Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/DePaul/Advanced Legal Research (Fall)
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- Course name
- Advanced Legal Research
- Institution
- DePaul
- Instructor
- Anne Hudson
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Law
- Course dates
- 2021-08-27 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-02 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 21
Students will learn about a variety of legal sources and then create a Wikipedia page on a topic of interest to them to teach their classmates and the public about their topics using googlescholar and government websites as authority.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 2 September 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:
- 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 2
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 9 September 2021
- In class - Discussion
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 16 September 2021
- In class - Discussion
- Assignment - Choose possible topics
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
- Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 23 September 2021
- Assignment - Add to an article
- Assignment - Exercise
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 30 September 2021
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- 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
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 7 October 2021
- In class - Discussion
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 14 October 2021
- Assignment - Complete Draft Wiki Article
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 21 October 2021
- Assignment - Peer review two articles
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 28 October 2021
- 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.
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 4 November 2021
- 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 11
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 11 November 2021
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.