  (filename: <LastName>InitialReferences.docx]. There should be a minimum of ten new scholarly references).



  • All posted documents must include: 
    • your name on the document itself plus be labelled with the correct filename
    • page numbers
    • be double-spaced (except the outline, which may be single-spaced) *Baskerville font, size 14
    • reflect careful proofreading



      • Bring a printed copy of the above items to class following the printing instructions below.***


File and printing Instructions for Wikipedia Contributions:

 Please prepare your  contributions to Wikipedia (including contributions to your main article and any made to other related articles, such as sentence(s) and links you added), following the instructions below.  


  • If you wrote a new article: make a PDF (instructions below) of the entire article to submit. 
  • If you rewrote an entire article, you can submit two documents: one with your final article and one of the original article.  
  • If  you are the only person who has edited your article, please indicate in your Contribution Description that this is the case so it is clear that all the work you are submitting is your own.
  • If you have only changed or added to part of the article, do not create a PDF that includes large amounts of text you have not contributed to.  In such cases, take screen shots of the parts you have contributed to or revised and compile those together in a word document or PDF.  
  • Please highlight in YELLOW the parts of the article that you added or changed.
  • Font size The font size must be large enough for me to easily read it when the PDF is printed (the equivalent of size 14). 
      • How to create legible PDFs and screenshots of a Wikipedia article***   You can create a PDF of a Wikipedia article by going to the Print/ Export area on the left-hand side of the Wikipedia page.  You will see three options; pick the one that says “Printable Version.” Click print to open the print dialogue box and then hit pdf to open print preview.  You can then take screen shots of the larger sized text that this window affords or save the entire article as a PDF.  You can read a brief description of how to do this at http://www.ehow(.)com/how6813102save-print-preview-pdf.html
  • Alternatively, you can take larger sized screen shots by zooming-in on the screen in Firefox and Google Chrome by  pressing “Control” or “Ctrl” and scrolling up. Then you can take your screenshot and the font will be larger.


      • Highlighting***   The highlighting can be done in three ways: highlighting in Word; taking a screenshot of your article on Wikipedia and highlighting; or making a PDF of your article and highlighting.  


Highlighting Changes on PDFs on MACs 

  1. Open the PDF in preview.
  2. Click tools, then annotate, then highlight text.
  3. In the toolbar, you will see a color square. Select the correct color for the assignment.        YELLOW
  4. You can now highlight all sentence level changes you made. This will permit you to easily show which changes are yours and which are not. 
      • More detail re screenshots***   On a MAC For a selected screenshot, hold “command” and “shift” and then press 4. Use your cursor to then select the area to screenshot.

For a full screenshot, hold “command” and “shift” and then press 3.
The screenshots save to your desktop and can be renamed to .jpg or .pdf (they default as .png files).
On a PC Please follow the steps provided at this link: http://www.wikihow.com/Take-a-Screenshot-in-Microsoft-Windows

      • If you would like to contribute images to your article, take the training module below***
Milestones

All students have created their initial contributions on Wikipedia and have  submitted their contribution descriptions and track changed outlines to Canvas and have sent them to their peer group members.

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 2 April 2018   |   Wednesday, 4 April 2018
Assignment - Peer review

Due 9 pm Friday, April 6 


  1. Take the Peer Review online training.
  2. Review "Evaluating Wikipedia"  and pages 7-15 of Editing Wikipedia before reading the contributions of your peers.
  3. Complete one copy of the Peer Review Rubric for each of the articles created by the students whose work you are reviewing. (Peer Review Rubric Forms are available on Canvas near the top of the module.)
  4. Please type your comments for each article you are reviewing onto a copy of the form available in Canvas. Be sure to note on the form the name of the person whose work you are reviewing, the reviewed article’s title, plus your name as the peer reviewer. Provide thoughtful and detailed comments that will help your peer group members improve their articles. Detailed constructive suggestions will help your classmates. [Examples from past years are available on Canvas below Peer review form.]
  5. Add a summary of your comments on the Talk page of each article you are reviewing. Attach the summaries to the Peer Review Forms for each Article you review, and provide the link where your talk page comments may be found on the form).                                    
  6. *Label each file with your name and that of the person whose work you are reviewing as follows: [YourLastName]ReviewOf[AuthorLastName].docx, e.g. SmithReviewofJones.docx and upload to Canvas*
  7. Email the relevant, filled-out forms to each person whose work you have reviewed by April 6, 9 pm. ***Bring two printed and stapled copy of each of your Peer Review forms to the class workshop on April 9, one for the person being reviewed and one for me (your instructor)***

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 9 April 2018   |   Wednesday, 11 April 2018
In class - Peer Workshop (Monday April 9)

Workshop: Students will meet in class on Monday April 9 with their peer review group to discuss their feedback on each others' articles.  Participation in this class is required.

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 16 April 2018   |   Wednesday, 18 April 2018
Milestones

Week 15

Course meetings
Monday, 23 April 2018   |   Wednesday, 25 April 2018
Assignment - Final Contribution

Final Contribution

 Due on Canvas Friday April 30, 9 pm  (See ** below.)

To complete:  Submit the following documents to Canvas by the deadline.   



  1. Final Contribution of 2000 words (2500 words for 6560 students), not including references (see submission instructions in the Initial Contribution assignment): [Filename:  <LastName>Final Contribution.docx or pdf)]
  2.  A revised description of the contributions you have made (indicate those you made earlier and the new additions) [Filename: <LastName>FinalContributionDescription.pdf (or .doc/.docx)]
  3. An outline of your article, showing with track changes all of the sections you have edited, deleted, or added for the complete assignment.  [Filename: <LastName>FinalContributionOutline.docx]
  4. A list of all references in proper format that you have added to the article.   [Filenname: <LastName>InitialReferences.docx]. There should be a minimum of fifteen new scholarly references. (Proper format means: Author name, Title, publication details (year, journal name or book title, publisher name, and, if relevant, link to the publication))

For full credit, the files you submit must also contain the following features: 

  1. Correct filenames (see above)
  2. Documents must include: 
    • your name
    • page numbers
    • be doubled-spaced
    • be carefully proofed
    • preferred font - Baskerville, size 14 (or in a comparable size when printed)

______________________________________________________

Expand and revise your Wikipedia contributions in response to your peer review feedback and any comments posted to your User and Talk pages by other Wikipedia editors. 

Be proactive in seeking advice from editors in the Wikipedia community. Your expanded contribution should be a minimum of 1500 words, not including references. Additionally, you should have added content to other pages, providing links and short summaries of the material in your article. By this stage, you should have added at least fifteen new references to scholarly sources. Additional references may come from non-scholarly sources, such as from news reports or governmental or NGO websites, but these do not count towards the required fifteen scholarly sources. 


  1. Double check that all statements are appropriately supported and referenced 
    • Make sure you attribute claims to specific authors and studies in the text using in-line citations where appropriate rather than just supporting specific assertions with footnotes. Review the brochures on citations, references, and on how to avoid plagiarism. Make sure your article does not copy the structure of any articles or books you are referencing or use inappropriate close paraphrasing.
  2. Add links  to other pages, and have other pages linking to them. 
  3. *Optional:* illustrations and images
  4.  Questions? 
    • If you have questions, seek out help from the course content expert, push the Get Help button. 
    • Instructions for Final Contribution are the same as the Initial Contribution (please check under "Initial Contribution" guideline).**


The ONLY differences are that in the final contribution please highlight the sentence-level changes you made after the initial contribution in either AQUA or pale PINK and this time you submit the documents only online. 

Week 16

Course meetings
Monday, 30 April 2018   |   Wednesday, 2 May 2018
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