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- Course name
- INTL 350U- The City in Europe
- Institution
- Portland State University
- Instructor
- Michael Wright
- Wikipedia Expert
- Elysia (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- International Studies
- Course dates
- 2018-09-24 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-12-06 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 40
This course will explore urbanization in Europe, largely focusing on modern urban life since the 4th century and various responses to industrialization, state power, modernity and globalization. The city provides a lens into debates on imperialism, nationalism, and cosmopolitanism. Through case studies, we shall explores cities' roles in shaping European identity and citizenship.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 28 September 2018
- In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia Project
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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- 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.)
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 5 October 2018
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 12 October 2018
- Assignment - Add to an article
Exercise
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 19 October 2018
- Assignment - Peer review your group's articles
- Assignment - Rewrite your contributions
You will now have some feedback from the other students in your group. Consider their suggestions, decide whether it makes your work more accurate and complete, and edit your draft to make those changes.
Do not forget to submit your draft in D2L, according to the submission guidelines, which you will find there.
- Assignment - Choose your next city/topic
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 26 October 2018
- Assignment - Evaluate your next city/topic
Evaluate the Wikipedia article relevant to your choice from the previous week.
Same as before:Evaluate an article
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 2 November 2018
- Assignment - Add to your second article
Exercise
This week you need to write two paragraphs, or add material of equal value, to the article you chose in the previous week. See the training module about adding non-text information, and the exercise about inserting hyperlinks.
- 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 7
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 9 November 2018
- Assignment - Peer review your group's articles
- Assignment - Revise your contributions
- Assignment - Choose your next city/topic
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 16 November 2018
- Assignment - Evaluate your final city/topic
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 21 November 2018
- Assignment - Add to your final article
This week, you'll add three paragraphs, or add material of equal value, to the article you chose in the previous week.
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 30 November 2018
- Assignment - Peer review your group's articles
- Assignment - Revise your contributions