Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Bowling Green State University/POLS 3460 (Fall 2018)

The presidency stands not only as the nation's preeminent public office, but also as its most problematic. Faced with balancing the demands of the office, demands from the public, and their own set of personal political goals, modern-day presidents confront challenges far different than their earlier counterparts. Combine this with the inflated expectations of performance held by the public and political elites, and it is reasonable to wonder if any modern president can truly be considered a success.

This course provides an overview of the role and office of the President in American politics. Given the aforementioned challenges, studies of the presidency must balance the relationship between the presidency as an institution and the presidency as a person. To this end, we will focus on the development of the office of the president, and examine the psychology and character of presidents (and presidential hopefuls) in order to understand: 1) how presidents attain office; 2) how the office functions as a political institution; 3) how the president interacts with other governmental and nongovernmental structures; and 4) how the president can influence policy.

Week 1
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

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.)

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Exercise
Evaluate an article

Thinking about sources and plagiarism

Exercise
Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

What's a content gap?

Exercise
Add a citation

Finalize your topic / Find your sources

Week 5
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

Political Science

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6
Guiding framework

Thinking about Wikipedia

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

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:


 * Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
 * Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.

Week 7
Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the &quot;mainspace.&quot;

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Exercise
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.

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 9
It's the final week to develop your 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!

Guiding questions

Week 10
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.