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Course name
POLI126AA Modern Capitalism Summer21
Institution
UCSD
Instructor
Matthew Bergman
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Comparative Political Economy
Course dates
2021-08-02 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-09-06 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
10


Students will be adding/creating pages relating to a political-economic policy or reform to a modern democratic capitalist country (including their response to COVID-19 crisis)

Student Assigned Reviewing
Antonhawk13 COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico
Rubino777 COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland
ShaneNordquist COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal
Marialaura910 COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden
Blanca.miguel COVID-19 pandemic in Spain
H1torres COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
Madisonochoa COVID-19 pandemic in Finland
AyalaSofia0 COVID-19 pandemic in Italy

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 3 August 2021   |   Thursday, 5 August 2021
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:

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.)

Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

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

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 10 August 2021   |   Thursday, 12 August 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

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.

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Political Science

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

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 17 August 2021   |   Thursday, 19 August 2021

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 24 August 2021   |   Thursday, 26 August 2021
Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 31 August 2021   |   Thursday, 2 September 2021
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!

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.