Wikipedia:WikiProject United States Public Policy/Courses/Spring 2011/Habituating and Addictive Drugs in Our Culture (Ray Castle)

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Course description[edit]

This is a sports medicine course for students pursuing certification in athletic training. It focuses on current issues related to the legal, social, economic, ethical, and medicinal use of performance-enhancing drugs in society.

Assignment overview[edit]

Students will be divided into 6 different groups, each containing 4 students. They will be assigned a topic related to performance-enhancing drugs in society and assigned as the "proponent" or "opponent" for that topic. Students will then complete a series of projects based on their assigned topic and role, including:

  • a formal argument paper supported by factual research with a minimum of 10 credible sources;
  • an oral presentation of the argument in the form of a debate between the proponent and opponent, including the use of supporting visuals; and
  • a writing collaborative between the proponent and the opponent to formulate an unbiased, encyclopedic article to Wikipedia.

Assignment timeline[edit]

Project Milestones

January 27 - Groups and topics assigned; Outline of topic responsibilities
February 3 - Wikipedia training
March 3 - First draft of argument paper with literature review due to instructor for review and feedback
March 29 - Final paper due
April 5 - Argument “key points” and debate Powerpoints due to instructor for review and feedback
April 12 & 14 - Oral debates
May 3 - Collaborative articles submitted to Wikipedia

Students[edit]

This is a list of KIN 4605 students' Wikipedia usernames and links to their respective Wikipedia articles on which they will be working.

Quick Resources for Students[edit]

Campus Ambassador[edit]

The campus ambassador for this course is Dylan Staley.

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