Wikipedia:United States Education Program/Courses/Politics of Developing Nations (Martha Johnson)/Timeline

Timeline & Calendar of Tasks and Related Links
'''Tues. Aug. 30'''
 * Read Welcome to Wikipedia Click on 'full resolution' for a PDF of the file.

'''Tues. Sept. 6'''
 * Read Five Pillars of Wikipedia

'''Thurs. Sept. 8'''
 * Create a Wikipedia Account This how to video may also be helpful.
 * Create a Wikipedia user page
 * Add your name and user name to this page in the "Students" section at the bottom. Be sure to add your user name and a link to your talk page by inserting the symbol ~ four times in a row.

'''Tues. Sept. 13'''
 * Practice editing and communicating on Wikipedia.
 * Leave a message for the Professor and one of our online ambassadors on their talk pages.
 * Read Advice for Choosing Articles

'''Thurs. Sept. 15'''
 * Browse the available article entries for this class. The list is available on this page. Which ones are you interested in improving? Is there one you really want to do that isn’t on the list?
 * Come to class with a list of your 4 top choices. We will divvy them up and find partners in class today.

'''Tues. Sept. 20'''
 * Critically evaluate your existing Wikipedia article, and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's discussion page. If you are doing a new article, visit the most closely related page and leave a note that you are planning to create a new entry on your topic and explain why (i.e. why the entry is needed).
 * Read Referencing, Referencing: Wikicode , and Plagiarism
 * Watch Citing Sources Tutorial video
 * Watch RefToolbar Citation Tool Tutorial video

'''Thurs. Sept. 29'''
 * Add 1-2 sentences of new information, backed up with a citation to an appropriate source, to your Wikipedia article.
 * If you are creating a new Wikipedia article, add 1-2 sentences of new information, backed up with a citation to an appropriate source in your sandbox.
 * Watch Sandbox Tutorial video

'''Thurs. Oct. 6'''
 * Compile a bibliography of relevant research and post it to the talk page of the article you are working on. Be sure to see guidelines about the types of sources the professor expects you to use. Begin reading the sources.
 * If you are creating a new entry, post your bibliography to your sandbox.
 * When you actually cite your references in text, you will use the automatic template available via the wikipedia edit page. This inserts a footnote, which then leads to fuller citation which is in the Harvard citation style.
 * For now, a good citation style to use for your bibliographies is the Chicago Author-Date style. Be sure you click the author-date tab halfway down the page!

'''Tues. Oct. 18'''
 * If you are starting a new article, write a 3-4 paragraph summary version of your article (with citations) in your Wikipedia sandbox.
 * If you are improving an existing article, add 3-4 paragraphs to the existing article. Also, add a short message in the talk/discussion page to explain what you added and why.
 * Begin working with Online Ambassador to polish your short starter article and fix any major transgressions of Wikipedia norms. In order to do this, leave a message in your online ambassadors talk page asking him/her to take a look at your article. If yours is in your sandbox, be sure to tell the ambassador that.
 * You can also contact our campus ambassador for feedback.
 * Continue research in preparation for expanding your article.
 * Read Moving into Main Space, and Submitting Articles to Did You Know

'''Tues. Nov. 1'''
 * Move sandbox articles into main space.
 * Move your improvements from talk page into main entry if you are improving an entry.
 * Begin expanding your article into a comprehensive treatment of the topic.
 * Read Uploading Images, and Evaluating Wikipedia Article Quality
 * Watch Uploading Files to Wikimedia Commons video
 * Watch Evolution of an Article video

'''Thurs. Nov. 3'''
 * Expand your article into an initial draft of a comprehensive treatment of the topic. We will edit the draft over the next few weeks.
 * In class, we will pair up for peer review and copy-editing (You don't need to start reviewing yet)

'''Thurs. Nov. 10'''
 * Peer review you classmates' article. Leave suggestions on the article talk pages.
 * Copy-edit the reviewed article, making changes directly to the text.

'''Thurs. Nov. 17'''
 * Make edits to you article based on peers' feedback.
 * Nominate your article for Good Article status.

'''Tues. Nov. 22'''
 * Compose a 3 page (TNR, double-spaced) reflective essay on your experience expanding and editing a Wikipedia entry. This should be done individually, not in pairs.

'''Tues. Nov. 28'''
 * Add final touches to you Wikipedia article. Try to address issues from Good Article reviews.

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