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Course name
PBHL 2052
Institution
UC Denver
Instructor
Emily Hammad
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
PBHL 2052
Course dates
2017-01-17 00:00:00 UTC – 2017-05-12 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
65


This course examines current issues in population growth, fertility, mortality and migration in all regions of the globe. The course introduces students to the basic tools of demography and encourages them to think critically about the causes and consequences of population change.

Student Assigned Reviewing
AjS23 Gross reproduction rate
Rosemaryzmoua Aging of Japan
Rehana al Population Reference Bureau
Irmask Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
Nonameuser22 Dependency ratio
Nour Tobeh Women migrant workers from developing countries
DenisseMartinez Population momentum
Cpaul2052 Family planning in India Child sex ratio
JessiWalls303 Boomerang Generation
Alyssaholley Family planning in India
Leonides.martinez
NisiG Cohort (statistics)
ACohenour Net migration rate
Bushlacs Sub-replacement fertility
Thomas.D.Smith
Frazzm
Mesepapetelo13
Sarikovliza Birth Rate, Health in China Birth Rate, Health in China
RoxannaOhlsen Family planning in India
Dotse e Epidemiological transition
Jewell02 Aging in the American workforce, Population change
Katyyco Ageing of Europe
Lilysanders4 Natural fertility
Tee961001 Baby Boom
122oumaima Population of Nigeria
Jessica.treffner Father's quota
Nadine Pienaar Nuclear family
Raquel18 Rate of Natural Increase
Sandhyal1 Aging of Japan Aging of Japan
Jasminesyx Aging of Japan
Shel8989 Baby boom
Lauralo52 Demographics of the United Arab Emirates
Lauren whitt9 Women migrant workers from developing countries Women migrant workers from developing countries
Gsafi18 Fertility factor (demography)
Szewmo Demographics of Nepal Demographics of Nepal
Emilywarp Edge city
BMorse Baby boom
Phanai08 Birth rate
Jaimitaylor Population change
Mohamean Neolocal residence
Bushraomar Population pyramid
Adrianagomez27 Counterurbanization
OdalisCastroLanderos Ansley J. Coale, Population dynamics
Littlered44
Smithkeaton Demographic transition Demographic transition
Elisegrongstad Father's quota
Brendalazarev Demographics of Haiti Demographics of Haiti
Ouyang kevin
Superdupersteph23 Demographics of Guatemala
Angel.surafel Health in China Health in China
Hobbittin Demographics of Central Asia
Flournam Suburbanization
Mikemodzelewski
Adelisabrakmic Age stratification
Clvntrn Ascribed characteristics
Ccasillas33 Population momentum
Alejandra.armenta Natural fertility
KylaMcKenzie24
Laman11 Demographic Transition Demographic transition
Ottomand Demographics of nigeria Demographics of nigeria
Nicolescardigno Population Council
Mjjabai Child sex ratio Birth rate
Katejohnson10 Demographic profile
Tam2vu Rate of natural increase
Kendy10

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 13 March 2017   |   Wednesday, 15 March 2017
In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia project

Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well.

Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Content Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the "Get Help" button on this page.

To get started, please review the following handouts:


Assignment - Practicing the basics
  • Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you.
  • It's time to dive into Wikipedia. Below, you'll find the first set of online trainings you'll need to take. New modules will appear on this timeline as you get to new milestones. Be sure to check back and complete them! Incomplete trainings will be reflected in your grade.
  • When you finish the trainings, practice by introducing yourself to a classmate on that classmate’s Talk page.

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 27 March 2017   |   Wednesday, 29 March 2017
Assignment - Add to an article

Familiarize yourself with editing Wikipedia by adding a citation to an article. There are two ways you can do this:

  • Add 5-6 sentences to a course-related article, and cite that statement to a reliable source, as you learned in the online training.
  • The sentences can be added in different parts of an article (meaning that they can but do not have to be in the same paragraph or even the same section of a particular article)
  • When selecting parts of the article where you'd like to edit, prioritize sections of the article where Wikipedia has flagged have missing elements or require attention.  For example - in this article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ageing_of_Europe, if you go to the section on "Causes" you will see at Wikipedia note that says "This section needs expansion"
  •  The Citation Hunt tool shows unreferenced statements from articles. First, evaluate whether the statement in question is true! An uncited statement could just be lacking a reference or it could be inaccurate or misleading. Reliable sources on the subject will help you choose whether to add it or correct the statement. 

When selecting articles to add content to, please choose an article that has not yet been selected OR has only been selected by one other student. 

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 3 April 2017
Assignment - Copyedit an article

 Choose an article. Read through it, thinking about ways to improve the language, such as fixing grammatical mistakes. Then, make the appropriate changes. If necessary, you can add to the article by contributing new information and making sure to follow proper copy-editing protocol. Also make sure to cite any new content to a reliable source in the same way you did for Week 3's assignment.