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Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/UCSD/Introduction to Policy Analysis (Summer 2018)

{{course details

| course_name = Introduction to Policy Analysis

| instructor_username = Bergmanucsd

| instructor_realname = Matthew Bergman

| support_staff = Shalor (Wiki Ed)

| subject = Political Science

| start_date = 2018-08-07 00:00:00 UTC

| end_date = 2018-09-14 23:59:59 UTC

| institution = UCSD

| expected_students = 30

| assignment_page = Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/UCSD/Introduction_to_Policy_Analysis_(Summer_2018)

| dashboard.wikiedu.org = yes

}}

Introduction to Policy Analysis

{{students table}}

{{student table row|Morenoddestiny|Internet in the United States|}}

{{student table row|C3law|Bicycle-sharing system|Bicycle-sharing system}}

{{student table row|Ffrankeq|Parking lot, Parking lots|Parking lots}}

{{student table row|Andiehosch|Homelessness among LGBT youth in the United States|}}

{{student table row|Sydneysharp|Sex verification in sports|}}

{{student table row|Doatucsd|Community health centers in the United States|}}

{{student table row|S7guan|Whaling|}}

{{student table row|Sunwoo.kim98|Texas Senate Bill 5 (85th Legislature)|}}

{{student table row|Mmg023|HIV/ AIDS|Euthanasia}}

{{student table row|Aaa033|War on Drugs|}}

{{student table row|Hetsvi|Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015|}}

{{student table row|SaiwenZ|Corporate average fuel economy|}}

{{student table row|Marcolarios677|Clean Air Act (United States)|}}

{{student table row|Clarekmorris|International Boundary Wastewater Treatment Plant|}}

{{student table row|Cbryan77|2011–2017 California drought|}}

{{student table row|IHaveLotsOfIdeas|Space law|}}

{{student table row|Nataliergonz|Industrial Waste, Industrial waste|}}

{{student table row|Elena Vindrola|Triangle of death (Italy)|}}

{{student table row|Ascordat|State Waivers Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act|Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act}}

{{student table row|Krami52|Pollution in California|Pollution in California}}

{{student table row|Kaori752|Reforestation|}}

{{student table row|Jmz008||}}

{{student table row|Sel029|Proposition 13|Proposition 13}}

{{student table row|Yuchen Wu97|Emissions trading|}}

{{student table row|Robertzhou24|Vaccination|}}

{{student table row|Melissalopez96111|Food Security|}}

{{student table row|SamanthaBautista||}}

{{student table row|Retroflavors|Energy storage|}}

{{student table row|Jlevy.135|Solar panel|}}

{{student table row|TheyCallm3Chino|Greenhouse gas emissions by the United States|}}

{{student table row|Frazon|MMR vaccine|}}

{{end of students table}}

{{start of course timeline}}

= Week 1 =

{{start of course week|2018-08-07|2018-08-09}}

{{end of course week}}

= Week 2 =

{{start of course week|2018-08-14|2018-08-16}}

{{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.)

== Exercise ==

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

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

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

{{assignment|Assignment - Choose possible topics}}

== Exercise (please complete both) ==

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

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

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

Your contribution should include at least 4 sources. 

{{end of course week}}

= Week 3 =

{{start of course week|2018-08-21|2018-08-23}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Start drafting your contributions}}

You should be working to draft at least one paragraph of new text to add to your Wikipedia article. Be sure to add citations as you go. 

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/history History]

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

{{assignment milestones|Everyone has started writing}}

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

{{end of course week}}

= Week 4 =

{{start of course week|2018-08-28|2018-08-30}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia}}

Now that you have a complete draft, 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 5 =

{{start of course week|2018-09-04|2018-09-06}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Final article}}

It's the final week to develop 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. 

== Exercise ==

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

<span style="color: #2c2c2c; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 15.008px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: inherit;">Before you complete your work:</span>

  • 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!

{{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}}