Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Hamilton College/Latin American Politics (Spring)

This course explores the politics of Latin America by looking at the political history and contemporary politics in a number of different countries in the region. We will explore how the strength of states, the quality of democracy, and pervasive inequality - on the axes of class, race, and gender/sexuality - affected and continue to affect politics throughout Latin America. Readings include a textbook as well as films and journalistic accounts of political life. Upon completion of this course, you will be able to describe Latin America’s modern political history and systematically compare across time and place. In addition, you will also be learning how to edit Wikipedia pages and will work in small groups to improve a Wikipedia page related to Latin American politics.

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

Week 2
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 3
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.)

Week 5
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 9
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Political Science

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 11
Assignments should be ready for peer review.

Guiding framework

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

Week 12
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.

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

Week 13
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. As you continue to expand and improve your work, make sure your article matches Wikipedia's tone and standards.

Remember to contact your Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!

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!

Week 14
See instructions included on the syllabus.

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