Contemporary African Politics

  • Week 3 (02/13 - 02/19)

    No scheduled meetings this week

  • Week 4 (02/20 - 02/26)

    Meetings: Tuesday (02/22), Friday (02/25)

    • 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: 2022-02-22

      Training

      Wikipedia policiesStart
      Sandboxes, talk pages, and watchlistsStart

      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.)

    • Everyone has a Wikipedia account

      Milestone

      This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

  • Week 5 (02/27 - 03/05)

    Meetings: Tuesday (03/01), Friday (03/04)

    • Evaluate Wikipedia

      Assignment -

      Due: 2022-02-25

      Training

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

      Exercise

      Evaluate WikipediaDue on Feb 25thView

    • Discussion

      In Class
      Thinking about sources and plagiarismView

  • Week 6 (03/06 - 03/12)

    Meetings: Tuesday (03/08), Friday (03/11)

    • Review the rules for health topics

      Assignment
      Editing health and psychology topicsStart

    • Choose possible topics

      Assignment -

      Due: 2022-03-08

      Training

      Finding your articleStart

      Exercise

      Find potential articlesDue on Mar 8thView

      Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

    • Discussion

      In Class
      What's a content gap?View

  • Week 7 (03/13 - 03/19)

    Meetings: Tuesday (03/15), Friday (03/18)

    • Add to an article

      Assignment -

      Due: 2022-03-15

      Training

      Adding citationsStart

      Exercise

      Make a small editDue on Mar 15thView

    • Finalize your topic and find sources

      Assignment -

      Due: 2022-03-15

      Building your bibliographyDue on Mar 15thView

    • Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

      Political Science

    • Everyone has started writing

      Milestone

      Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

  • Week 8 (03/20 - 03/26)

    No scheduled meetings this week

  • Week 9 (03/27 - 04/02)

    No scheduled meetings this week

  • Week 10 (04/03 - 04/09)

    Meetings: Tuesday (04/05), Friday (04/08)

    • Drafting your article

      Assignment -

      Due: 2022-04-05

      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

    • Discussion

      In Class
      Thinking about WikipediaView

  • Week 11 (04/10 - 04/16)

    Meetings: Tuesday (04/12), Friday (04/15)

    • Peer Review Two Articles

      Assignment -

      Due: 2022-04-12

      Guiding Peer-Review Framework

    • Respond to your Peer Review

      Assignment -

      Due: 2022-04-15

      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 12 (04/17 - 04/23)

    Meetings: Tuesday (04/19), Friday (04/22)

    • Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

      In Class
      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."

      Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

  • Week 13 (04/24 - 04/30)

    Meetings: Tuesday (04/26), Friday (04/29)

    • Polish your work

      In Class

      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!

    • Continue improving your article

      Assignment

      Training

      Contributing images and media filesStart

      Exercise

      Continue improving your articleDue on Apr 30thView

      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 14 (05/01 - 05/07)

    Meetings: Tuesday (05/03), Friday (05/06)

    • Final Article

      Assignment -

      Due: 2022-04-29

      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!

    • 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.

  • Week 15 (05/08 - 05/13)

    Meetings: Tuesday (05/10), Friday (05/13)

    • In Class Presentation

      In Class
      In-class presentationDue on May 14thView

    • Reflective Essay

      Assignment -

      Due: 2022-05-20

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