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This course provides an introduction to the study of poverty, justice, and capabilities. The course considers diverse approaches towards improving human well-being in the US and internationally. Drawing from fields ranging from philosophy and economics to history and sociology, readings address material deprivations and inequalities, including links to racial and ethnic disparities, gender, sexual orientation, health status, education, human rights, and political freedoms. Students will revise or create Wikipedia articles related to the course content.
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.
Our course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.
Resources:
Due 11:45 pm Tuesday, Aug 28.
To complete:
1. Create an account and join the course page using the course enrollment link
2. Create a user page:
3. Complete Basic Training Modules
It's time to dive into Wikipedia. On this module you'll find the first set of online trainings you'll need to take. New trainings and exercises will appear on this timeline in upcoming weeks. Be sure to check back and complete them! Incomplete trainings will be reflected in your grade.
4. Submit Link to User Page to Canvas
Copy and paste the link to the Assignment titled "Creating an Account & User Page"
Your URL should be to your actual Wikipedia page and not to the dashboard. For this assignment it should look like this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:<your user name>
Everyone has a WIkipedia account and is listed on the course page.
Due 11:45 pm Thursday, Aug 30.
To complete:
1. Introduce yourself on a classmate's user talk page.
2. Evaluate an existing article and leave suggestions.
3. Submit URLs to Canvas
1. Introduce yourself on a classmate's page.
**Be sure not to write on their user article 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`Sage (Wiki Ed) (talk) 18:44, 18 January 2019 (UTC)`.
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. To start, complete the exercise: Evaluate an article.
You may also want to 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.
I would like for you to complete the "optional activity" - for this, 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 — Sage (Wiki Ed) (talk) 18:44, 18 January 2019 (UTC).
3. Submit URLs to Canvas.
On the corresponding Assignment, Paste the URL of the classmate's Talk page and the URL of the Wikipedia Talk Page for the article you evaluated.
Due 10 am Thursday, September 6.
To complete:
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:
2. Submit a very brief 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: You may include references to newspaper, magazine, website, and blog sources, but these will not count toward the required number of scholarly 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 10 am Thursday September 6
e. ***Bring a printed copy of the above items to class on Thu Sep 6 or deliver earlier to Rayzor 321***. Make sure your name is on the printed document.
3. List the topics you are considering plus the references on your user page
4. Post a comment on the talk pages of the articles (or on the talk page of a parent or important relatedarticle if you are proposing a new article.)
Due 11:45 pm Thursday September 13.
To complete:
1. Take the training modules listed here on Adding Citations and Plagiarism
2. Complete the Exercise: Copyedit an article then copyedit a Wikipedia article related to the class. Be sure that you are logged in before making the changes.
3. Complete the Exercise: Add a citation then add 1–2 sentences of new information to the article, backed up with a citation to an appropriate source.
Tips: 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).
4. Submit URL of the article page to the relevant Assignment page on Canvas.
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.
Due in class Thursday Sep 20.
To complete:
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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:
Issues to consider in planning a revision to an existing article:
Issues to consider for both new and revised 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
Examples:
Due 11:45 pm Tuesday September 25
To complete:
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Overview
Due '11:45 pm Thursday September 2'7
Find or create an appropriate photo, illustration, or piece of video/audio to add to an article.
To complete:
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Overview
***This could be a good point to bring up article importance and the new assignment***
Due 11:45pm Thursday Oct 4.
To complete:
Be sure you are logged in at all times! Don't forget to sign all Talk page postings with four ~s.
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Start drafting ideas from your proposal into your Wikipedia Sandbox
Once you have a complete draft in your Sandbox, consider moving that that work live on to Wikipedia (keep your work in the sandbox longer if you plan to submit a DYK hook).
Once you have your work moved live...
Deadline: Friday Oct 11 or later (deadline variable depending on timing of article creation or 5-fold expansion).
This optional assignment can help draw traffic to your page and increase the “hits” it receives. Only new articles or articles that have greatly increased the word count of a previously existing article are eligible. “Did you know” hooks must be submitted within 7 days of the creation of a new article or a fivefold expansion (usually from a stub) of an existing article. Submitting a DYK hook requires that you engage with other Wikipedia editors in a discussion that will likely result in requests for improvement to the article.
Due in class Thursday October 18 (See ** below.)
To complete: Submit the following documents to Canvas by the deadline and email them to those in your peer review group. Bring a stapled, printed copy to class or to the PJHC office by noon on Thursday.
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Your Complete contribution should be a minimum of 1500 words, not including references.
Submit the following documents to Canvas by the deadline and email them to those in your peer review group. Bring a stapled, printed copy to class.
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, including links and references), following the instructions below.
Highlighting Changes on PDFs on MACs
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
All students have created their Wikipedia contributions and have submitted required components to Canvas and have sent them to their peer group members.
Due 11:45 pm Wednesday Oct 24.
Note: Any students who would like PJHC office assistance in printing their docs or who would like to use the PJHC printer may contact Hayley Green <hg16rice.edu> to arrange a time during normal work hours on the DAY BEFORE the workshop to print their docs.
Workshop: Students will meet in class on Thursday October 25 with their peer review groups to discuss their feedback on each others articles. This class is required.
Deadline: Friday Nov 2
At this stage, you may consider nominating your article for Good Article Status. If you opt to seek Good Article status you must remove the nomination at the end of the semester if your article is unreviewed; or alternatively, you must commit to following up on the review after the end of the semester. (Not responding to reviews provided by Wikipedia editors to Good Article review nominations is disrespectful of the time the editors put into their reviews and suggestions.)
Due in class Tuesday Nov 13 (See ** below.)
To complete: Submit the following documents to Canvas by 10:30 am Tuesday. Bring a stapled, printed copy to class.
For full credit, the files you submit must also contain the following features:
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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. For additional advice, read the handout provided below on Polishing your Article
Be proactive in seeking advice from editors in the Wikipedia community. Your revised contribution should be a minimum of 1500 words, not including references. Additionally, you should have added to content to other pages as well to provide links and short summaries of the material on your page. You should have added at least fifteen new references to the original article from 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.
See printing instructions below and note the submissions instructions at the top.
(Optional) File and printing Instructions for Final Revised Contribution if you choose to submit a copy of your final work.
Please prepare your final contributions to WIkipedia (including contributions to your main article and any made to other related articles, including links and references), following the instructions below.
Highlighting Changes on PDFs on MACs
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
Due Monday Nov 19 by noon
To complete: Submit the following documents to Canvas by the deadline (Nov 19 by noon). Bring a stapled, printed copy to class on Tuesday.
Reflective Essay of at least 800 words (see printing instructions below): [Filename: <LastName>Reflection.docx or pdf)]
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Write a reflective essay (3-5 pages) on your Wikipedia experience. Consider these Guiding questions while you write. Although this essay will naturally reference some details from your Contribution Description, it should take an essay format and should be deeply reflective about your Wikipedia experience.
For full credit, the file you submit must also contain the following features: