Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Northern Arizona University/Feminist Theories (Fall 2018)

WGS 300W: &quot;Foundational overviews of the history of feminist theory. Also addresses contemporary ethnic minority and international theorists&quot;

Week 1
Download and review the complete project guidelines from our BB Learn page

Student expectations and skills: 


 * practice junior level academic research skills to find verifiable, peer-reviewed sources.
 * practice logging this research in a professional manner through a research log and appropriately formatted references page.
 * critically apply this expert knowledge to the comprehensive check and evaluation of a Wikipedia article.
 * Add at least a paragraph of writing to the article in the “objective and unbiased” writing tone required by Wikipedia.
 * Add and fix complete footnote citations in the format requested by Wikipedia.
 * Complete this project, which means ensuring that all work is “live” (i.e. is public);; rate the page; check and respond to editor changes; complete changes requested by me.

Grading 

Your grade is based on the extent of your scholarly research as shown in your research log and references; the quality and breadth of your Wikipedia checking, text addition, and citation work (documented by what you turn in); and the quality of your interaction with or correction of issues as requested.

References and research log                            5pts

Wikipedia tutorials, checking, changes           9pts

Follow-up                                                             1pt

15 points total (15% of final grade)

Late Work Policy: Wikipedia projects can be turned in/finished up to one week late for 2/3 the credit of the earned grade. Follow up must be completed within 7 days of turning in project.

Week 2
Pick a field and confirm verbally or in writing with me that it is available before you sign up for it on Wikipedia. Fields are first-come-first-serve. If you are interested in a feminist field that is not on this list, by all means ask (make sure there is already a page for it first).

In the next three weeks:


 * Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link provided.
 * link yourself to your chosen feminist field (for help, complete the Finalize your topicexercise)
 * take the above online training modules to help you figure out how to edit, and what is expected for entries. These trainings are required for your course and wikipedia tracks your completion of them.
 * set up wikipedia visual editor

For extra explanation and resources, read this handout and the Women's Studies handout.

Week 3
Extensively research and read about your field. Find and read no less than seven scholarly sources. This is the minimum rather than the average or ideal number of sources. You will need to find and read resources from each of these areas:

a) book reference materials

b) scholarly (peer reviewed) journal articles and periodicals

c) online materials (can be news articles, blogs, etc)

You will turn in a complete research log and references page documenting the sources you used to become an expert. Standard reference format is required (MLA, APA, or Chicago). Use the research log and Zotero to help you keep track of all the information you find.

Week 4
Go to the Wikipedia page for your field and check the entire entry for:

a) information you can confirm is accurate from your own research. Add a citation if there is none. Note where in your research you confirmed this on the copy you turn in to me.

b) information you can confirm is inaccurate. Fix this and add the citation that confirms where you found the correct information. Make sure this work clearly marked on the copy you turn in to me.

c) areas that need to be expanded on or are entirely absent (i.e. things that you found in your research that are not on the Wikipedia page, or are not discussed extensively enough).

Week 6
Write new text making sure you follow Wikipedia required tone for entries, and create full footnote citations (as per the citation tutorial you tool) that demonstrate where you found the information you are adding. I expect you to compose at least a paragraph’s worth of material throughout the entry in addition to edits. If you cannot do this, you need to provide a me with a narrative for why you were not able to add at least that much material.

Make sure that whatever you add or change is documented immediately (in case editors change your entry) and that you have a hard copy to turn in that clearly outlines what you checked and added. See sample in BB learn folder.

Double check that your submission is “live” aka on the main public page and not waiting to be submitted or in the sandbox. This is part of the grade.


 * NEVER copy and paste your draft of an article over the entire article. Instead, edit small sections at a time. Copy your edits into the article. Make many small edits, saving each time, and leaving an edit summary. Never replace more than one to two sentences without saving!

Week 7
Each student will briefly explain their field to the class and discuss what they did on their Wikipedia entry (5 minutes each). Consider these Guiding questions while preparing for your presentation. This is not graded, it’s just to tell the class about the field you chose and how the entry was/what you did.

Attach this to the back of the hard copy of your article markup.

Week 8
Over the next week, check:

a) the view history tab to see what has been changed about your work

b) your talk/messages to see if Wikipedia editors have given you direct feedback

c) your feedback from me

d) confirm or change the “rating” of your page (check how to do this here)

You must make the changes I request; consider the changes an editor asks you to make (perhaps by making the changes or by creating a discussion thread in the “talk” page of the article); fix the rating; and—if there are large deletions by an editor—consider what changes to tone or citations will ensure most of your work remains live.