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Course name
Washington Program in National Issues
Institution
Kent State University
Instructor
Mark Cassell
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Political Science
Course dates
2021-01-19 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-07 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
21


The course is part of a semester-long internship program in Washington DC. Students work at least 20 hours a week for an organization or politician. In addition, they participate in briefings and they take a weekly seminar with me on the policy making process.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Malaniabirney Kent State University DemList
Dwolfor3 Ohio Democratic Party, DemList Mahoning County, Ohio
BenRininger Debt restructuring Femicides in Honduras
Cocobutter295 Criminal justice reform in the United States, Immigration reform in the United States Media portrayal of LGBT people
Alicemarron Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on foster care in the United States
Tieram Cabinet of Joe Biden, Marcia Fudge Sentencing Reform Act
Ddougl11 Progressive tax Carbon sequestration
Kaatiegabrielle Sentencing Reform Act Marcia Fudge
Ana Swanson KSU Elsa D'Silva, Femicides in Honduras Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
DBlasioN
SturrFry Kent, Ohio, Carbon sequestration Debt restructuring
Rlocker1 Media portrayal of LGBT people DemList
Kjoithomas African-American women's suffrage movement, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on foster care in the United States Sentencing Reform Act
Oliviasalter12 Mahoning County, Ohio Media portrayal of LGBT people

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 25 January 2021
Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 1 February 2021
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.)


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:

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 8 February 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
Assignment - Exercise
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

History

Political Science

Sociology

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 15 February 2021
Assignment - Add to an article

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 22 February 2021
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

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 1 March 2021
Assignment -

Draft of article or Wikipedia contribution due in Sandbox.

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 8 March 2021
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 15 March 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 9

Course meetings
Monday, 22 March 2021
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.

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 29 March 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!

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 5 April 2021
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!


In class - In-class presentation
Assignment - Reflective essay

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 19 April 2021
Milestones

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