Wikipedia talk:Education program archive/New College of Florida/Work Organization and Its Alternatives (Spring)/Timeline
Timeline[edit]
Week 1: Wikipedia essentials[edit]
- In class
- Overview of the course
- Introduction to how Wikipedia will be used in the course
- Handout: Welcome to Wikipedia (available in print or online from the Wikimedia Foundation)
- Assignment (due week 2)
- Start the online student orientation. During this training, you will create an account, make edits in a sandbox, and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia.
Week 2: Editing basics[edit]
- In class
- Basics of editing
- Anatomy of Wikipedia articles, what makes a good article, how to distinguish between good and bad articles
- Tips on finding the best articles to work on for class assignments
- Handouts: Using talk pages, Evaluating Wikipedia article quality, Wikimarkup cheatsheet
- Assignments (due week 3)
- Complete the online training for students.
- Create a user page, and sign up on the list of students on the course page.
- To practice editing and communicating on Wikipedia, introduce yourself to any Wikipedians helping your class (such as a Wikipedia Ambassador), and leave a message for a classmate on their user talk page.
- Milestone
- All students have Wikipedia user accounts and are listed on the course page.
- Select research topic for Wikipedia Project
Week 3: Exploring the topic area[edit]
- In class
- Handouts: Advice for choosing articles and How to get help
- Milestone
- Critically evaluate an existing Wikipedia article(s) related to your topic, and leave suggestions for improving it on the article’s talk page.
- Research and list 3–5 articles on your Wikipedia user page that you will consider working on as your main project.
- Identify the gaps in the Wikipedia articles and hence the possible areas of research for you to explore more deeply. Submit report on what gaps you intend to fill.
- Seek help from librarians to begin building your bibliography.
Week 4: Begin Research[edit]
- Continue research identifying sources to read.
- Begin reading your sources.
- Milestone
- Bibliography for Wikipedia project is due. Include a reading schedule outlining which works you will read in the next four weeks.
Week 5: Continue Research[edit]
- Continue reading your sources.
Week 6: Continue Research[edit]
- Continue reading your sources.
Week 7: Continue Research[edit]
- Continue reading your sources.
Week 8: Continue Research[edit]
- Continue reading your sources.
Week 9: Continue Research[edit]
- Milestone
- Submit your initial report of findings for Wikipedia project.
Week 10: Continue Research[edit]
- Begin making the necessary modifications to Wikipedia.
Week 11: Class presentations[edit]
- In class
- Students give in-class presentations about their topics and research.
Week 12: Continue writing in your sandbox[edit]
- Continue making the necessary modifications to Wikipedia.
- Continue working on final report.
Week 13: Continue writing in your sandbox[edit]
- Continue making the necessary modifications to Wikipedia.
- Continue working on final report.
Week 14: Submit[edit]
- Milestone
Final report Due Date May 15
- Milestone
- Students have finished all their work on Wikipedia that will be considered for evaluation.