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Course name
Government information policy and practice
Institution
University of Ottawa
Instructor
Catherine McGoveran
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Government information
Course dates
2019-01-11 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-04-13 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
12


Exploration of the role of government policy in the provision of information services, in its social, economic, and technological dimensions. The course examines policies and practices relating to publishing, distributing, and providing online access to government information at the federal, provincial, and municipal levels; assesses the role and expectations of government in the information ecosystem today; and compares Canadian information policies and trends with those of foreign and intergovernmental agencies.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Edasi088 Copyright law of Canada
Xcai011 Toronto Open Data
Spott087 Ingenium Ingenium
Leah.devi Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights
Lysiaf Department of Canadian Heritage
Wantingma Clerk of the House of Commons (Canada)
Xli337 Federal Identity Program
Zhinyin Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration
Vpresseault Chief Public Health Officer of Canada
Zongjun Jiang Quebec Legislature
Alips100 Privacy Act (Canada)
Mnico031 fr:Loi sur la protection des renseignements personnels et les documents électroniques
Ceg2 Information Commissioner of Canada
Mrscompain Drug policy of Canada
AMLem Coordination of Access to Information Requests System
Dzhen082 Treasury Board Secretariat (Ontario)
Wyang056 Cannabis laws of Canada by province or territory
Liujiahui Open data in Canada
Marywilde Public Services and Procurement Canada
RaphaelPlamondon Quebec ban on Religious symbols

Timeline

Week 4

Course meetings
Friday, 1 February 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
Friday, 8 February 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 6

Course meetings
Friday, 15 February 2019
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 7

Course meetings
Friday, 1 March 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Week 8

Course meetings
Friday, 8 March 2019
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

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 9

Course meetings
Friday, 15 March 2019
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 10

Course meetings
Friday, 22 March 2019
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.


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
Friday, 29 March 2019
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
Friday, 5 April 2019
Milestones

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