Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/California Polytechnic State University/LGBTQ Politics and Policy (Spring)
| This Course
|
Wikipedia Resources
|
Connect
Questions? Ask us:
contact |
 | This course page is an automatically-updated version of the main course page at dashboard.wikiedu.org. Please do not edit this page directly; any changes will be overwritten the next time the main course page gets updated. |
- Course name
- LGBTQ Politics and Policy
- Institution
- California Polytechnic State University
- Instructor
- R.G. Cravens
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- LGBT+ Studies
- Course dates
- 2021-03-29 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-06-07 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 25
This course is a survey of the emergence and growth of the LGBTQ political coalition, primarily in the United States. Throughout the course, we will examine how intersecting social and political power structures contribute to the marginalization of LGBTQ people in public policy, but also how intra-group power dynamics that privilege whiteness, wealth, and gender essentialism led to the development of political priorities unrepresentative of the entire coalition. By the end of the course, students will develop an intersectional understanding of LGBTQ political mobilization and apply their knowledge to research projects examining how LGBTQ people engage in political activism and how governments respond to the demands of this diverse constituency.
Timeline
Week 2
- Course meetings
-
- Thursday, 8 April 2021
- 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- 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 3
- Course meetings
-
- Thursday, 15 April 2021
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- In class - Discussion
Week 4
- Course meetings
-
- Thursday, 22 April 2021
- Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
- In class - Discussion
Week 5
- Course meetings
-
- Thursday, 29 April 2021
- Assignment - Add to an article
- Assignment - Exercise
- 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.
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 6
- Course meetings
-
- Thursday, 6 May 2021
- 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 - 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.
- 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 7
- Course meetings
-
- Thursday, 13 May 2021
- 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
Note: The presentation is due on Canvas as a 5-minute video submission.
- Assignment - Original analytical paper
Write a paper going beyond your Wikipedia article to advance your own ideas, arguments, and original research about your topic.
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.