Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Rowan College at Burlington County/Society, Ethics, and Technology (Fall 2018)
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- Course name
- Society, Ethics, and Technology
- Institution
- Rowan College at Burlington County
- Instructor
- Edem
- Wikipedia Expert
- Elysia (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Sociology
- Course dates
- 2018-08-29 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-12-12 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 40
This course provides a framework for understanding the ways in which technology has transformed society and for assessing the social ethical global environmental and professional issues associated with these changes. Students will also have the opportunity to conduct investigations into the following areas: professional responsibility ethical implications respect for diversity and the need for life-long learning.
Timeline
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 24 September 2018 | Tuesday, 25 September 2018 | Wednesday, 26 September 2018 | Thursday, 27 September 2018 | Friday, 28 September 2018
- Assignment - Project Part 5
- Start drafting your contributions
For your article, write a 3–4 paragraph summary version of your article—with citations—in your Wikipedia sandbox and post this along with a brief description of your plans on the article’s talk page.
Begin working with other editors to polish your short starter article and fix any major issues.
Continue research in preparation for expanding your article.
Compile a bibliography of relevant research and post it to the talk page of the article you are working on. Begin reading the sources.
PS: Screenshot and submit to Blackboard-Assessment the pages on which you found the information or of your desktop that answers the questions/requirements of the homework t.
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 6
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 30 September 2018 | Monday, 1 October 2018 | Tuesday, 2 October 2018 | Wednesday, 3 October 2018 | Thursday, 4 October 2018
- Assignment - Project Part 6
- Peer review an article
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
PS: Screenshot and submit on Blackboard the pages on which you found the information or of your desktop that answers the questions/requirements of the homework.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 7 October 2018 | Monday, 8 October 2018 | Tuesday, 9 October 2018 | Wednesday, 10 October 2018 | Thursday, 11 October 2018
- Assignment - Project Part 7
- 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.
PS: Screenshot and submit on Blackboard the pages on which you found the information or of your desktop that answers the questions/requirements of the homework.
Resources:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
- Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 14 October 2018 | Monday, 15 October 2018 | Tuesday, 16 October 2018 | Wednesday, 17 October 2018 | Thursday, 18 October 2018
- Assignment - Project Part 8
- 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."
PS: Screenshot and submit on Blackboard the pages on which you found the information or of your desktop that answers the questions/requirements of the homework.
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 21 October 2018 | Monday, 22 October 2018 | Tuesday, 23 October 2018 | Wednesday, 24 October 2018 | Thursday, 25 October 2018
- In class - Project Part 9
- Continue improving your article
Exercise
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
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- Sunday, 28 October 2018 | Monday, 29 October 2018 | Tuesday, 30 October 2018 | Wednesday, 31 October 2018 | Thursday, 1 November 2018
- Assignment - Project Part 10
- Final article
It's the final week to develop your article.
PS: Submit a draft of your article To Blackboard.
- 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 11
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 4 November 2018 | Monday, 5 November 2018 | Tuesday, 6 November 2018 | Wednesday, 7 November 2018 | Thursday, 8 November 2018
- Assignment - Final project submission to Wikipedia
Please upload your final project (Article) to Blackboard after submitting your article on Wikipedia.
- Assignment -
PS: Screenshot and submit on Blackboard the pages on which you found the information or of your desktop that answers the questions/requirements of the homework.