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- Course name
- Research Process and Methodology - RPM FA 2019
- Institution
- New York University
- Instructor
- FULBERT
- Wikipedia Expert
- Elysia (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Research
- Course dates
- 2019-09-06 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-12 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 15
The purpose of this Wikipedia Extra Credit assignment for our Research Process and Methodology course is for students to take what they learn through critical reading and analysis of the literature and share it in an open and accessible way with others interested in the same area of interest.
This arises from a belief that knowledge sharing, like karma, benefits both sharer and receiver. As the primary deliverable of the Research Process and Methodology course is the identification of a researchable problem, development of a research question, and a literature review on the topic, sharing our depth of knowledge with a wider community benefits our credibility as developing experts in our own areas of interest.
Assignments, all of which are extra credit, should be done by the end of each week, and they must be done in order. Weeks may not be skipped. Late assignments will not be accepted after Week 5 (10/5).
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 12 September 2019
- 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.)
- Assignment - Set your Wikipedia Preferences
In your Wikipedia account Preferences, make sure to enter an email address in Preferences > User profile > Email options (and turn all the options on so you will get notifications).
In Preferences > Notifications, select all of them via Web and Email as they happen.
These tweaks will allow you to receive my responses to you, along with any system or user notices.
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Create a new section (named with the week / assignment / and your Wikipedia name) and introduce yourself on the professor's FULBERT Talk page.
Each assignment should begin with its own new section at the bottom of the Talk page. Sign all your Talk page comments with " LuChen2019 (talk) 03:45, 13 December 2019 (UTC) " (that will stamp your entries with your username and time/date).
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 19 September 2019
- In class - Discussion
- Milestones
Create a new section (named with the week / assignment / and your Wikipedia name) on the professor's FULBERT Talk page and include:
- summarize what you found in your article evaluation,
- some reaction to your the Discussion questions (above),
- a link to your evaluation itself,
- a link to the Talk page where you offered a comment,
- and what you learned in the process.
Each assignment should begin with its own new section at the bottom of the Talk page. Sign all your Talk page comments with " LuChen2019 (talk) 03:45, 13 December 2019 (UTC) " (that will stamp your entries with your username and time/date).
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 26 September 2019
- In class - Discussion
- Assignment - Share what you found and what you learned
Create a new section (named with the week / assignment / and your Wikipedia name) on the professor's FULBERT Talk page and include:
- explain the content gap you identified,
- some reaction to your the Discussion questions (above),
- a link to the gap itself,
- and what you learned in the process.
Each assignment should begin with its own new section at the bottom of the Talk page. Sign all your Talk page comments with " LuChen2019 (talk) 03:45, 13 December 2019 (UTC) " (that will stamp your entries with your username and time/date).
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 3 October 2019
- Assignment - Exercise 1
Finalize your topic / Find your sourcesBe sure to select and assign yourself the article before you begin editing it or adding a citation to it. Beyond adding a citation alone, make sure to provide a sentence or two to express your contribution in context (which the citation will support) to demonstrate how it adds to the knowledge in the article.
- Assignment - Exercise 2
- Assignment - Share the citation you added and what you learned
Create a new section (named with the week / assignment / and your Wikipedia name) on the professor's FULBERT Talk page and include:
- mention the citation you added
- link to the diff (difference between the previous version and the current one),
- explain what you learned in the copyediting,
- and what you learned in the process.
Each assignment should begin with its own new section at the bottom of the Talk page. Sign all your Talk page comments with " LuChen2019 (talk) 03:45, 13 December 2019 (UTC) " (that will stamp your entries with your username and time/date).
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 10 October 2019
- 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
Please take a look at whichever of these seem most related to your topic. They all contain useful guidance:
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts or revisions to the articles they hope to improve.
If you have identified an article that does not exist in Wikipedia and you believe you can write from scratch as part of this process, let me know and I will work with you directly on it throughout the rest of this extra credi assignment.
- Assignment - Add a citation to 1 more article
Similiar to the assignment last week, select and assign yourself 1 more (different) articles and add a citation to it. Be sure to provide a sentence or two to express your contribution in context and demonstrate how it adds to the knowledge in the article.
