Wikipedia Analysis Paper:
This course requires that each student choose one of the provided Wikipedia articles (YOU CANNOT CHOOSE YOUR OWN) posted on RamCT in order to conduct a scholarly analysis of the content and sourcing of the article by comparing it against your own research on the subject using primary and secondary sources. Each student will conduct a kind of scholarly compare/contrast of their information versus that contained within the Wikipedia article and identify and assess any issues within it, ultimately suggesting changes to be made in order to improve the scholarly quality of the article. Potential issues could, but are not limited to: non-academic sourcing, plagiarism, improper attribution, vague language, incorrect names, dates, or content oversimplification, vandalism, offensive content, biased information, etc.
Your grade on the Wikipedia analysis paper will be based on:
• Minimum of 5 changes suggested for Wikipedia content
• 1,000 minimum word count
• Minimum of 5 sources used, which must include at least 2 primary & 2 secondary sources
• Proper Chicago Manual of Style formatted, footnoted bibliographical citations & captions (see Chicago Manual of Style Quick Guide and Image Citation Guide on our RamCT page)
• Grammatical/spelling mistakes
• Quality of overall narrative structure/organization
Wikipedia website allowed:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_Revolution
