Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/UCLA/Psychology 220A (Fall, 2018)

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Course name
Psychology 220A
Institution
UCLA
Instructor
Benjamin Karney
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
ProSem in Social Psychology
Course dates
2018-10-01 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-12-12 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
15


This course provides a broad overview of the field of social psychology, emphasizing major themes, historical trends, and current directions. This is a course designed for graduate students. The content leans toward students pursuing a career in social psychology, although the course is open to students from outside of the discipline as well. For the final project, students will be asked to choose between: a) Composing a new article on a topic in social psychology that is not yet represented at Wikipedia, or b) Revising an existing article on Wikipedia that does not adequately represent a topic in social psychology.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Jmacdonald7 Psycho-oncology
Ilanser Sex differences in schizophrenia
Peter.h.fisher Intergroup relations
Jasoncchin Contact hypothesis
Csandman107 Interpersonal emotion regulation
Chilledsunshine Social cognitive neuroscience
Leelazar Social behavior
Ipekdemi
JSRpsych Future self
Dmirny Social salience
Zach.oxford Social vision
Cmoody404 Social-Emotional Development
Ddolif Warm-glow giving
W.s.campbell Motivation crowding theory
UCLA Romney Physical intimacy
Laurisela
Lnlesko Parental investment

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 1 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 3 October 2018
Assignment - Registration at Wikipedia

In the first week, all students MUST:

1) Sign up for the class site at Wikipedia


Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 8 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 10 October 2018
Assignment - On-line training

In the second week, all students MUST:

1) Complete all of the on-line training modules about how to write a good Wikipedia article.

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 15 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 17 October 2018
Assignment - Choose a topic

By the end of Week 3, all students MUST:

1) Decide whether they are going to compose a new article or revise an existing one.
2) Submit their chosen topic to the instructor AND receive approval.

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 22 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 24 October 2018

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 29 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 31 October 2018

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 5 November 2018   |   Wednesday, 7 November 2018

Week 7

Course meetings
Wednesday, 14 November 2018

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 19 November 2018   |   Wednesday, 21 November 2018
In class - Post article

 By the end of this week (but earlier is better), all students MUST:

1) Post their article live on Wikipedia 

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 26 November 2018   |   Wednesday, 28 November 2018
Assignment - Monitor feedback

During this week, all students should be monitoring and responding to feedback.

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 3 December 2018   |   Wednesday, 5 December 2018
Assignment - Submit link to final article

At the end of Week 10, all students should write an email to the instructor with a link to the posted article, and note describing the feedback received and how the student has responded.

Grading will begin on Monday of Week 11.