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Course name
Fundamentals of Speech Communication
Institution
Palm Beach State College
Instructor
Megan Jameson
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Communication
Course dates
2019-08-26 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-18 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
15


This course will introduce the student to the basic principles of effective
speech communication. Topics will include intrapersonal communication, intercultural
communication, listening, verbal communication, nonverbal communication, small group
dynamics, mass communication, and public communication. Students will complete oral and
written projects designed to demonstrate an understanding of the communication process and
an ability to analyze and think critically about communication in today's dynamic and diverse
global marketplace.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Futuredogtor Foot-in-the-door technique
Hunter Demers High-context and low-context cultures
VictoriaWarembourg Chronemics
Rmilenagarcia Groupthink
Nicooolepuerta Haptic communication
LaCherie Wilcox Communication apprehension
SaraTahura Halo Effect
Alti88 Actor–observer asymmetry
JonathanTexta Reciprocal liking
SapphireWalls Ethnocentrism
Velludo Benevolent prejudice
JoseAlvarez98 Self-esteem
Afrodamus Conflict management style
Louidjy Power distance
Hunterd522
Wikisofig26

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 26 August 2019   |   Wednesday, 28 August 2019

Week 2

Course meetings
Wednesday, 4 September 2019
Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

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.)


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:

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 9 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 11 September 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Cultural Anthropology

Psychology

Sociology

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 16 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 18 September 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 23 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 25 September 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

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 30 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 2 October 2019
In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 7 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 9 October 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


Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 14 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 16 October 2019
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.

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 21 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 23 October 2019
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 10

Course meetings
Monday, 28 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 30 October 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

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 4 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 6 November 2019
Milestones

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