Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh/INFSCI 3350 - Doctoral Seminar (Spring 2017)
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- Course name
- INFSCI 3350 - Doctoral Seminar
- Institution
- School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
- Instructor
- Peter Brusilovsky
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Information Science
- Course dates
- 2017-01-03 00:00:00 UTC – 2017-05-05 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 9
The goal of the seminar was to get deeper knowledge of the new emerging research area known as Social Information Access (Social search, social navigation, social networking, collaborative and social recommendation, social tagging, etc)
| Student | Assigned | Reviewing |
|---|---|---|
| HungKChau | ||
| Ang li | ||
| Xianteng | ||
| Azizsalim | ||
| ChadW89 | ||
| Sdjavadi | ||
| Yueq92 | ||
| Yfamy123 | ||
| Jbarriapineda |
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 4 January 2017
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 11 January 2017
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 18 January 2017
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 25 January 2017
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 1 February 2017
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 8 February 2017
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 15 February 2017
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 22 February 2017
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 1 March 2017
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 8 March 2017
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
- 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. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well.
This page breaks down writing a Wikipedia article into a series of steps, or milestones. These steps include online trainings to help you get started on Wikipedia.
Your 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:
- Editing Wikipedia pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- Assignment - Practicing the Basics Training
- 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! These trainings are required for your course.
- When you finish the trainings, practice by introducing yourself to a classmate on that classmate's Talk page.
- Assignment - Sandbox Training
You've picked a topic and found your sources. Now it's time to start writing.
Creating a new article?
- Write an outline of that topic in the form of a standard Wikipedia article's "lead section." Write it in your sandbox.
- A "lead" section is not a traditional introduction. It should summarize, very briefly, what the rest of the article will say in detail. The first paragraph should include important, broad facts about the subject. A good example is Ada Lovelace. See Editing Wikipedia page 9 for more ideas.
Improving an existing article?
- Identify what's missing from the current form of the article. Think back to the skills you learned while critiquing an article. Make notes for improvement in your sandbox.
Keep reading your sources, too, as you prepare to write the body of the article.
Resources: Editing Wikipedia pages 7–9
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 15 March 2017
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 22 March 2017
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 29 March 2017
- Assignment - Draft your article
- In your sandbox, write a few sentences about what you plan to contribute to the selected article.
- Think back to when you did an article critique. What can you add? Post some of your ideas to the article's talk page, too.
- Compile a list of relevant, reliable books, journal articles, or other sources. Post that bibliography to the talk page of the article you'll be working on, and in your sandbox. Make sure to check in on the Talk page to see if anyone has advice on your bibliography.
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 5 April 2017
- Assignment - Expand your draft
- Keep working on transforming your article into a complete first draft. Get draft ready for peer-review.
- If you'd like a Content Expert to review your draft, now is the time! Click the "Get Help" button in your sandbox to request notes.
Week 15
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 12 April 2017
- Assignment - Continue improving your article
Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on suggestions and your own critique.
- Read Editing Wikipedia page 12 to see how to create links from your article to others, and from other articles to your own. Try to link to 3–5 articles, and link to your article from 2–3 other articles.
Week 16
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 19 April 2017
- 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 Content Expert at any time if you need further help!
Week 17
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 26 April 2017
- 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 Content Expert at any time!
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.