Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/UMass Boston/Composition II 8am (Spring 2021)
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- Course name
- Composition II 8am
- Institution
- UMass Boston
- Instructor
- Dan Messier
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- English
- Course dates
- 2021-01-25 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-12 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 16
Composition II is a course in inquiry-based research writing. It is designed to prepare students for their upper level courses by introducing principles of research and tactics for effective communication in academia. Students will create or revise a Wikipedia article of their choosing to learn about genre, research, citation requirements, revision, and collaboration in writing.
Timeline
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 4 February 2021
- Assignment - Introduction to the Wikipedia Discourse Community
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.
Learn more about Wikipedia Discourse by reading:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 2 and 5
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 9 February 2021 | Thursday, 11 February 2021
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 16 February 2021 | Thursday, 18 February 2021
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 23 February 2021 | Thursday, 25 February 2021
- Assignment - Deeper Into Wikipedia Discourse
Complete these trainings to learn about more tools that Wikipedia offers to prepare you to make your Wikipedia edits.
Week 6
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- Tuesday, 2 March 2021 | Thursday, 4 March 2021