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Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Loyola University Chicago/Social Problems (Fall 2019)

{{course details

| course_name = Social Problems

| instructor_username = Mckrogh

| instructor_realname = Marilyn Krogh

| support_staff = Shalor (Wiki Ed)

| subject = Sociology

| start_date = 2019-08-26 00:00:00 UTC

| end_date = 2019-12-14 23:59:59 UTC

| institution = Loyola University Chicago

| expected_students = 18

| assignment_page = Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/Loyola_University_Chicago/Social_Problems_(Fall_2019)

| slug = Loyola_University_Chicago/Social_Problems_(Fall_2019)

| campaigns = American Sociological Association, Communicating Science, Future of Facts, Fall 2019

| dashboard.wikiedu.org = yes

}}

Students learn about the overall process of social problem construction, following the ideas of Joel Best in the textbook "Social Problems," particularly the contribution of solid social science. In the second half of the course, each student will expand an existing Wiki article that provides background information on a topic of interest to him/her. I understand that they are not to advocate a position on Wikipedia, but summarize good information on a topic.

{{students table}}

{{student table row|Brendanepton|Police misconduct|Prison overcrowding}}

{{student table row|Jtoney1|Race and sports|Cost of attendance, De-escalation}}

{{student table row|Lsheban|De-escalation|Police misconduct}}

{{student table row|Mgcavanaugh25|Rape culture|Cost of attendance, Chicago River}}

{{student table row|C.J.Castillo3||}}

{{student table row|Ytoledo1|Opioid epidemic|Climate change in the United States}}

{{student table row|Matt Patronski|Climate change in the United States|Opioid epidemic}}

{{student table row|Nhanak|European migrant crisis|Rape culture}}

{{student table row|Kiarra120|Prison overcrowding|Chicago River, Climate change in the United States}}

{{student table row|AviSOCL|Cost of attendance|}}

{{student table row|EmeraldJ|Chicago River, Chicago Area Water Quality|Police misconduct, Prison overcrowding}}

{{student table row|Mszymulewski||}}

{{student table row|Charmi98|Social stigma of obesity|}}

{{student table row|Krodriguez3|Mentally ill people in United States jails and prisons|Cost of attendance}}

{{student table row|Kwinterrowd|Hunger in the United States|}}

{{student table row|Asouffront|Immigration to the United States|}}

{{student table row|Ian.Tompkins12||}}

{{end of students table}}

{{start of course timeline}}

= Week 8 =

{{start of course week|2019-10-16}}

{{in class|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:

  • [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia Editing Wikipedia], pages 1–5
  • [https://wikiedu.org/evaluatingwikipedia Evaluating Wikipedia]

{{assignment|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.)

{{assignment milestones|Everyone has a Wikipedia account}}

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

{{end of course week}}

= Week 9 =

{{start of course week|2019-10-21|2019-10-23}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia}}

== Exercise ==

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/evaluate-wikipedia-exercise Evaluate an article]

{{in class|In class - Discussion}}

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/sources-and-plagiarism-discussion/thinking-about-sources-and-plagiarism Thinking about sources and plagiarism]

{{end of course week}}

= Week 10 =

{{start of course week|2019-10-28|2019-10-30}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Choose possible topics}}

== Exercise ==

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/choose-topic-exercise Choose a topic]

Resource: [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia#page=6 Editing Wikipedia], page 6

{{in class|In class - Discussion}}

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/content-gap-discussion/what-is-a-content-gap What's a content gap?]

{{end of course week}}

= Week 11 =

{{start of course week|2019-11-04|2019-11-06}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Add to an article}}

== Exercise ==

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/add-to-article-exercise Add a citation]

{{assignment|Assignment - Exercise}}

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/copyedit-exercise/copyedit-an-article Copyedit an article]

{{assignment|Assignment - Exercise}}

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/finalize-topic-exercise Finalize your topic / Find your sources]

{{assignment|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: [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia#page=7 Editing Wikipedia], pages 7–9

{{assignment|Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area}}

[https://wikiedu.org/political_science Political Science]

[https://wikiedu.org/sociology Sociology]

{{assignment milestones|Everyone has started writing}}

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

{{end of course week}}

= Week 12 =

{{start of course week|2019-11-11|2019-11-13}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Peer review two articles}}

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/peer-review Guiding framework]

{{in class|In class - Discussion}}

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/thinking-about-wikipedia-discussion/thinking-about-wikipedia Thinking about Wikipedia]

{{assignment milestones|Peer reviews are complete}}

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

{{assignment|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:

  • [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia#page=12 Editing Wikipedia], pages 12 and 14
  • Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.

{{end of course week}}

= Week 13 =

{{start of course week|2019-11-18|2019-11-20}}

{{assignment|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: [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia#page=13 Editing Wikipedia], page 13

{{assignment|Assignment - Exercise}}

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/did-you-know-exercise/nominating Nominating your article for Did You Know]

{{end of course week}}

= Week 14 =

{{start of course week|2019-11-25}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Continue improving your article}}

== Exercise ==

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/continue-improving-exercise/link-articles Add links to 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.

{{assignment|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!

{{end of course week}}

= Week 15 =

{{start of course week|2019-12-02|2019-12-04}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Final article}}

It's the final week to develop your article.

  • Read [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia#page=15 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 - In-class presentation}}

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/in-class-presentation-exercise/guiding-questions Guiding questions]

{{assignment milestones|You've finished your Wikipedia assignment!}}

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

{{end of course week}}