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- Course name
- CMN2160 Theories of the Media
- Institution
- University of Ottawa
- Instructor
- Patrick McCurdy
- Wikipedia Expert
- Shalor (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Communication Theory
- Course dates
- 2018-09-05 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-12-05 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 70
Theories about the relations between media, power elites, and mass culture. Study of the main American and European schools of thought. From the technological (McLuhan prophecies) to the symbolic and socio-political dimensions (feminist and cultural studies)
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 5 September 2018
- 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
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- Wednesday, 12 September 2018
- In class - Discussion
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 19 September 2018
- In class - Discussion
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 26 September 2018
- Assignment - Exercise
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 3 October 2018
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 10 October 2018
- 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 - Exercise
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 17 October 2018
- Assignment - Continue improving your article
Exercise
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 8
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 24 October 2018
- 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 9
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 31 October 2018
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.