Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Rutgers Law School/Advanced Legal Research (Spring 2023)

Student	Assigned	Reviewing
Cec253	Martial law
Legallydani	Marital deduction
Spc135	Cuban Assets Control Regulations
Mtc1997	New York Bill of Rights
Wilthethrill06	Turner v. Driver
RulawVG	Bankruptcy discharge
Bwm131	FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018
ALR.kg23	Admission on motion
Advancedlegalwriting	Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
Amilybolano	Direct estoppel
JohnWyciskala	Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act
Eponiatowski	Death on the High Seas Act
EBrislinger	Administrator of an estate
Sarah.elgalad	Form I-9
Smuirh01	Smoke-Free Air Act	Discretionary jurisdiction, Turner v. Driver
Jem482	Discretionary jurisdiction
Elm136	Foundation (evidence)
Jsember22	Pure speech
CDobo	SAFE-T Act
Marissa424	Good-faith exception
EF1007	FDA preemption
Jep224	Family purpose doctrine
Drk120	New Jersey Fair Foreclosure Act
KGengoult	Orr v. Orr
Laura Ensminger	Agricultural Entry Act

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings

Monday, 23 January 2023

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:

Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
Evaluating Wikipedia

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 2

Course meetings

Monday, 30 January 2023

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

In class - Discussion

Week 3

Course meetings

Monday, 6 February 2023

Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings

Monday, 13 February 2023

Assignment - Make a small edit

Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources

Week 5

Course meetings

Monday, 20 February 2023

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

History

Political Science

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings

Monday, 27 February 2023

Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Week 7

Course meetings

Monday, 6 March 2023

Assignment - Respond to your peer review

You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. Consider their suggestions, decide whether it makes your work more accurate and complete, and edit your draft to make those changes.

Resources:

Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.

Week 8

Course meetings

Monday, 20 March 2023

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 9

Course meetings

Monday, 27 March 2023

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 - 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 10

Course meetings

Monday, 3 April 2023

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!

Week 11

Course meetings

Monday, 10 April 2023

Milestones

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.