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Course name

Introduction to Policy Analysis

Institution

UCSD

Instructor

Matthew Bergman

Wikipedia Expert

Shalor (Wiki Ed)

Subject

Political Science

Course dates

2018-08-07 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-09-14 23:59:59 UTC

Approximate number of student editors

30

Introduction to Policy Analysis

Week 1

Week 2

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.)

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise (please complete both)

Choose a topic

Finalize your topic / Find your sources

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Your contribution should include at least 4 sources. 

Week 3

Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

You should be working to draft at least one paragraph of new text to add to your Wikipedia article. Be sure to add citations as you go. 

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

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

History

Political Science

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 4

Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

Now that you have a complete draft, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Week 5

It's the final week to develop 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. 

Exercise

Add links to 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.