Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Michigan State University/Urban Politics (Fall)
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- Course name
- Urban Politics
- Institution
- Michigan State University
- Instructor
- Sarah Reckhow
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Political Science
- Course dates
- 2022-08-31 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-12-09 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 56
This course is an introduction to the study of urban politics in the United States. We will focus on who is involved and influential in urban politics and how political processes in cities shape policies. Major topics include: urban political institutions; political machines; federal urban policy; race, ethnicity, and representation in cities; urban elections; and key policy areas within the urban and metropolitan context, such as: education, policing, development, and climate change.
For the Wikipedia assignment, the students will focus on editing existing articles on mayors in the U.S. They will be able to choose between 2 types of articles:
- biography pages for people who are currently mayor or recently served as mayor of a US city
- election pages for recent mayoral elections in the US (since 2019) Several of these pages are stubs or have limited content. But there are good sources available on these topics, particularly from local newspapers and other news media sources.
Timeline
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 12 October 2022
- 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- 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 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 17 October 2022 | Wednesday, 19 October 2022
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- In class - Discussion
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 26 October 2022
- Assignment - Choose your article
- In class - Discussion
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 31 October 2022 | Wednesday, 2 November 2022
- Assignment - Make a small edit
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 7 November 2022 | Wednesday, 9 November 2022
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 14 November 2022 | Wednesday, 16 November 2022
- In class - Discussion
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 21 November 2022 | Wednesday, 23 November 2022
- Assignment - Peer review two articles
- Assignment - Continue improving 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!
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 28 November 2022 | Wednesday, 30 November 2022
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
- 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 - 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 15
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 5 December 2022 | Wednesday, 7 December 2022
- In class - In-class presentation
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.