This course provides an introduction to the study of poverty, justice and capabilities. We consider theory and policy oriented towards improving human well-being in the US and internationally. Readings address not just material deprivations but also gender, racial and ethnic disparities, health status, education, human rights, and political freedoms.
A key requirement of the course is the development of an approved contribution to Wikipedia, either a substantial revision of an existing article or a new article. Students will also review existing pages, write proposals for their contributions, participate in appropriate project groups, and provide additional contributions (such as to talk pages or edits of other entries). The assigned will be staged, with portions due at specific dates during the course,
Document | Deadline | File Name | Points (Total: 450) |
---|---|---|---|
Create Account & User Page | Tuesday, August 28 | N/A | 5 |
Review an existing wikipedia page | Thursday, August 30 | <LastName>PageReview.doc | 10 |
Proposed topics | Thursday, September 6 | <LastName>WikiTopics.doc | 15 |
Proposal | Thursday, September 20 | <LastName>WikiProposal.doc | 100 |
WikiProject Contribution | Thursday, October 4 | <LastName>WikiProject.pdf | 5 |
Article Discussion | Thursday, October 4 | <LastName>ArticleDiscussion.pdf | 5 |
Initial Contribution to Mainspace | Tuesday, October 23 | <LastName>IntialContribution.pdf <LastName>Outline.doc | 75 |
Page Promotion | Thursday, October 25 | <LastName>PagePromotion.pdf | 5 |
Workshop Entry Uploaded to OWL-Space | Friday, October 26 | <LastName>WorkshopEntry.pdf <LastName>Outline.doc | Part of Total Below |
Peer Review Documents | Tuesday, October 30 | n/a | 30 |
Workshop required class | Thursday, November 1 | n/a | Part of Total Below |
Revised Contribution (nominate article for Good Article) | Thursday, November 15 | <LastName>RevisedEntry.pdf | Part of Total Below |
Additional Contributions | Tuesday, November 20 | <LastName>Additional.doc | Part of Total Below |
Final Contribution | Thursday, November 29 | <LastName>Original.pdf
<LastName>Summary.doc <LastName>WikiFinalEntry.pdf <LastName>History.pdf |
200 |
explain your interest and possible revisions, 8-10 references (5 minimum), and then rank the topics in order from most to least desirable. One of these topics will become your final topic and the rankings may be used to form groups of two based on common interest (if you indicate you would like to work in a pair). If you know you want to work with a particular class member, you could submit the topic proposals jointly, indicating how you might split up the work.
Student usernames should follow the ExampleUser format below.
This table will list each article that a student is working on, and which other students will be peer reviewers for the article.
To mark each article the subject of a student project, add the following code at the top of the talk page for each article: {{ WAP assignment | course=Wikipedia:USEP/Courses/Poverty, Justice, and Human Capabilities (Kimberly Hoang and Diana Strassmann) | university = Rice University | term = 2012 Q4 | project = }} That will result in the following banner (and make the articles easy to track):
![]() | This article is the subject of an educational assignment at Rice University supported by the Wikipedia Ambassador Program during the 2012 Q4 term. Further details are available on the course page. |
This course provides an introduction to the study of poverty, justice and capabilities. We consider theory and policy oriented towards improving human well-being in the US and internationally. Readings address not just material deprivations but also gender, racial and ethnic disparities, health status, education, human rights, and political freedoms.
A key requirement of the course is the development of an approved contribution to Wikipedia, either a substantial revision of an existing article or a new article. Students will also review existing pages, write proposals for their contributions, participate in appropriate project groups, and provide additional contributions (such as to talk pages or edits of other entries). The assigned will be staged, with portions due at specific dates during the course,
Document | Deadline | File Name | Points (Total: 450) |
---|---|---|---|
Create Account & User Page | Tuesday, August 28 | N/A | 5 |
Review an existing wikipedia page | Thursday, August 30 | <LastName>PageReview.doc | 10 |
Proposed topics | Thursday, September 6 | <LastName>WikiTopics.doc | 15 |
Proposal | Thursday, September 20 | <LastName>WikiProposal.doc | 100 |
WikiProject Contribution | Thursday, October 4 | <LastName>WikiProject.pdf | 5 |
Article Discussion | Thursday, October 4 | <LastName>ArticleDiscussion.pdf | 5 |
Initial Contribution to Mainspace | Tuesday, October 23 | <LastName>IntialContribution.pdf <LastName>Outline.doc | 75 |
Page Promotion | Thursday, October 25 | <LastName>PagePromotion.pdf | 5 |
Workshop Entry Uploaded to OWL-Space | Friday, October 26 | <LastName>WorkshopEntry.pdf <LastName>Outline.doc | Part of Total Below |
Peer Review Documents | Tuesday, October 30 | n/a | 30 |
Workshop required class | Thursday, November 1 | n/a | Part of Total Below |
Revised Contribution (nominate article for Good Article) | Thursday, November 15 | <LastName>RevisedEntry.pdf | Part of Total Below |
Additional Contributions | Tuesday, November 20 | <LastName>Additional.doc | Part of Total Below |
Final Contribution | Thursday, November 29 | <LastName>Original.pdf
<LastName>Summary.doc <LastName>WikiFinalEntry.pdf <LastName>History.pdf |
200 |
explain your interest and possible revisions, 8-10 references (5 minimum), and then rank the topics in order from most to least desirable. One of these topics will become your final topic and the rankings may be used to form groups of two based on common interest (if you indicate you would like to work in a pair). If you know you want to work with a particular class member, you could submit the topic proposals jointly, indicating how you might split up the work.
Student usernames should follow the ExampleUser format below.
This table will list each article that a student is working on, and which other students will be peer reviewers for the article.
To mark each article the subject of a student project, add the following code at the top of the talk page for each article: {{ WAP assignment | course=Wikipedia:USEP/Courses/Poverty, Justice, and Human Capabilities (Kimberly Hoang and Diana Strassmann) | university = Rice University | term = 2012 Q4 | project = }} That will result in the following banner (and make the articles easy to track):
![]() | This article is the subject of an educational assignment at Rice University supported by the Wikipedia Ambassador Program during the 2012 Q4 term. Further details are available on the course page. |