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Course name
American Government
Institution
Chattanooga State Community College
Instructor
Liz Norell
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Political Science
Course dates
2019-08-26 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-14 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
60


The course itself is a basic introduction to American government -- institutions and processes. For the project, students will be working to add or expand pages for local and state elected officials in Tennessee. In assigning students the task of finding information about state and local representatives in semesters past, what we've learned is that many city council and county commissions in our state have absolutely no information available online. The students will be adding this, to aide future students and the citizens of the state research their elected officials before elections.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Cfugate1031 Ron Travis
Traveler99go Esther Helton Iris Rudder
Dumonic33
Gidzr Bill Powers (politician)
Adriangrier Sara Kyle Antonio Parkinson, Jason Powell
Ajteeters Pat Marsh
DWhite18 Paul Rose (Politician)
Gesanes Bob Freeman (politician) Paul Rose (Politician), Ron Travis
ChazzMoats Mike Bell (politician)
Jasinclair1
Mecorrell London Lamar Paul Rose (Politician), Ron Travis
Trandiva32 Jason Zachary
Claireshao Robin Smith (Politician)
Kawilson6 Scott Cepicky
Victoria Nunley John Crawford (Tennessee politician)
Brad kurk Mark Cochran
Dbannor Katrina Robinson Iris Rudder, London Lamar
Mjackerman John Holsclaw Jr.
Davidwm00 Shane Reeves
Luigiface244 Tim Rudd Esther Helton, Iris Rudder
JennyRomero97 Antonio Parkinson
Smbays Charlie Baum
Aesmith13 Vincent Dixie
Nbelk5 Iris Rudder
Latasiar18 Jason Powell
Dcnolazco Jason Potts (politician)
HaleighJacobs1 Jason Powell
Christiang2000 Jerome Moon
Jnjones18
ZoraJazze State Representative Bill Beck
Lbjeter John Stevens (Tennessee)
Governmentprofiles Tom Leatherwood
18jonesjn
Wiki4321ms
Trisha Whaley Brandon Ogles
Djoneswikiedit Rusty Crowe
Jasnjones18
Wtmcelyea
Sdkington Gene Roberts-Mayor Chattanooga, Gene Roberts-mayor-Chattanooga, Ternnessee, Gene Roberts-Mayor- Chattanooga,tennessee
Wtmcelyea9

Timeline

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 17 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 18 September 2019   |   Thursday, 19 September 2019   |   Friday, 20 September 2019   |   Saturday, 21 September 2019
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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 5

Course meetings
Sunday, 22 September 2019   |   Monday, 23 September 2019   |   Tuesday, 24 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 25 September 2019   |   Thursday, 26 September 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 6

Course meetings
Sunday, 29 September 2019   |   Monday, 30 September 2019   |   Tuesday, 1 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 2 October 2019   |   Thursday, 3 October 2019
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 7

Course meetings
Sunday, 6 October 2019   |   Monday, 7 October 2019   |   Tuesday, 8 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 9 October 2019   |   Thursday, 10 October 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


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


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Political Science

Week 8

Course meetings
Wednesday, 16 October 2019   |   Thursday, 17 October 2019   |   Friday, 18 October 2019   |   Saturday, 19 October 2019
In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 9

Course meetings
Sunday, 20 October 2019   |   Monday, 21 October 2019   |   Tuesday, 22 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 23 October 2019   |   Thursday, 24 October 2019
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Week 10

Course meetings
Sunday, 27 October 2019   |   Monday, 28 October 2019   |   Tuesday, 29 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 30 October 2019   |   Thursday, 31 October 2019
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 - 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.

Week 11

Course meetings
Sunday, 3 November 2019   |   Monday, 4 November 2019   |   Tuesday, 5 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 6 November 2019   |   Thursday, 7 November 2019
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!


Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Week 12

Course meetings
Sunday, 10 November 2019   |   Monday, 11 November 2019   |   Tuesday, 12 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 13 November 2019   |   Thursday, 14 November 2019
Milestones

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.