Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Cooper Union/Power Knowledge Architecture (Fall)

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Course name
Power Knowledge Architecture
Institution
Cooper Union
Instructor
Zulaikha Ayub
Wikipedia Expert
Brianda (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History
Course dates
2023-08-28 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-12-15 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
30


An introduction to the historiography of architecture which examines how architectural knowledge has been historically thematized and analyzed. A significant portion is dedicated to the ‘canon’ of ‘great buildings’ and how we can expand this to include less obvious but no less significant examples, especially spaces of power, like those of governance for instance, or if taken more literally, battery farms and nuclear power plants. Students will work in groups and select a site or building from a list provided to them by myself and the TA (after we’ve gone through Wikipedia and found notable gaps) and do research, including significant factual information (i.e. the design and construction firms involved, timeline, client, budget, function, location, etc.) as well as relevant drawing artifacts (like sketches and blueprints) and photographs.

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 28 August 2023
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:

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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 11 September 2023
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 18 September 2023
Assignment - Choose your article
In class - Discussion
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Art History

Biographies

Cultural Anthropology

History

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 25 September 2023
Assignment - Make a small edit

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 2 October 2023
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 9 October 2023
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 16 October 2023
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
Monday, 23 October 2023
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

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 30 October 2023
Assignment - Continue improving your article

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
Monday, 6 November 2023
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
Monday, 13 November 2023
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 - Original analytical paper

Write a paper going beyond your Wikipedia article to advance your own ideas, arguments, and original research about your topic.

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 20 November 2023
Milestones

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.