Login
Login

Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Oakland University/Capstone Course in American Politics (Fall 2021)

{{course details

| course_name = Capstone Course in American Politics

| instructor_username = ProfNMat

| instructor_realname = Nicole Mathew

| support_staff = Sage (Wiki Ed)

| subject = Political Science

| start_date = 2021-09-02 00:00:00 UTC

| end_date = 2021-12-14 23:59:59 UTC

| institution = Oakland University

| expected_students = 15

| assignment_page = Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/Oakland_University/Capstone_Course_in_American_Politics_(Fall_2021)

| slug = Oakland_University/Capstone_Course_in_American_Politics_(Fall_2021)

| campaigns = Midwest Political Science Association, Communicating Science, Fall 2021

| dashboard.wikiedu.org = yes

}}

The course covers the lawmaking process at the federal level. Each student will be responsible for researching the influences behind the passage of a major federal law from the period 1947-2012, using contemporaneous newspaper reporting, committee hearings, committee reports, floor debates and presidential statements. Students will update the legislative history section of the Wikipedia page of the law they have chosen.

{{students table}}

{{student table row|Devinyousif|McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act|Adoption and Safe Families Act, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act}}

{{student table row|Nemerson4970|No Child Left Behind Act|Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, National Security Act of 1947}}

{{student table row|Aasaro4970|Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965|No Child Left Behind Act, National Security Act of 1947}}

{{student table row|Sjmiatech|Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution|Civil Rights Act of 1960, Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965}}

{{student table row|Simsjauwana||}}

{{student table row|Emilycs4970|National Security Act of 1947|Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, No Child Left Behind Act}}

{{student table row|Deasiacohen|Adoption and Safe Families Act|McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act, No Child Left Behind Act}}

{{student table row|Kfsimerau|Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act|Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, No Child Left Behind Act}}

{{student table row|Emily J. L.|Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act|Civil Rights Act of 1968, No Child Left Behind Act}}

{{student table row|Trevormyrvold|National Voter Registration Act of 1993|No Child Left Behind Act, National Security Act of 1947}}

{{student table row|Abro2|Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act|Adoption and Safe Families Act, No Child Left Behind Act}}

{{student table row|Csparks01|Civil Rights Act of 1968|Housing Act of 1949, Civil Rights Act of 1960}}

{{student table row|AEK7|Civil Rights Act of 1960|Civil Rights Act of 1968, Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965}}

{{student table row|Efmack95|Housing Act of 1949|}}

{{student table row|NicoleandersonOU|Fair Packaging and Labeling Act|Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act}}

{{end of students table}}

{{start of course timeline}}

= Week 1 =

{{start of course week|2021-09-03}}

{{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.)

Note: Due to the late start of classes, the suggested deadline for these Week 1 trainings have been extended until Friday of Week 2.

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

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

{{end of course week}}

= Week 2 =

{{start of course week|2021-09-10}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia}}

If you didn't have time to complete the Week 1 trainings (Wikipedia policies; Sandboxes, talk pages, and watchlists) go back to Week 1 on the Timeline and complete those first.

{{end of course week}}

= Week 3 =

{{start of course week|2021-09-17}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Choose Your Article}}

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

[https://wikiedu.org/history History]

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

{{end of course week}}

= Week 4 =

{{start of course week|2021-09-24}}

{{end of course week}}

= Week 5 =

{{start of course week|2021-10-01}}

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

{{end of course week}}

= Week 6 =

{{start of course week|2021-10-08}}

{{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 milestones|Everyone has started writing}}

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

{{end of course week}}

= Week 7 =

{{start of course week|2021-10-15}}

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

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

{{assignment milestones|Peer reviews are complete}}

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

{{end of course week}}

= Week 8 =

{{start of course week|2021-10-22}}

{{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 9 =

{{start of course week|2021-10-29}}

{{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

{{end of course week}}

= Week 10 =

{{start of course week|2021-11-05}}

{{assignment|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. 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 11 =

{{start of course week|2021-11-12}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Reflective Essay}}

{{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!

{{end of course week}}

= Week 12 =

{{start of course week|2021-11-19}}

{{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}}