Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Purdue University/Astroparticle Physics (Spring 2023)

Student	Assigned	Reviewing
Bplohetski	Diffuse supernova neutrino background
Ghusheng	N-body simulation, Galaxy formation and evolution
Robincarpenter4444	NuSTAR
AstroParticlePhysics	Messier 2
CadenLa4	Spring Triangle
Jvega1314	Primordial black hole
Amelia.binau	XENON, Coincidence Method, Coincidence Method (particle physics)
Gskowron
Gskowron24	Borexino
Miacobuc	EZ Aquarii

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings

Tuesday, 10 January 2023 | Thursday, 12 January 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:

Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
Evaluating Wikipedia

Week 2

Course meetings

Tuesday, 17 January 2023 | Thursday, 19 January 2023

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

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.)

Week 3

Course meetings

Tuesday, 24 January 2023 | Thursday, 26 January 2023

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 4

Course meetings

Tuesday, 31 January 2023 | Thursday, 2 February 2023

Assignment - Add to an article

Assignment - Exercise

Week 5

Course meetings

Tuesday, 7 February 2023 | Thursday, 9 February 2023

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings

Tuesday, 14 February 2023 | Thursday, 16 February 2023

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

Week 7

Course meetings

Tuesday, 21 February 2023 | Thursday, 23 February 2023

In class - Discussion

Week 8

Course meetings

Tuesday, 28 February 2023 | Thursday, 2 March 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

Tuesday, 7 March 2023 | Thursday, 9 March 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

Tuesday, 21 March 2023 | Thursday, 23 March 2023

Week 11

Course meetings

Tuesday, 28 March 2023 | Thursday, 30 March 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 12

Course meetings

Tuesday, 4 April 2023 | Thursday, 6 April 2023

Week 13

Course meetings

Tuesday, 11 April 2023 | Thursday, 13 April 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!

Week 14

Course meetings

Tuesday, 18 April 2023 | Thursday, 20 April 2023

Milestones

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