Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Cornell University/CRP 2000 Promise and Pitfalls of Contemporary Planning (Fall 2021)
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- Course name
- CRP 2000 Promise and Pitfalls of Contemporary Planning
- Institution
- Cornell University
- Instructor
- Jennifer Minner
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- City Planning
- Course dates
- 2021-08-26 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-31 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 40
City and regional planning is a field that seeks not only to understand the processes that shape cities and regions, but to steward their built and natural systems and to address the needs of their ever-shifting communities. Planning is interdisciplinary, drawing from the social sciences, public policy, natural sciences, humanities, economics, real estate, and geography, among other sources of knowledge and expertise to address wicked problems. Planners envision future scenarios and help communities consider alternative paths; regulate, incentivize and otherwise manage land development; inform decision makers and engage the public; partner with multiple public and private actors; and in many other ways assist in charting future courses of action. Planners operate in the context of economic and social change, conflict, and the many considerable hazards related to uncertainty. The legacy of planning is complicated and consists of both mixed successes and failures.
This course provides a critical and pragmatic path through the past, present, and future trajectories of planning practice and theory. We discuss predictable and emerging tensions and opportunities in a field that is dynamic and ever-changing. Planning must continually respond to forces of urban change, to new paradigms and planning theories, and to shifts in expectations for professional practice. We survey planning processes, the role of planning in relation to multiple publics and decision-makers; and the ways in which planners, politicians, citizens, and other actors seek to manage and participate in shaping the future of communities.
Timeline
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 9 September 2021
- 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 14 September 2021 | Thursday, 16 September 2021
- 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.)
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- In class - Discussion
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 21 September 2021 | Thursday, 23 September 2021
- Assignment - Exercise
- In class - Discussion
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 28 September 2021 | Thursday, 30 September 2021
- Assignment - Add to an article
- Assignment - Exercise
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 5 October 2021 | Thursday, 7 October 2021
- 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: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 14 October 2021
- In class - Discussion
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 19 October 2021 | Thursday, 21 October 2021
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 26 October 2021 | Thursday, 28 October 2021
- Milestones
Learn how to move your work live - to the "mainspace."
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 2 November 2021 | Thursday, 4 November 2021
- 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.
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 9 November 2021 | Thursday, 11 November 2021
- 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!
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 16 November 2021 | Thursday, 18 November 2021
Week 14
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- Tuesday, 23 November 2021
Week 15
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- Tuesday, 30 November 2021 | Thursday, 2 December 2021
Week 16
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 7 December 2021
- Assignment - In-class presentation
You will have only a couple minutes to share what you did in class.
- Assignment - Reflective essay
USE the questions on CANVAS - follow the instructions there.
- Assignment - Final 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!