Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/The University of Texas at Arlington/Human Resource Economics Fall 2021 (Fall 2022)
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- Course name
- Human Resource Economics Fall 2021
- Institution
- The University of Texas at Arlington
- Instructor
- Christy Spivey
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Course dates
- 2022-08-23 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-12-09 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 20
The course is about the economics of work and pay. Students will be choosing a related topic to research.
Timeline
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 1 September 2022
- 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
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- Tuesday, 6 September 2022 | Thursday, 8 September 2022
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 13 September 2022 | Thursday, 15 September 2022
- Assignment - Choose possible topics
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 20 September 2022 | Thursday, 22 September 2022
- Assignment - Add to an article
- Assignment - Exercise
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 27 September 2022 | Thursday, 29 September 2022
- Literature Review
Look for scholarly articles to cite. See my video in the Project module showing you how to get started.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 4 October 2022 | Thursday, 6 October 2022
- Literature Review
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 11 October 2022 | Thursday, 13 October 2022
- Literature Review
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 18 October 2022 | Thursday, 20 October 2022
- Literature Review
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 25 October 2022 | Thursday, 27 October 2022
- Literature Review
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 1 November 2022 | Thursday, 3 November 2022
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 8 November 2022 | Thursday, 10 November 2022
- Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia
It's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 15 November 2022 | Thursday, 17 November 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 14
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 29 November 2022 | Thursday, 1 December 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 15
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 6 December 2022 | Thursday, 8 December 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!
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.