Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Murray State University/Research in the Information Age (Summer 2019)

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Course name
Research in the Information Age
Institution
Murray State University
Instructor
Amy Dye-Reeves
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Information Science
Course dates
2019-05-28 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-07-05 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
20


A course designed to explore the phenomena, activities, and issues surrounding the development, gathering, organization, and use of information and resources in a global community.

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 May 2019   |   Wednesday, 29 May 2019   |   Thursday, 30 May 2019   |   Friday, 31 May 2019
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.

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 3 June 2019   |   Tuesday, 4 June 2019   |   Wednesday, 5 June 2019   |   Thursday, 6 June 2019   |   Friday, 7 June 2019
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 10 June 2019   |   Tuesday, 11 June 2019   |   Wednesday, 12 June 2019   |   Thursday, 13 June 2019   |   Friday, 14 June 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Assignment - Exercise

Copyedit an article

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

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 17 June 2019   |   Tuesday, 18 June 2019   |   Wednesday, 19 June 2019   |   Thursday, 20 June 2019   |   Friday, 21 June 2019

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 24 June 2019   |   Tuesday, 25 June 2019   |   Wednesday, 26 June 2019   |   Thursday, 27 June 2019   |   Friday, 28 June 2019
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 - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to 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.

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!

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!
Milestones

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