Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Murray State University/JMC 440 Research Methods in Public Relations (Fall 2022)
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- Course name
- JMC 440 Research Methods in Public Relations
- Institution
- Murray State University
- Instructor
- Melony Shemberger
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Journalism, communication, public relations
- Course dates
- 2022-09-06 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-12-01 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 15
Catalog description: Use of social science research methods in public relations. Emphasis will be on survey techniques and focus groups, interpretation, application, and communication of research findings to the public. Prerequisites: JMC 330 with a grade of C or better.
Instructor's description: Public relations relies on different types of research — market research, industry research, news tracking, and competitive analysis. Every project requires various research methods, but all PR projects involve research to some extent. With Wikipedia, you will have the privilege to contribute information that might be missing, lacking or incorrect.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 6 September 2022 | Thursday, 8 September 2022
- Introduction to editing Wikipedia
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.)
- More about upcoming Wikipedia assignments
You will participate in several Canvas assignments throughout the semester, which will be a part of the course grade. You also can refer to the Wikipedia module in Canvas.
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 13 September 2022 | Thursday, 15 September 2022
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- Sources and plagiarism
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 20 September 2022 | Thursday, 22 September 2022
- Assignment - Choose possible articles
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
- Assignment - Discussion
What's a content gap? This will be explored in a Canvas assignment.
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 27 September 2022 | Thursday, 29 September 2022
- Assignment - Add to an article
- Assignment - Exercise
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 4 October 2022 | Thursday, 6 October 2022
- 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
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 11 October 2022 | Thursday, 13 October 2022
- Assignment - Peer review three articles
- Assignment - Discussion
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 18 October 2022 | Thursday, 20 October 2022
- 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.
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 25 October 2022 | Thursday, 27 October 2022
- 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 9
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 1 November 2022 | Thursday, 3 November 2022
- 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 10
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 8 November 2022 | Thursday, 10 November 2022
- 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!
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 15 November 2022 | Thursday, 17 November 2022
- 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!
- In class - In-class presentation
- Assignment - Reflective essay
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 22 November 2022 | Thursday, 24 November 2022
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.