- Assignment - Share your progress
Create a new section (named with the week / assignment / and your Wikipedia name) on the professor's FULBERT Talk page and include:
- summarize what you did in your article revision,
- link to your working revisions,
- link to the diff (difference between the previous version and the current one) of what citation add you made,
- and what you learned in the process.
Each assignment should begin with its own new section at the bottom of the Talk page. Sign all your Talk page comments with " LuChen2019 (talk) 03:45, 13 December 2019 (UTC) " (that will stamp your entries with your username and time/date).
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 17 October 2019
- Assignment - Peer review an article
- In class - Discussion
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
- Assignment - Add a citation to 1 more article
Similiar to the assignment last week, select and assign yourself 1 more (different) articles and add a citation to it. Be sure to provide a sentence or two to express your contribution in context and demonstrate how it adds to the knowledge in the article.
- Assignment - Share your progress
Create a new section (named with the week / assignment / and your Wikipedia name) on the professor's FULBERT Talk page and include:
- summarize what you did learned through reviewing somebody else's work,
- link to the person you reviewed,
- link to the diff (difference between the previous version and the current one) of what citation add you made,
- and what you learned in the process.
Each assignment should begin with its own new section at the bottom of the Talk page. Sign all your Talk page comments with " LuChen2019 (talk) 03:45, 13 December 2019 (UTC) " (that will stamp your entries with your username and time/date).
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 24 October 2019
- Assignment - Add a citation to 1 more article
Similiar to the assignment last week, select and assign yourself 1 more (different) articles and add a citation to it. Be sure to provide a sentence or two to express your contribution in context and demonstrate how it adds to the knowledge in the article.
- 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.
- Assignment - Share your progress
Create a new section (named with the week / assignment / and your Wikipedia name) on the professor's FULBERT Talk page and include:
- summarize what you learned through reviewing somebody else's work,
- link to the person you reviewed,
- link to the diff (difference between the previous version and the current one) of what citation add you made,
- and what you learned in the process.
Each assignment should begin with its own new section at the bottom of the Talk page. Sign all your Talk page comments with " LuChen2019 (talk) 03:45, 13 December 2019 (UTC) " (that will stamp your entries with your username and time/date).
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 31 October 2019
- 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
- Assignment - Share your progress
Create a new section (named with the week / assignment / and your Wikipedia name) on the professor's FULBERT Talk page and include:
- summarize what you did,
- and what you learned in the process.
Each assignment should begin with its own new section at the bottom of the Talk page. Sign all your Talk page comments with " LuChen2019 (talk) 03:45, 13 December 2019 (UTC) " (that will stamp your entries with your username and time/date).
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 7 November 2019
- 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.
- Assignment - Share your progress
Create a new section (named with the week / assignment / and your Wikipedia name) on the professor's FULBERT Talk page and include:
- summarize what you did,
- and what you learned in the process.
Each assignment should begin with its own new section at the bottom of the Talk page. Sign all your Talk page comments with " LuChen2019 (talk) 03:45, 13 December 2019 (UTC) " (that will stamp your entries with your username and time/date).
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 14 November 2019
- 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!
- Assignment - Share your progress
Create a new section (named with the week / assignment / and your Wikipedia name) on the professor's FULBERT Talk page and include:
- summarize what you did,
- and what you learned in the process.
Each assignment should begin with its own new section at the bottom of the Talk page. Sign all your Talk page comments with " LuChen2019 (talk) 03:45, 13 December 2019 (UTC) " (that will stamp your entries with your username and time/date).
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 21 November 2019
- 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
- Assignment - Share your progress
Create a new section (named with the week / assignment / and your Wikipedia name) on the professor's FULBERT Talk page and include:
- summarize what you did,
- and what you learned in the process.
Each assignment should begin with its own new section at the bottom of the Talk page. Sign all your Talk page comments with " LuChen2019 (talk) 03:45, 13 December 2019 (UTC) " (that will stamp your entries with your username and time/date).
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 5 December 2019
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.