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Course name
Ethnic Politics
Institution
Vanderbilt University
Instructor
Kristin Michelitch
Subject
Political Science
Course dates
2021-01-26 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-10 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
30


This course introduces students to key topics in Ethnic Politics. Students have a "term project" to individually improve wikipedia regarding ethnic politics topics in a country of interest (outside the USA) .

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 February 2021   |   Thursday, 4 February 2021
Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.  (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.)


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
In class - Investigate existing Wikipedia pages - what is missing?

What types of pages are "missing" regarding ethnic politics in a few countries you are interested in? One way to think about this is to examine what pages exists for on ethnic politics in prominent countries in the Global North, where pages are more developed and compare to your country/countries. 

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 February 2021   |   Thursday, 11 February 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 February 2021   |   Thursday, 18 February 2021
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Assignment - 1-2 page memo listing 2-3 topic ideas

For each idea, list at least 4 scholarly resources that you could use to create your page; also list why it is important to do the topic for the country, and why it is a good topic based on building on your personal interests

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 February 2021   |   Thursday, 25 February 2021
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Assignment - Finalize your topic training

Finalize your topic / Find your sources

Assignment - Send Email to TA Confirming Finalized Topic

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 March 2021   |   Thursday, 4 March 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


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

History

Political Science

Women's Studies

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 March 2021   |   Thursday, 11 March 2021
Assignment - Continue Working on your article

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 March 2021   |   Thursday, 18 March 2021
Assignment - Continue Working on your article

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 March 2021   |   Thursday, 25 March 2021
Assignment - Continue Working on your article

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 March 2021   |   Thursday, 1 April 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 - 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
Tuesday, 6 April 2021   |   Thursday, 8 April 2021
In class - Peer review

Guiding framework

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.


In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Assignment - Nominate Article

Nominating your article for Did You Know

Assignment - Polish your work - consider writing studio appointments

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!

Milestones

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

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 13 April 2021   |   Thursday, 15 April 2021
Assignment - Polish your work - consider writing studio appointment

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 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 20 April 2021   |   Thursday, 22 April 2021
In class - In-class presentations

Guiding questions

Assignment - Reflective essay - due before class on the day of your presentation - 1-2p

Guiding questions

Week 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 27 April 2021   |   Thursday, 29 April 2021
In class - In-class presentations

Week 15

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 May 2021   |   Thursday, 6 May 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!
Milestones

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

Week 16