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Timeline

Week 1, February 13th: Wikipedia Essentials

In class
Assignments (due February 20th before midnight)
  • Choose a topic, create a Wikipedia account, create a user page, sign up on the list of students on the course page, and sign up and add the course code to the APS Wikipedia Initiative Site (course code = “WesPsychology 313952-000-ken”)
  • Find one journal article on your chosen topic and post its reference to your Wiki Sandbox using the cite menu journal template.
  • This initial step is worth 2% of your final grade and will be marked as complete/incomplete.

Week 2: Reading Week

Assignments
  • No assignments.

Week 3: Using sources and Exploring the topic area

Assignments
  • Add 1-2 sentences of new information, backed up with a citation to an appropriate source, to your chosen Wikipedia article.
  • Compose a 15 item bibliography of relevant research and post it to the talk page of the article you are working on. Start reading the sources.

Week 4: Drafting starter articles

Assignments
  • If you are starting a new article, write a 3–4 paragraph summary version of your article (with citations) in your Wikipedia sandbox. If you are improving an existing article, write a summary version reflecting the content the article will have after it's been improved, and post this along with a brief description of your plans on the article's talk page.
  • Begin working with classmates and Online Ambassadors to polish your short starter article and fix any major transgressions of Wikipedia norms.
  • Continue research in preparation for expanding your article.
Milestone
  • All students have started editing articles or drafts on Wikipedia.

Week 5: Building Articles

In class
Wiki assignments
  • Move sandbox articles into main space.
  • Begin expanding your article into a comprehensive treatment of the topic.

Week 6: Building articles and Giving Feedback

In class or outside of class
Wiki assignments
  • Expand your article into an initial draft of a comprehensive treatment of the topic.
  • Select two classmates' articles that you will peer review and copy-edit.
  • Peer review two of your classmates' articles. Leave suggestions on the article talk pages.
  • Copy-edit the two reviewed articles.
Milestone
  • All articles have been reviewed by others. All students have reviewed articles by their classmates.

Week 7: Responding to feedback

In class
Wiki assignments (due week 9)
  • Make edits to your article based on peers' feedback.
  • Nominate your article for Good Article status.

Week 8:

In class


Wiki assignments (due week 9)
  • Add final touches to you Wikipedia article. Try to address issues from Good Article reviews and peer reviews.

Week 9: Due date

You made it!

Milestone
  • Students have finished all their work on Wikipedia that will be considered for grading.


(Click to return to your main course page and continue.)

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