Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Fisk University/CORE 160 (Spring 2017)

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Course name
CORE 160
Institution
Fisk University
Instructor
Patrick C. Fleming
Wikipedia Expert
Adam (Wiki Ed)
Subject
CORE
Course dates
2017-01-04 00:00:00 UTC – 2017-04-25 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
20


This course, the second in a sequence of writing courses required for all Fisk students, adds research and source evaluation to the previous course's focus on argument.

Student Assigned Reviewing
JazzmineWrites Cy Morgan (1920s pitcher) Jeffree Star, Latasha Byears
Smarae Debbie Allen 2009 Sabana Seca Massacre, Macrodontia (tooth)
Sydneymreynolds 2009 Sabana Seca massacre Debbie Allen, Macrodontia (tooth)
Kcollier1996 Latasha Byears Cy Morgan (1920s pitcher), Jeffree Star
TaNaisha Macrodontia (tooth) Debbie Allen
Lay fay17 Jeffree Star, Cy Morgan (1920s pitcher) Cy Morgan (1920s pitcher)
Cchristie11

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Friday, 24 February 2017
In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia project

 Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course, but contains only a rough outline: consult the course syllabus for details.

 Our course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Content Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the "Get Help" button on this page. 

 To get started, please review the following handouts: 

Assignment - Practicing the basics
  • Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you.
  •  It's time to dive into Wikipedia. Below, you'll find the first set of online trainings you'll need to take. New modules will appear on this timeline as you get to new milestones. Be sure to check back and complete them! Incomplete trainings will be reflected in your grade.

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 27 February 2017   |   Wednesday, 1 March 2017   |   Friday, 3 March 2017
Assignment - Critique an article

 It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles. You'll evaluate a Wikipedia article, and write a short paper explaining your evaluation.

Follow these steps:

  • Complete the "Evaluating Articles and Sources" training (linked below).
  • Choose an article, and consider some questions (but don't feel limited to these): 
    • Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference?
    • Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
    • Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
    • Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
    • Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
    • Check a few citations. Do the links work? Is there any close paraphrasing or plagiarism in the article?
    • Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
  •  The paper is due on Canvas. See syllabus and handout from class for details.
  • Smarae (talk) 07:04, 31 March 2017 (UTC). [reply]

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 13 March 2017   |   Wednesday, 15 March 2017   |   Friday, 17 March 2017
In class - Group Work

This week you will continue working in groups, understanding the Wikipedia policies and choosing articles to edit. See our course syllabus for details about assignments: a paragraph about reliability and verifiability, and an annotated bibliography.

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 20 March 2017   |   Wednesday, 22 March 2017   |   Friday, 24 March 2017
Assignment - Add to an article

Working with your groups and using the guidelines from class, you will select one or more articles to edit. (Most of you will probably focus on stub pages, but WikiProjects and other tools can guide you to additional pages that need work).

See the syllabus for details and deadlines. The graded portion of the assignment will be a self-evaluation.