Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Oklahoma State University/GWST 3450 Gender, Violence, and Justice (Spring 2021)

This course provides a transnational, intersectional overview of gender-based violence in a range of forms. From interpersonal and domestic violence to sexual harassment and violence within the criminal justice system, gender-based violence has been the focus of local and international policies, activist priorities, and academic research. In GWST 3450, we will take a critical stance to interrogate the ways that the categories of race, class, sexuality, ability, and citizenship expand and contract survivors’ social and legal experiences. We will explore a range of theories, from carceral to abolitionist perspectives on justice, that all strive towards a single goal: to create a violence-free, more equitable world for all.

Week 2
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.

Week 3
After conversations and in-class &quot;speed dating,&quot; you will have your Wiki project group finalized.

Week 4
(Note from Dr. Schwarz: Even if you don't think you're going to focus on a health-related topic this semester, you are still required to complete this assignment as part of our Wiki project.)

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 5
(Note from Dr. Schwarz: When you're finalizing your topic, ask yourself the following questions...

Does this topic fit under the rubric of &quot;gender, violence, and/or justice&quot;?

Does this topic motivate your interest for an entire semester?

Does this topic require a deeper understanding, a more intersectional understanding, or a more complicated understanding?)

Week 6
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

History

LGBT+ Studies

Medicine

Political Science

Psychology

Sociology

Women's Studies

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 8
Guiding framework

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

Week 9
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 10
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 11
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 12
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 13
Remember, our reflective essay has unique guidelines on our Canvas page! Be sure to reference our GWST Wiki Project assignment guide.

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