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Course name
Canadian Political Parties
Institution
Acadia University
Instructor
Erin Crandall
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Political Science
Course dates
2022-01-11 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-04-30 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
10


This course considers the evolution of Canadian political parties, with particular emphasis on patterns of support, ideological change, and styles of leadership.

The Wikipedia assignment will ask students to identify an existing Wikipedia article on a Canadian political party (federal, provincial, or territorial) that is underdeveloped and to develop new content for the article.

Student Assigned Reviewing
SpenserBauchman Nova Scotia New Democratic Party
W.N.Mason Independent politician
Bradley Verran Nova Scotia Liberal Party
Abigaildort Party system
GeorgieWill Women in Canadian politics
StevenFord9 Grassroots fundraising
154662L Gender quota
Morgan.j7 Indigenous land claims in Canada
Roelan182 2018 Quebec general election
Gaelanmac Party discipline

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 17 January 2022
In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment

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:

Assignment - Get started on 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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 24 January 2022
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

For the "Evaluate Wikipedia" exercise, try choosing an article that you are interested in doing further work on.

In class - Discussion

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 31 January 2022
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 7 February 2022
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 14 February 2022
Assignment - Annotated Bibliography

Prepare an annotated bibliography that includes a minimum of 5 peer-reviewed articles and/or chapters. Full instructions are available on Acorn.

Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page. You should have an initial draft ready for peer review by February 14.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Political Science

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 28 February 2022
Assignment - Your first draft of the article is ready for peer review
In class - Discussion

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 7 March 2022
Assignment - Peer review one article

Guiding framework

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 14 March 2022
Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Assignment - Respond to your peer review

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.
Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned article and responding to the comments from their peer reviewer.

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 21 March 2022
Assignment - Continue improving 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.

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 28 March 2022
Assignment - Polish your work

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 11

Course meetings
Monday, 4 April 2022
Assignment - Final article

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!
In class - In-class presentation

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 11 April 2022
Milestones

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

Assignment - Reflection Paper

Write a paper reflecting on the Wikipedia project, including what you have learned, what challenges you encountered, as well as the potential and limitations of this kind of project for learning about Canadian politics. Detailed instructions available on Acorn.