Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of South Florida/WST 4935 Senior Capstone Project (Fall 2018)
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- Course name
- WST 4935 Senior Capstone Project
- Institution
- University of South Florida
- Instructor
- Tangela Serls
- Wikipedia Expert
- Elysia (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Women's and Gender Studies
- Course dates
- 2018-08-20 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-12-05 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 15
WST 4935 “Senior Capstone Project” is the senior experience for Women’s and Gender Studies students ready to take their education off campus and out into the world. The course is designed to help students establish some personal post-graduation goals and successfully leverage their WGS knowledge and skills toward achieving said goals. The semester pivots around a final project, which includes a literature review and portfolio piece. The project helps students apply their education to a future goal, whether it is applying to graduate school, doing social justice advocacy and activism, and/or starting a career path.
Timeline
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 24 September 2018 | Wednesday, 26 September 2018
- 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
- 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.)
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 1 October 2018 | Wednesday, 3 October 2018
- In class - Discussion
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 10 October 2018
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 15 October 2018 | Wednesday, 17 October 2018
- Assignment - Choose possible topics
Exercise
Make sure you're investigating articles on Wikipedia related to your capstone project.
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
- In class - Discussion
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 22 October 2018 | Wednesday, 24 October 2018
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 29 October 2018 | Wednesday, 31 October 2018
- 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
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
- In class - Discussion
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 5 November 2018 | Wednesday, 7 November 2018
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 14 November 2018
- Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia
Now it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 19 November 2018 | Wednesday, 21 November 2018
- 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 15
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 26 November 2018 | Wednesday, 28 November 2018
- 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!
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.