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This course examines the gender dimensions of economic development and globalization from a feminist economics perspective. The course starts with an overview of feminist economics and the interdisciplinary policy-oriented field of gender and development. This is followed by topics in gender and globalization. The last part of the course is on strategies and policies to achieve a gender equitable future.
Welcome to the Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for this course, and will break down writing a Wikipedia article into a series of steps. These steps include online trainings to help you get started on Wikipedia.
This course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Content Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the "Get Help" button on this page.
To get started, please review the following documents:
Wed January 17
Short in-class overview of Wikipedia project, response to questions on Assignment 1 below
Due 9 pm Monday January 22 (earlier is better)
To complete:
1. Create an account and join the course page using the course enrollment link
2. Create a user page:
3. Complete Basic Training Modules
It's time to dive into Wikipedia. Below, you'll find the first set of online trainings you'll need to take. New modules will appear on this timeline in upcoming weeks. Be sure to check back and complete them! Incomplete trainings will be reflected in your grade.
Everyone has a Wikipedia account and is listed on the course page.
Due 9 pm Wednesday, January 24
To complete:
To practice editing and communicating on Wikipedia, introduce yourself on the user talk page of one of your classmates. Make sure you are logged into Wikipedia before making any postings! Add your introduction to the bottom of the Talk page and be sure to include a header for your introduction. Be sure to sign your comments with`Jami (Wiki Ed) (talk) 20:35, 4 June 2018 (UTC)`.
2. Evaluate an existing article and leave suggestions. You'll evaluate a Wikipedia article, and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page.
Due Monday February 7, noon (in class and on Canvas)
To complete:
Review page 6 of your Editing Wikipedia guidebook.
3. List the topics you are considering on your user page.
4. Post a comment on the talk pages of the articles you have listed.
Choosing your topic is the earliest decision you need to make for this project. Careful selection of a workable topic will help you complete this assignment efficiently and make a valuable contribution.
1. Considering possible topics:
2. Submit a description of your proposed topics to the relevant assignment tab on Canvas.
For full credit, the file you submit must also contain the following features: a. File name: [LastName] WikiTopics.docx
b. Document must include:
i. Your name on the first page of the document
ii. Number your pages
iii. Be doubled-spaced
iv. Careful proofreading
v. Preferred font - Baskerville, size 14
c. For each proposed topic:
i. Supply a few sentences to explain your interest and possible revisions. (Note you will later be submitting a full proposal -- this assignment is simply to help you identify a
viable topic, so be concise);
ii. Note whether you would like to rewrite/add to an existing article or articles, expand an existing stub (=very short article), or create an entirely new entry;
iii. If you are proposing a new article, describe the parent article and its quality; and
iv. For your top two choices, list **at least ten new references to scholarly sources** you would add in revising/creating the article. You may consider doing the same for a
possible third alternative topic.
References: All references need to be presented as formal full citations (do not simply provide links). Rank your proposed topics in your order of interest. If approved, one of these topics will become your final topic. You will lose points if your sources are not properly listed as formal citations.
d. Submit to Canvas by noon Wednesday February 7 and ***bring a printed copy of the above items to class on Wed February 7 ***. Make sure your name is on the printed document.
3. List the topics you are considering plus the references on your user page
4. Post a comment on the talk pages of the articles
Due 9 pm Monday February 12
To complete:
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All students have received feedback on topics. One-on-one meetings are available for all students.
All students have written on one or more Wikipedia Talk Pages, have added content to an article in the Wikipedia mainspace, and have copyedited an article.
Due Wednesday February 21, 11:50 am
To complete
EITHER' Upload your completed proposal to the relevant assignment tab on Canvas in advance of class. For full credit, the file you submit must also contain the following features:
OR Bring a printed and stapled copy of your completed proposal to class.
If submitting a revised outline for an article, be sure to set preferences for track changes so that "balloons" is unchecked before printing -- otherwise the document will shrink the text and make it too small to read.
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Overview
Things to consider before writing:
You will have the option of revising an existing article or creating a new one. New articles are generally discouraged unless a clear and well developed parent article already exists.
Issues to consider if you are considering creating a new article:
Issues to consider in planning a revision to an existing article:
Issues to consider for both new and revised articles:
Instructions:
The proposal should be a typed plan (a minimum of 500-700 words, not including references, describing the work you propose to do. The proposal should not be a draft of your proposed new or revised article and should not contain paragraphs intended for your article.
The purpose of the proposal is to persuade readers of the merits of your planned contributions and it should demonstrate how your article will differ from or improve upon any existing or related articles. To receive full credit for your Wikipedia contributions you will need to create a substantial amount of new material. The proposal should clearly indicate the work you plan to contribute. You will need to do enough research to clearly explain the motivation behind your planned changes. Be sure to include all the required proposal components described below.
All proposals should cover the concepts necessary to a critical understanding of the issues; related theoretical and policy debates, and a detailed analytical plan for the material you plan to add.
Carefully read the comments you received on your proposed topics assignment, including suggestions of references, reconceptualizations of your topic, title, etc. If you’ve been told that your topic is too broad (or too narrow), alter your plan as suggested. Recall that overly broad topics are discouraged since these are difficult to research and cover comprehensively.
Writing your proposal
Examples:
Due 9 pm Wednesday February 28.
To complete:
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Overview
Due 9pm Wednesday March 14. (Note: Change and clarifications below)
To complete:
Be sure you are logged in at all times! Don't forget to sign all Talk page postings with four ~s.
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Overview
Due in class Wednesday March 28, by 11 am
To complete: Submit the following four documents to Canvas by the deadline and email them to those in your peer review group. Bring a stapled, printed copy to class.
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Your initial contribution should be a minimum of 700 words, not including references.
Submit the following four documents to Canvas by the deadline and email them to those in your peer review group. Bring a stapled, printed copy to class.
File and printing Instructions for Wikipedia Contributions:
Please prepare your contributions to Wikipedia (including contributions to your main article and any made to other related articles, such as sentence(s) and links you added), following the instructions below.
Highlighting Changes on PDFs on MACs
For a full screenshot, hold “command” and “shift” and then press 3.
The screenshots save to your desktop and can be renamed to .jpg or .pdf (they default as .png files).
On a PC Please follow the steps provided at this link: http://www.wikihow.com/Take-a-Screenshot-in-Microsoft-Windows
All students have created their initial contributions on Wikipedia and have submitted their contribution descriptions and track changed outlines to Canvas and have sent them to their peer group members.
Due 9 pm Friday, April 6
Workshop: Students will meet in class on Monday April 9 with their peer review group to discuss their feedback on each others' articles. Participation in this class is required.
Final Contribution
Due on Canvas Friday April 30, 9 pm (See ** below.)
To complete: Submit the following documents to Canvas by the deadline.
For full credit, the files you submit must also contain the following features:
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Expand and revise your Wikipedia contributions in response to your peer review feedback and any comments posted to your User and Talk pages by other Wikipedia editors.
Be proactive in seeking advice from editors in the Wikipedia community. Your expanded contribution should be a minimum of 1500 words, not including references. Additionally, you should have added content to other pages, providing links and short summaries of the material in your article. By this stage, you should have added at least fifteen new references to scholarly sources. Additional references may come from non-scholarly sources, such as from news reports or governmental or NGO websites, but these do not count towards the required fifteen scholarly sources.
The ONLY differences are that in the final contribution please highlight the sentence-level changes you made after the initial contribution in either AQUA or pale PINK and this time you submit the documents only online.