Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Rutgers Law School/Advanced Legal Research (Spring 2023)

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Course name
Advanced Legal Research
Institution
Rutgers Law School
Instructor
Judith Simms
Wikipedia Expert
Brianda (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History
Course dates
2023-01-09 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-04-28 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
25


Rutgers Law Spring 2023

Student Assigned Reviewing
Cec253 Martial law
Legallydani Marital deduction
Spc135 Cuban Assets Control Regulations
Mtc1997 New York Bill of Rights
Wilthethrill06 Turner v. Driver
RulawVG Bankruptcy discharge
Bwm131 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018
ALR.kg23 Admission on motion
Advancedlegalwriting Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
Amilybolano Direct estoppel
JohnWyciskala Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act
Eponiatowski Death on the High Seas Act
EBrislinger Administrator of an estate
Sarah.elgalad Form I-9
Smuirh01 Smoke-Free Air Act Discretionary jurisdiction, Turner v. Driver
Jem482 Discretionary jurisdiction
Elm136 Foundation (evidence)
Jsember22 Pure speech
CDobo SAFE-T Act
Marissa424 Good-faith exception
EF1007 FDA preemption
Jep224 Family purpose doctrine
Drk120 New Jersey Fair Foreclosure Act
KGengoult Orr v. Orr
Laura Ensminger Agricultural Entry Act

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 23 January 2023
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, 30 January 2023
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 6 February 2023
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 13 February 2023
Assignment - Make a small edit
Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 20 February 2023
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

History

Political Science

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 27 February 2023
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

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

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 6 March 2023
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 8

Course meetings
Monday, 20 March 2023
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 9

Course meetings
Monday, 27 March 2023
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 10

Course meetings
Monday, 3 April 2023
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!

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 10 April 2023
Milestones

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