Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/UCSD/Introduction to Policy Analysis (Summer 2018)

Introduction to Policy Analysis

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.)

Exercise
Evaluate an article

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Exercise (please complete both)
Choose a topic

Finalize your topic / Find your sources

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Your contribution should include at least 4 sources.

Week 3
You should be working to draft at least one paragraph of new text to add to your Wikipedia article. Be sure to add citations as you go.

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

History

Political Science

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 4
Now that you have a complete draft, it's time to move your work live - to the &quot;mainspace.&quot;

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Week 5
It's the final week to develop 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.

Add links to your article
== Before you complete your work: ==


 * 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!

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