Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/The University of Texas at Arlington/International Health and Labor Markets (Spring 2020)
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- Course name
- International Health and Labor Markets
- Institution
- The University of Texas at Arlington
- Instructor
- Christy Spivey
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Course dates
- 2020-04-07 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-06-27 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 15
Students will identify an article to edit, or a topic for which to create a new article. The topic will broadly relate to international health and labor markets.
Timeline
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 15 April 2020 | Friday, 17 April 2020 | Saturday, 18 April 2020
- 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:
- 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.)
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 19 April 2020 | Monday, 20 April 2020 | Wednesday, 22 April 2020 | Friday, 24 April 2020 | Saturday, 25 April 2020
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 26 April 2020 | Monday, 27 April 2020 | Wednesday, 29 April 2020 | Friday, 1 May 2020 | Saturday, 2 May 2020
- Assignment - Choose possible topics
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
- Assignment - Add to an article
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 3 May 2020 | Monday, 4 May 2020 | Wednesday, 6 May 2020 | Friday, 8 May 2020 | Saturday, 9 May 2020
- Assignment - Exercise
- Start Literature Review
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 10 May 2020 | Monday, 11 May 2020 | Wednesday, 13 May 2020 | Friday, 15 May 2020 | Saturday, 16 May 2020
- Literature Review
You will look for articles that will help add substance to your Wikipedia article. See the video in Canvas on how to search for articles.
Things to ask when reviewing articles:
1. What is the research question being asked?
2. What is the dataset being used?
3. What are the results of the study? Are there any policy recommendations?
4. Does this article contribute important information that is lacking in the Wikipedia article?
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 17 May 2020 | Monday, 18 May 2020 | Wednesday, 20 May 2020 | Friday, 22 May 2020 | Saturday, 23 May 2020
- Literature Review
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 24 May 2020 | Monday, 25 May 2020 | Wednesday, 27 May 2020 | Friday, 29 May 2020 | Saturday, 30 May 2020
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 31 May 2020 | Monday, 1 June 2020 | Wednesday, 3 June 2020 | Friday, 5 June 2020 | Saturday, 6 June 2020
- 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
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 10
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 7 June 2020 | Monday, 8 June 2020 | Wednesday, 10 June 2020 | Friday, 12 June 2020 | Saturday, 13 June 2020
- 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!
- 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!
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 14 June 2020 | Monday, 15 June 2020 | Tuesday, 16 June 2020 | Wednesday, 17 June 2020 | Thursday, 18 June 2020
- Assignment - Reflective essay
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.