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Course name
History of Socialism
Institution
University of Maryland
Instructor
David Sartorius
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History
Course dates
2022-08-30 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-12-23 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
40


A global historical approach to one of the most enduring challenges to capitalism, with attention to the political movements it has animated and its social, aesthetic, and intellectual trajectories.

Student Assigned Reviewing
StinkyGremlin Communist Party of Turkey (historical), World War II, Sheikh Said rebellion, World War I, Communist Party of the Soviet Union, 1905 Russian Revolution, Mihri Belli, İsmet İnönü, Prime Minister of Turkey, Ottoman Turkish, Vâlâ Nureddin, Şevket Süreyya Aydemir, Ahmet Cevat Emre, 1960 Turkish coup d'état
Avaquinn780 Cultural diplomacy
LFeurer African Socialism
Kel5142 Union of African States
Walking OSHA Violation Communism in Poland
Xen725 Cybernetics and socialism, Cybernetics
Thejamesman Agrarianism
SlyRedeemerJT Deng Xiaoping Theory, Capitalism, Chinese economic reform, Socialism with Chinese characteristics, State ownership, Jiang Zemin, Political sociology, Three Represents, Constitution of the Chinese Communist Party
Mjpayne1121
Viralworld Violent struggle
ChanningHIST Agrarian socialism
ThreePrinciples Socialist ideology of the Kuomintang
Nhorn1111
Andrew 5G NOLA Women's Trade Union League
Tjohns35 Maoism
MattSalerno Hilda Gadea

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 August 2022   |   Thursday, 1 September 2022
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:

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 6 September 2022   |   Thursday, 8 September 2022
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
Tuesday, 13 September 2022   |   Thursday, 15 September 2022
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 20 September 2022   |   Thursday, 22 September 2022
In class - Discussion
Assignment - Add to an article

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 27 September 2022   |   Thursday, 29 September 2022
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Assignment - Exercise

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 October 2022   |   Thursday, 6 October 2022
Assignment - Exercise

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 11 October 2022   |   Thursday, 13 October 2022
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

History

Political Science

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 18 October 2022   |   Thursday, 20 October 2022
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 25 October 2022   |   Thursday, 27 October 2022

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 1 November 2022   |   Thursday, 3 November 2022

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 8 November 2022   |   Thursday, 10 November 2022

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 15 November 2022   |   Thursday, 17 November 2022
In class - Discussion

Week 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 29 November 2022   |   Thursday, 1 December 2022
Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

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 - Exercise
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 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 6 December 2022   |   Thursday, 8 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
Tuesday, 13 December 2022   |   Thursday, 15 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.

Assignment - Reflective essay