Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Arkansas Tech University/PS 4143 Nonprofit Governance (Falll 2019)

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Course name
PS 4143 Nonprofit Governance
Institution
Arkansas Tech University
Instructor
Jeff Aulgur
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Nonprofit Governance and Operations
Course dates
2019-09-24 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-04 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
15


This course examines the theoretical, philosophical, practical and ethical perspectives related to the effective management and leadership of nonprofit organizations in the twenty-first century. Upon completion of the course, the student will possess an understanding of 1) the historical development of the nonprofit sector, 2) the multiple rationales for the existence of the nonprofit sector, 3) the distinctive characteristics of nonprofit organizations, 4) the structures, processes and complexities of organizational governance shared by volunteer board members and professional staff, 5) the dynamic environment of the contemporary nonprofit organization, and 6) the current issues of importance to nonprofit decision makers.

My intent is to use a Wikipedia assignment as the group project for the term (with 3-4 members per group). I must identify five Wikipedia articles related to the governance of nonprofit organizations (and management) or five major nonprofit organizations with substantial entries and the potential for editing and inclusion of quality information (preferably scholarly peer-reviewed publications).

Student Assigned Reviewing
Monieca
Ttollett
Merryfaith45

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 30 September 2019
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, 7 October 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 14 October 2019
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

LGBT+ Studies

Political Science

Sociology

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 21 October 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 28 October 2019
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 4 November 2019
Assignment - Peer review three articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Milestones

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


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.

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 11 November 2019
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

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 18 November 2019
Assignment - Continue improving your article

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.


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 9

Course meetings
Monday, 25 November 2019
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

Guiding questions

Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 2 December 2019
Milestones

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