Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Michigan/ASIAN 201 Society and Culture in Contemporary Japan (Fall 2020): Difference between revisions

In the American imagination, Japan often occupies a liminal position -- it is “modern” but not “Western,” and Japanese culture might seem recognizable but also very different. This course is a general introduction to the forms and patterns of postwar Japanese culture. This course offers an introduction to Japanese social structures, cultural patterns, and recent shifts in the last two decades.

First engaging common American perceptions and misperceptions of Japanese people and culture, we explore major social trends including the education system, family organization, styles of intimacy, and patterns of work. Constantly challenging American images of Japanese people, we analyze shared commonalities and cross-cutting differences, ideologies and practices, tools of control and efforts at resistance. The course aims to expose students to enduring social patterns, the range of Japan’s diversity, and concepts in social theory applicable to other cultural contexts.

Student	Assigned	Reviewing
Ojinavi
Hayashikiyo
Perperwtl
Cangfeng12

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings

Friday, 11 September 2020

Week 3

Course meetings

Monday, 14 September 2020 | Wednesday, 16 September 2020 | Friday, 18 September 2020

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 4

Course meetings

Monday, 21 September 2020 | Wednesday, 23 September 2020 | Friday, 25 September 2020

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

In class - Discussion

Week 5

Course meetings

Monday, 28 September 2020 | Wednesday, 30 September 2020 | Friday, 2 October 2020

Week 6

Course meetings

Monday, 5 October 2020 | Wednesday, 7 October 2020 | Friday, 9 October 2020

Week 7

Course meetings

Monday, 12 October 2020 | Wednesday, 14 October 2020 | Friday, 16 October 2020

Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 8

Course meetings

Monday, 19 October 2020 | Wednesday, 21 October 2020 | Friday, 23 October 2020

Assignment - Add to an article

Assignment - Exercise

Week 9

Course meetings

Monday, 26 October 2020 | Wednesday, 28 October 2020 | Friday, 30 October 2020

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

Cultural Anthropology

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 10

Course meetings

Monday, 2 November 2020 | Friday, 6 November 2020

Week 11

Course meetings

Monday, 9 November 2020 | Wednesday, 11 November 2020 | Friday, 13 November 2020

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.

Week 12

Course meetings

Monday, 16 November 2020 | Wednesday, 18 November 2020 | Friday, 20 November 2020

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 13

Course meetings

Monday, 23 November 2020 | Wednesday, 25 November 2020 | Friday, 27 November 2020

Week 14

Course meetings

Monday, 30 November 2020 | Wednesday, 2 December 2020 | Friday, 4 December 2020

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 15

Course meetings

Monday, 7 December 2020

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!

Week 16

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!

Assignment - Reflective essay

Milestones

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

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