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Course name
Sparks Gaming the System
Institution
UC Merced
Instructor
Heather Devrick
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Cultural Anthropology
Course dates
2022-08-24 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-12-16 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
24


Students learn about games, theories of play, and how games intersect with different disciplines and western culture in general. Last semester, the class edited articles on games, either as individuals and in groups, and this is what we would like to do again. I chose Cultural Anthropology for the discipline, but it's a gen ed course taht incorporates various disciplines.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Viny77713 Civilization VI: Gathering Storm
DarrenO1234 Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle
Bperez85 Star Wars: The Old Republic
Soccergirly101
ErickF-150
Chathuga Omega Strikers
Edquan0904 War (card game)
KabimosM Ludo (board game)
Ehernandez568 Monopoly (game)
Ashmarc Sorry! (game)
Rj081
494adrian Talk:uno(card game), Uno (card game)
Payala7 Plants vs. Zombies
Majortoads Clash of Clans
Dxnnxs Marvel: Future Fight
Etong11 Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Cyberpunk 2077
Anamarie 004 Jenga, Fall Guys
Bkabangu Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Hnaghavissbg Marvel: Future Fight
R1ceandCh1ck3n The Sims 4
Aaksid414 Assassin's Creed II
Ktapia-becerril Crash Bandicoot

Timeline

Week 6

Course meetings
Thursday, 29 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:

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.)

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 October 2022   |   Thursday, 6 October 2022
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion
Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 11 October 2022   |   Thursday, 13 October 2022
Assignment - Make a small edit
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

Biographies

Cultural Anthropology

History

LGBT+ Studies

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 18 October 2022   |   Thursday, 20 October 2022
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

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!

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.