Wikipedia:WikiProject United States Public Policy/Courses/Spring 2011/Political Research Seminar (Kara Lindaman)

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Course description

POLS 410-01 Project

Spring 2011

Dr. K. Lindaman

Welcome POLS 410

Welcome to the Wikipedia Wikiproject: United State Public Policy! I am your Campus Ambassador and will serve as one avenue for support as you are developing your review of literature/wikipedia article.

To get started I invite you to go to your userpage in wikipedia and complete the following tasks:

1. Edit your userpage to include a short bio (100 words or less about yourself) - remember your userpage is still public domain.

2. Add the following code to your userpage to share with other wikipedians you are involved in the Public Policy Wikiproject:

3. Visit the following link for the Wikiproject Agenda and to access resources you may use:

See you in class on Monday, February 7!

Cheers - Erhall (talk) 01:14, 4 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Assignment overview

Following are some of the assignment design mandates that we will follow throughout the semester:

Your contributions to Wikipedia must be substantive, substantial, and must be articles directly related to U.S. public policy (we have numerous articles to choose from). You can expect to contribute to at least 10-20 paragraphs, or approximately 1,500 words.

Assignment timeline

Wikiproject Session 1: January 24, 2011

Welcome and Goals of the Project Overview of Wikipedia

Assignments:

Creating a User Account
Creating a User Page and Subpage for Project
Instructor approves topic

Wikiproject Session 2: January 31, 2011

Wikipedia Culture and Etiquette

Campus Ambassador posts notes to student user pages

Assignment: Due Session 3

Read:Wikipedia: Five Pillars” on the Wikipedia website
Read:Welcome to Wikipedia Brochure

Benchmark: All students should have Wikipedia user accounts and should be listed on the course page.

Wikiproject Session 3: February 7, 2011

Basics of Editing

Anatomy of Wikipedia Articles

Components of a good article
How to distinguish between good and bad articles

Referencing on Wikipedia

Assignment: Due Session 4

Practice editing features of Wikipedia by leaving a message for a few classmates on their user talk pages.
Write a 3-4 paragraph summary version of your literature review in your Wikipedia sandbox
Continue research in preparation for expanding your review of literature
“Referencing on Wikipedia” how-to compile a bibliography of relevant sources

Wikiproject Session 4: February 14, 2011

Questions to Ponder:

How have I referenced Wikipedia in development of my Review of Literature?
What makes my review of literature "did you know status"?
What question do I still have?

Introduction to the your online mentors and resources online chat system (IRC)

Online Chat System (IRC)- live support
Online Ambassador mentors - how to contact

Assignments: Due Session 5

Peer review 7 -10 classmate’s articles—leave suggestions and comments on their article discussion pages
Add the Wikiproject: United States Public Policy information from my talk page to your Userpage

Benchmark: All students have started editing articles or drafts on Wikipedia.

Wikiproject Session 5: February 21, 2011

Assess development in your sandbox
Contact an Online Ambassador (using their user talk page) as a mentor. Mentors are available to offer advice and assistance as you start editing
Invite a mentor to work with you in your sandbox

Assignments:

Ask your Online Ambassador (OA) mentor for comments
Begin working with OA mentor to polish your short starter article and fix any major transgressions of Wikipedia norms
OA will assist in determining when the wikipedia article will move forward as a live article

Wikiproject Session 6: February 28, 2011

Revise your article based on peers’ and instructors feedback
Determine which Wikipedia Article your Review of Literature aligns with best
Contact an Online Ambassador (using their user talk page) as a mentor. Mentors are available to offer advice and assistance as you start editing
Invite a mentor to work with you in your sandbox
Instructor evaluates student’s article

Assignments:

Ask your Online Ambassador (OA) mentor for comments
Begin working with OA mentor to polish your short starter article and fix any major transgressions of Wikipedia norms
OA will assist in determining when the wikipedia article will move forward as a live article
Continue to make revisions based on work with your OA

Upcoming Tasks in which Deadlines will be staggered based on article development:

Move your sandbox article into Wikipedia’s main space (live articles)
Nominate your article for “Did you know” status, and monitor the nomination for any issues identified by other editors.

Benchmarks: By now, all students have peer-reviewed their classmates’ articles and All students are working with an online ambassador.

Wikiproject TLT Support Session (Dates TBD)

Wikipedia lab/workshop: article ratings on Wikipedia and how to get there; and, adding images to Wikipedia articles
“Moving article from sandbox into main space” how to; handout: “Did you know nominations

Wikiproject Session 7: April 11, 2011

Prepare for presentation

Wikipedia Online Ambassadors will be contacting those moving sandbox to live space or portions.

Wikiproject Session 8: April 18, 2011

In class, conduct an open discussion around the concepts of neutrality, media literacy, and the impact and limits of Wikipedia

Assignment: Due April 25, 2011

Add final touches to Wikipedia article
Nominate your article for “Good Article” status

Benchmark: By now, all students have submitted a reflective essay on their Wikipedia contributions and experiences.

Students

This is a list of the students in your class (or rather their Wikipedia usernames), along with their Wikipedia articles (which students will select at the appropriate time).
Please choose mentees from the groups marked 'Working with Online ambassador'. Note your username next to your mentees when you're done. Thanks, ManishEarth^{Talk • Stalk}

Working with Campus Ambassador and Professor - GOAL - Edit an Existing Article based on Research: