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Course name
India - Global Studies 121
Institution
UC Berkeley
Instructor
Clare Talwalker
Subject
Course dates
2020-08-26 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-12-18 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
25


This course is an introductory study of India, with society and culture front and center stage, and political economy and history as important background. Some way into the course, students will pick a topic of their choice, do secondary research it, find appropriate places on Wikipedia (most likely, existing Wikipedia articles), and draft contributions to add to these places.

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 26 August 2020
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:

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 2

Course meetings
Monday, 31 August 2020   |   Wednesday, 2 September 2020

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 7 September 2020   |   Wednesday, 9 September 2020

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 14 September 2020   |   Wednesday, 16 September 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 21 September 2020   |   Wednesday, 23 September 2020
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 28 September 2020   |   Wednesday, 30 September 2020

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 5 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 7 October 2020

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 12 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 14 October 2020
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

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 19 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 21 October 2020
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

Milestones

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

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 26 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 28 October 2020
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 11

Course meetings
Monday, 2 November 2020   |   Wednesday, 4 November 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

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 9 November 2020   |   Wednesday, 11 November 2020
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 13

Course meetings
Monday, 16 November 2020   |   Wednesday, 18 November 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!

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 23 November 2020   |   Wednesday, 25 November 2020
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!
In class - In-class presentation

Week 15

Course meetings
Monday, 30 November 2020   |   Wednesday, 2 December 2020
Milestones

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

Week 16

Course meetings
Monday, 7 December 2020   |   Wednesday, 9 December 2020

Week 17

Course meetings
Monday, 14 December 2020   |   Wednesday, 16 December 2020
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