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Course name
History 304, Medieval Europe
Institution
Manhattan College
Instructor
Jennifer Edwards
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History
Course dates
2019-02-21 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-05-17 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
25


This is an upper-division course examining the history of Europe during the Middle Ages. Students will be writing research papers in several stages, including a short paper critiquing coverage of their subject in at least one Wikipedia entry. After submitting their research paper students must update at least one Wikipedia page based on their research.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Mcollado01
Liz sossan
DaveD577
Jsteele01
MelRel Richard I of England
Taylorm02
Jcampbell45 Brian Boru
Albdude
Ccanavan81
Reillylove
Johnathaniel

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Friday, 22 February 2019
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:


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 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 26 February 2019   |   Friday, 1 March 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 March 2019   |   Friday, 8 March 2019
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 March 2019   |   Friday, 15 March 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 March 2019   |   Friday, 22 March 2019

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 26 March 2019   |   Friday, 29 March 2019
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


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

History

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 April 2019   |   Friday, 5 April 2019
Assignment - 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."

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13


Assignment - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to your article

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.


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 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 April 2019   |   Friday, 12 April 2019
Assignment - Original analytical paper

Write a paper going beyond your Wikipedia article to advance your own ideas, arguments, and original research about your topic.

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 April 2019
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!


Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Milestones

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.