Wikipedia talk:Education program archive/University of Cincinnati/Philosophy and Women (Summer 2013)/Course description

Course: Women and Philosophy

 * Wikipedia project description
 * Project: Research a woman philosopher and make a Wikipedia page on her. You also have to send me a report (500-750 words) on your philosopher.
 * Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is for you to learn about a woman in philosophy, increase the visibility of women in philosophy on Wikipedia, and learn how to write and edit articles on Wikipedia. Wikipedia writers and editors are predominately men.
 * Final project (Wikipedia article and report submitted via Blackboard) due Thursday, July 25, before midnight. See Timeline for detailed timeline.


 * Introduction and overview
 * Look at other pages to get a feel for what they’re supposed to include. Here’s a suggestion of where to start: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_female_philosophers.
 * Suggestions for content: Year of birth – year of death; Location of birth; Where they currently reside; Where they work; Academic field(s) and subfield(s); Alma mater; Doctoral advisor; Major impact/idea; Major works; Honors/distinctions. Note: This list is merely suggestive of the type of content to include. Not all information will be available. As a result, your article may have more or less information.
 * This project will also require you to read some of the philosopher’s work in order to summarize it and state its importance. I do not expect you to read several books, but you should read the equivalent of at least two articles. If the philosopher has a book, you should read a review of the book. Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews is one source for good book reviews: http://ndpr.nd.edu/recent-reviews/. You may find these two internet encyclopedias of philosophy particularly helpful in finding a woman philosopher, understanding her work, or demonstrating the significance or impact of her work: http://plato.stanford.edu/ and http://www.iep.utm.edu/.

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