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Course name
Women in the Economy
Institution
University of British Columbia
Instructor
Marina Adshade
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Women in the Economy
Course dates
2019-09-03 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-31 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
75


Students will be creating profiles for notable female economists.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Jesswu98 Sarah Turner
Sgutbir
Neenamudher Estelle Cantillon
Beavinlake Soumaya Keynes
Cathryn25 Stephanie Aaronson Abena Frempoma Oduro, Alessandra Casella
Clewt96 Stephanie Aaronson
Marlism Carolyn Fischer Stephanie Aaronson, Denise Osborn
Anitat13 Lisa B. Kahn
Faith Marere Elizabeth Asiedu
Vvvallison Jing Cao
Naome2019 Bronwyn Curtis
Fathidaruri Beata Javorcik
Pinkiepie231 Laura Veldkamp Dr. Jing Yang
JulietteKarmel Judith Shapiro
Cole McKinnon Carol Corrado Judith Shapiro
Hc121192 Jill Rubery
Minxpremz Abena Frempoma Oduro
Michelle.ubcecon Ilyana Kuziemko
RinaL0920 Lanrui Feng
Ivanhfchoi Denise Osborn Xin Meng
Ia Mantecon
MadeInVancouver Petra Persson
BransonChan Elizabeth Cascio
JJJYYYJJJYYY Ellen Zentner
Blair Zheng Xin Meng
Msuey
Rmandors Jeanne Lafortune
Shirleylulu
Amtwong
Fernandadiazosorio09
Aaustin00 Isabelle Amano
Chaoers Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes
Cora646 Enrica Detragiache
Amohaidly Dr. Jing Yang
GraciellaDean Alessandra Casella
Zhaosarah
Yui Leung Lucia Foster
Suprabheballary Eleonora Patacchini
Gabssee Alessandra Casella
Keegan.Landrigan Roberta Edgecombe Robb
Syin04 Jiao Shi
Jbassi.econ
Trishaaco Sonal Varma
Awcmm Susana Mourato
LIYUN QIAN
Darbyms Kate Ho
Js80ubc Gilat Levy
Lakhanidhruvi
Arianne1999
Kathleenkayee Nancy Gallini
Maubc98

Timeline

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 1 October 2019   |   Thursday, 3 October 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:

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 8 October 2019   |   Thursday, 10 October 2019
Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

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.)


Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 15 October 2019   |   Thursday, 17 October 2019
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 22 October 2019   |   Thursday, 24 October 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

Biographies

Women's Studies

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 29 October 2019   |   Thursday, 31 October 2019
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Milestones

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


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 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 November 2019   |   Thursday, 7 November 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 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 November 2019   |   Thursday, 14 November 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 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 November 2019   |   Thursday, 21 November 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!
Milestones

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