International Organizations

  • WARNING! There are not enough non-holiday weeks before the assignment end date! You can click 'Edit Course Dates' to set the meeting dates and holiday dates.

  • Week 3 (09/08 - 09/14)

    No scheduled meetings this week

  • Week 4 (09/15 - 09/21)

    Meetings: Thursday (09/19)

    • Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment

      In Class

      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:

    • Get started on Wikipedia

      Assignment -

      Due: 2024-09-18

      Training

      Wikipedia policiesStart
      Sandboxes, talk pages, and watchlistsStart
      Communicating with others on WikipediaStart

      Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you.

      If you have trouble creating a Wikipedia account, consult this FAQ.

      Please also review the "Resources" listed above: Pages 1-5 of "Editing Wikipedia" and "Evaluating Wikipedia"

    • Everyone has a Wikipedia account

      Milestone

  • Week 5 (09/22 - 09/28)

    Meetings: Thursday (09/26)

    • Discussion

      In Class
      Thinking about sources and plagiarismView

    • Evaluate Wikipedia

      Assignment -

      Due: 2024-09-25

      Training

      Evaluating articles and sourcesStart
      How to edit: Wikicode vs Visual EditorStart

      Exercise

      Evaluate WikipediaDue on Sep 25thView

  • Week 6 (09/29 - 10/05)

    Meetings: Thursday (10/03)

    • Discussion

      In Class
      What's a content gap?View

    • Choose your article

      Assignment -

      Due: 2024-10-02

      Choose your article from a listDue on Oct 2ndView

    • REQUIRED: Read the following guides for writing on history and poli sci

      History

      Political Science

  • Week 7 (10/06 - 10/12)

    Meetings: Thursday (10/10)

    • Find sources and create a bibliography

      Assignment -

      Due: 2024-10-13

      Building your bibliographyDue on Oct 13thView

    • Make a small edit

      Assignment -

      Due: 2024-10-13

      Training

      Adding citationsStart

      Exercise

      Make a small editDue on Oct 13thView

  • Week 8 (10/13 - 10/19)

    Meetings: Thursday (10/17)

    • Start drafting your contributions

      Assignment -

      Due: 2024-10-16

      Training

      PlagiarismStart
      Drafting in the sandboxStart

      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

    • Everyone has started writing

      Milestone

  • Week 9 (10/20 - 10/26)

    Meetings: Thursday (10/24)

    • Discussion

      In Class
      Thinking about WikipediaView

    • Peer review an article

      Assignment -

      Due: 2024-10-23

      Guiding framework

    • Peer reviews are complete

      Milestone

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

  • Week 10 (10/27 - 11/02)

    Meetings: Thursday (10/31)

    • Respond to your peer review

      Assignment -

      Due: 2024-10-30

      You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. Consider their suggestions, look for ways to make your work more accurate and complete, and edit your work to make those changes.

       

  • Week 11 (11/03 - 11/09)

    No scheduled meetings this week

  • Week 12 (11/10 - 11/16)

    Meetings: Thursday (11/14)

    • Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

      Assignment -

      Due: 2024-11-06

      Moving work out of the sandboxStart

      Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."

      Resources:

        • Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
        • Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.

      Demo: moving work from a sandbox


      Demo: publishing a new article

  • Week 13 (11/17 - 11/23)

    Meetings: Thursday (11/21)

    • Continue improving your article

      Assignment -

      Due: 2024-11-20

      Training

      Contributing images and media filesStart

      Exercise

      Continue improving your articleDue on Nov 20thView

      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.

      Note: for this assignment, you can choose between 1 of the following 2 options:

       

      1. Inserting links to/from to your contributions in your live article to/from another Wikipedia article. 

      *Note: You are only required to have (1) at least one link to another Wikipedia article from your contribution and (2) at least one link from another Wikipedia article to your contribution. (Feel free, however, to add additional links, as you see fit!)

       

      2. Inserting media to the live article.

      *Note: you are only required to include one media source (e.g., image, recording, video).



      Make sure eto consult the training/assignments here in this week's module, as well as the slides for this week's assignment (on D2L). They include guidelines for what is expected for this assignment, as well as hyperlinks for sources, guidelines for adding links/media, etc. 

  • Week 14 (11/24 - 11/30)

    No scheduled meetings this week

  • Week 15 (12/01 - 12/07)

    Meetings: Thursday (12/05)

    • Polish your work and formatting to Wikipedia's standards

      Assignment -

      Due: 2024-11-27

      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!

       

      Please consult Wikipedia's guidelines for formatting:
      Manual of Style
      Formatting Page

  • Week 16 (12/08 - 12/11)

    Meetings: Tuesday (12/10)

    • Final article (NO IN-CLASS MEETING)

      Assignment -

      Due: 2024-12-06

      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!
      • Important note: We will NOT be finalizing our articles in class during this week. Instead, work outside of class to have it completed by the due date (11:59 PM on 6 December 2024).

  • Week 17 (Week of 12/15 — AFTER TIMELINE END DATE!)

    • You've finished your Wikipedia assignment!

      Milestone

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

      Deadline for completion of final version of article contribution: 6 December 2024 at 11:59 PM

    • Reflective essay

      Assignment -

      Due: 2024-12-11

      Reflective essayDue on Dec 11thView

      Please submit your reflective essay on D2L following the prompts provided here. The formatting should be as follows:

       

      1. 2-4 pages (NOT 2 - 5 pages, per assignment instructions on Dashboard)
      2. Double spacing
      3. 1-inch margins (top, bottom, left, right)
      4. Size 12, Times New Roman Font
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