Editing Online Communities and Crowds (Winter 2022)/Community advising assignments
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: CA1 announced: February 2 | : CA1 announced: February 2 | ||
: CA1 due: February | : CA1 due: February 8 | ||
: CA2 topic proposal: February 9-March 2 | : CA2 topic proposal: February 9-March 2 | ||
: CA2 due: March 16 | : CA2 due: March 16 | ||
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=== CA1: Participation gaps on English Wikipedia === | === CA1: Participation gaps on English Wikipedia === | ||
Leaders and community members affiliated with the [https://wikimedia.org Wikimedia Foundation], the organization that supports a number of communities and projects, have contacted you seeking recommendations for steps they can take to overcome participation and contribution | Leaders and community members affiliated with the [https://wikimedia.org Wikimedia Foundation], the organization that supports a number of communities and projects, have contacted you seeking recommendations for steps they can take to overcome participation and contribution ''gaps'' in the English language edition of Wikipedia. [https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.12314 They define] a ''gap'' in this context as any aspect of the Wikipedia ecosystem—for example the contributor community—that exhibits stark imbalance or inequities along a salient dimension—for example age, gender, race, socioeconomic status, or digital skills level. Prior research suggests that all of these factors shape who edits Wikipedia. Prior attempts to overcome these gaps have met with limited success...until now. | ||
Your job is to produce a report (1500-1800 words long) drawing on materials from this class advising these leaders about how they ought to understand this challenge (participation gaps) and how they might make progress towards overcoming it. | Your job is to produce a report (1500-1800 words long) drawing on materials from this class advising these leaders about how they ought to understand this challenge (participation gaps) and how they might make progress towards overcoming it. | ||
A warning: if all you say boils down to, | A warning: if all you say boils down to, ''You need to convince more different kinds of people to edit Wikipedia'' or ''You should make it easier to edit Wikipedia,'' we won't be very impressed. Better insights will draw on intelligent reflections on the themes and materials of this course to make more specific and sophisticated recommendations that carefully consider potential drawbacks and unintended consequences. | ||
Please note: You do not need to draw on resources beyond the course materials (readings, lectures, assignments, sections, etc.) in producing your report. However, you may feel free to do so. | Please note: You do not need to draw on resources beyond the course materials (readings, lectures, assignments, sections, etc.) in producing your report. However, you may feel free to do so. | ||
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=== Format, style, and submission === | === Format, style, and submission === | ||
The format of these reports is up to you. If you want to use graphs, illustrations, bullet points, tables, or section headings, do so. But whatever their format, your papers should feature clear, readable, correct, and persuasive prose. Citations should be consistently and properly formatted (Kate Turabian’s | The format of these reports is up to you. If you want to use graphs, illustrations, bullet points, tables, or section headings, do so. But whatever their format, your papers should feature clear, readable, correct, and persuasive prose. Citations should be consistently and properly formatted (Kate Turabian’s ``Manual for Writers'', available in the library, is a reliable guide as are various online resources for standard style guides such as the 7th edition of American Psychological Association style). Remember, you are trying to look good in front of your clients. | ||
All written assignments should be submitted as a PDF via Canvas. | All written assignments should be submitted as a PDF via Canvas. | ||
Please include your name somewhere (prominent!) in the document that you submit as well as your last name at the beginning of the filename (e.g., "Shaw-occ-ca1.pdf"). | Please include your name somewhere (prominent!) in the document that you submit as well as your last name at the beginning of the filename (e.g., "Shaw-occ-ca1.pdf"). | ||
=== Assessment rubric for CA1 and CA2 === | === Assessment rubric for CA1 and CA2 === |