Course description

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This course, entitled "PA/GEOG 776: Environmental Policy (and Wikipedia)" is a graduate-level introduction to environmental policy for MPA and other interested students. It focuses on US environmental policy with a selection of state and local policies.

Assignment overview

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Each student will either contribute a new article or substantially expand an existing article in the area of US environmental policy, at the national, state, or local level. Students will review one another's contributions and will write a reflective essay on their experience with Wikipedia.

Assignment timeline

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This is a summary of the key due dates and the expected timeline for the Wikipedia-related assignment(s).

Week Assignment/In Class Activity
2 In Class
  • Wikipedia orientation
  • basics of editing
3 Assignment
  • Create Wikipedia user account and user page
  • Add name to course page list of students
  • Leave message on classmate’s user talk page
4 Assignment
  • Contact online mentor
  • Critically review a Wikipedia article on an environmental issue
5 Assignment
  • List final topics for policy brief on course page
7 In Class
  • Sandboxes; culture and etiquette in Wikipedia
8 Assignment
  • Parts 1, 2, and 3 of policy brief in Wikipedia sandbox
11 In Class
  • Moving from sandbox to main space; "Did you know" nominations
12 Assignment
  • Draft of full policy brief
  • Move to main space
13
  1. Assignment
  2. In Class
  1. Peer review 2 classmates’ briefs
  2. Article ratings; uploading images
15 Assignment
  • Revise brief based on peer reviews
16 Assignment
  • Reflective essay on contributing to Wikipedia


Students

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This is a list of Wikipedia usernames of the students in the class, along with the Wikipedia articles that they are working on. Students will create accounts in week 3 and select articles in week 5.

Student Article Sandbox article
hrdsfsu (talk · contribs) California Green Lodging Program User:Hrdsfsu/Sandbox
kristal776 (talk · contribs) National Invasive Species Act User:Kristal776/Sandbox
ayoonique (talk · contribs) Energy and Climate Action Plan (ECAP) User:Ayoonique/Sandbox
Lena815 (talk · contribs) California Smog Check Program User:Lena815/Sandbox
Vince005 (talk · contribs) 2010 California Green Building Standards Code User:Vince005/Sandbox
Simone8855 (talk · contribs) The City of Oakland's Zero Waste Program User:Simone8855/Sandbox
Matranga415 (talk · contribs) California Green Chemistry Initiative User:Matranga415/Sandbox
JLapka (talk · contribs) Regulation of Greenhouse Gases Under the Clean Air Act User:JLapka/Regulation of Greenhouse Gases Under the Clean Air Act
vince.b.green (talk · contribs) Mendocino County GMO Ban User:Vince.b.green/Sandbox