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Course name
My Name is URL - Writing for the Web Fall 2016
Institution
Western University
Instructor
Dr. Christopher Lee
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Writing
Course dates
2016-09-08 00:00:00 UTC – 2016-12-18 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
26


Student Assigned Reviewing
Starskyand
Mgiulia3
Cxu223
Swilby
Gdebono19
Wlee368
Michelle Erin
Smagyar95
Aialova
Abouwme2
Lilabet85
Gteixeir
Bradypritch
Ahellstr Stockholm
Rlaufer2
Mmcginl2
MAClements
Csavein
HDODICK
Idunlop
Hlidsky
Breannataus
Kscott96
Studentcbass
SLENDVA

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Thursday, 8 September 2016   |   Friday, 9 September 2016
In class - Wikipedia essentials
  • Overview of the course
  • Introduction to how Wikipedia will be used in the course
  • Understanding Wikipedia as a community, we'll discuss its expectations and etiquette.



Handout: Editing Wikipedia


Assignment - Create your account and learn the basics
  • Create an account and then complete the online training for students. During this training, you will make edits in a sandbox and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia.

Week 2

Course meetings
Sunday, 11 September 2016   |   Monday, 12 September 2016   |   Tuesday, 13 September 2016   |   Wednesday, 14 September 2016   |   Thursday, 15 September 2016
Assignment - Critique an article
  • Review pages 4-7 of the Evaluating Wikipedia brochure. This will give you a good, brief overview of what to look for in other articles, and what other people will look for in your own.
  • Evaluate an existing Wikipedia article related to the class, and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's talk page.
  • A few questions to consider (don't feel limited to these):


    • Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference?
    • Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
    • Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
    • Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
    • Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
    • Check a few citations. Do the links work? Is there any close paraphrasing or plagiarism in the article?
    • Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?




Resources: Evaluating WikipediaUsing Talk Pages

Week 3

Course meetings
Sunday, 18 September 2016   |   Monday, 19 September 2016   |   Tuesday, 20 September 2016   |   Wednesday, 21 September 2016   |   Thursday, 22 September 2016
Assignment - Add to an article
  • Add 1–2 sentences of new information, backed up with a citation to an appropriate source, to a Wikipedia article related to the class.

Week 4

Course meetings
Sunday, 25 September 2016   |   Monday, 26 September 2016   |   Tuesday, 27 September 2016   |   Wednesday, 28 September 2016   |   Thursday, 29 September 2016
Assignment - Copyedit an article
  • Choose one article, identify ways in which you can improve and correct its language and grammar, and make the appropriate changes. (You do not need to alter the article's content.)