Wikipedia:WikiProject United States Public Policy/Courses/Policy Analysis fall 2010 (Infeld)

COURSE LEADERBOARD

Rank	Username	Characters added	Active days
1	Ramacu	14071	5
2	Dounoannick	12028	3
3	Labrador70	9617	1
4	Seaver02	9325	1
5	Creyjons	8778	4
6	Eva YFL	8441	4
7	Qiaochina	5233	2
8	Randymauer	4531	2
9	Kbrought	4402	1
10	Sydneymcrae	4301	1
11	Oakland123	3854	1
12	Bridoc	3450	3
13	Kic0117	3083	1
14	Srayburn	2516	1
15	Miriam Oak	197	1

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Course description

Policy Analysis - This is an introductory course to policy analysis. Policy analysts are responsible for defining and framing public problems, identifying and evaluating possible strategies for addressing problems, and recommending solutions that make the most sense. The goals of this course are to provide students with an understanding of the role that analysis plays in the policy-making process, to make students critical consumers of policy analysis, and to equip students with the basic skills necessary to write a professional policy analysis paper.

Assignment overview

Wikipedia Submission: Students will select and critique a Wikipedia page related to the policy topic used in their individual policy analysis. Key criteria include credibility of the page, intended audience, currency of content, degree of support for the information and analysis, use of policy analysis tools or concepts, extent of balance and/or bias, and any recommended changes to content, style, and tone. The student should submit changes to Wikipedia and then monitor, for one week, feedback from the Wikipedia “community.” The student should summarize such feedback and include reflections on its validity.

Timeline

• 10/27/10 Introduction to Wikipedia Assignment; Editing on Wikipedia
• 12/1/10 Wikipedia content online by this date
• 12/15/10 Wikipedia Assignment write-up due (with 1-week follow-up)

Students

This is a list of students and their articles, which students will sign up for at the appropriate time.

• Oakland123 (talk · contribs) - Oakland Unified School District
• Bridoc (talk · contribs) - Plastic shopping bag
• Kic0117 (talk · contribs) - Plastic shopping bag
• Miriam Oak (talk · contribs) - Frauenquote
• sydneymcrae (talk · contribs) - Amnesty
• seaver02 (talk · contribs) - Debbie Smith Act
• kcalkin925 (talk · contribs) - Equal pay for women
• randymauer (talk · contribs) - Politics of Honduras
• labrador70 (talk · contribs) - Haiti – United States relations
• ccallaha (talk · contribs) - Maternal Health
• Ramacu (talk · contribs) - Social safety net
• Dounoannick (talk · contribs) - Demographics of France
• Qiaochina (talk · contribs) - Renewable Energy in China
• Kbrought (talk · contribs) - Alternative Minimum Tax
• Creyjons (talk · contribs) - Container deposit legislation in the United States
• Srayburn (talk · contribs) - Alternative Minimum Tax
• Eva YFL - National Higher Education Entrance Examination
• Zhauser (talk · contribs) - Wind power in Kansas