Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/UCLA/Anthro 116S (Fall)

In the past decade, global attention to Asia and the Pacific Rim has significantly increased. As a result we have also seen increased interest in the archaeology of the region. This course introduces SE Asian archaeology, from the Pleistocene onwards, with particular focus on the Philippines. We explore particularities of the SE Asian and Philippine cultural sequence and compare them with developments found elsewhere in the world. This course presents the archaeology of the Philippines. We start our discussions on history of the discipline and how colonialism shaped debates in the prehistory of the country. Themes will focus on the arrival of the first humans in the archipelago; processes such as the emergence of food production, metallurgy, trade and interaction, and increasing socio-political complexity; responses of indigenous populations to European colonialism; and, investigate how these processes influenced ethnic identity in the Philippines. We view these transitions in terms of general ecological adaptations, and frame our explanations of these transitions through a comparative archaeological perspective. We discuss methodological and theoretical issues germane to SE Asian archaeology, from uses of ethnographic analogy and historical records as data sources to applications of anthropological notions of ethnicity, culture change, and political economy to the archaeological record.

Course Goals

At the end of the quarter, students should be able to:


 * 1) Develop a working knowledge about the history of the Philippines through the archaeological lens;
 * 2) Describe the basic historical sequence in the Philippines from the Pleistocene to c. AD 1800
 * 3) Identify the National Cultural Treasures of the Philippines;
 * 4) Demonstrate information and literature search skills in conducting their background research for their class presentation;
 * 5) Acquire basic abilities in critical thinking and reasoning as applied to Philippine archaeological problems and issues; and,
 * 6) Link the archaeology of the Philippines with the wider Southeast Asian and Pacific Region.

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.

Exercise
Evaluate an article

Thinking about sources and plagiarism

Week 4
Choose your topic / Find your sources

What's a content gap?

Cultural Anthropology

Ecology

History

Exercise
Add a citation

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

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

Nominating your article for Did You Know

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.