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===== Undergraduate ===== ====== Exam ====== Undergraduate students in the course will be required to complete a take-home exam late in the quarter that will cover material from lectures and from the assigned readings. The exam will consist of several short essay prompts. The prompts will cover course materials up to the point of the exam; they will emphasize synthetic understanding of course materials and will not require outside research. We estimate the exam will only take a couple of hours to complete, however, given the circumstances, we will make it available during two days and students may complete it at any time during that window. : [https://canvas.northwestern.edu/courses/160351/assignments/1010459 '''Exam link (Canvas)'''] : Exam available: March 7 : Exam due: March 8 ====== Community Advising assignments 1 & 2 ====== Undergraduate students in the course will also be required to complete two Community Advising assignments (CA1 and CA2, for short). For each assignment, you are invited to serve as an expert advisor to the leaders and members of an online community or crowd and to provide evidence-based insights into how to better address a specific challenge they face. :'''[[Online_Communities_and_Crowds_(Winter_2022)/Community_advising_assignments#CA1%3A_Participation_gaps_on_English_Wikipedia|Detailed information about both assignments is available here]] '''CA1: 1500-1800 words''' For CA1, the teaching team will select the community/crowd as well as the challenge. In elaborating your recommendations to address the challenge, we expect you to draw on sources and evidence provided as part of the course (readings, lecture, section materials, etc.). You may, but absolutely do not need to draw on additional sources. ''Update (Feb 2.): [[Online_Communities_and_Crowds_(Winter_2022)/Community_advising_assignments#CA1%3A_Participation_gaps_on_English_Wikipedia|CA1 details have been posted]] '''CA2: 2000-2250 words''' For CA2, you will select your own community/crowd and challenge. We encourage you to choose a community/crowd of which you are a member/leader and where you could, even if only in theory, deliver your recommendations to other members/leaders and have some chance of seeing the recommendations debated/adopted. For CA2 we expect you to draw on sources and evidence provided as part of the course (again) as well as any additional materials you deem relevant/useful. Please note that we require you to meet with a member of the teaching team to discuss your plan and to secure written (email or chat is fine) approval of your chosen community/crowd and challenge at least two weeks before CA2 is due. : CA1 announced: February 2 : CA1 due: February 9 : CA2 topic proposal: February 9-March 2 : CA2 due: March 16 '''Assessment rubric for CA1 and CA2''' The teaching team will evaluate both CA1 and CA2 along the following dimensions and criteria, which overlap a great deal with Aaron's [[User:Aaronshaw/Assessment|general assessment rubric for written work]]. Keep in mind, these dimensions and criteria don't correspond to specific point values or anything like that. They also tend to escalate in terms of difficulty. An exceptional paper does all of these things exceptionally; a very good paper does all of these things well; a good paper does most of these things well; etc. '''Clarity & style:''' Is the paper readable and clear? Is it free of errors? Is the writing logically organized and coherent? Are sources appropriately cited/documented? '''Quality of analysis:''' Does the paper provide clear, original, and well-supported arguments and interpretation? Does it identify and analyze the challenge(s) facing the community/crowd effectively? Where possible/reasonable, does the analysis draw on relevant evidence to support its claims and recommendations? '''Scope:''' Does the argument adapt a suitable scope given the length constraints of the assignment? Does it provide a thorough and focused analysis of the key issues at hand? Is there an appropriate balance between high-level generalities and specific details? '''Quality of insight:''' Does the paper propose a clear strategy, design, and/or actions in response to the challenge? Do the proposed strategy, design, and/or actions seem compelling and worth adopting given the evidence presented? Do the proposed strategies, designs, and/or actions reflect a creative and sophisticated synthesis of available evidence, relevant course materials, and other resources the author has chosen to draw upon?
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