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Course name
COM 300 Human Communication Research
Institution
The University of Alabama
Instructor
Darrin Griffin
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Communication Studies
Course dates
2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-12-15 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
35


This course covers research methods used in the Communication Studies discipline. It introduces junior and senior level students to the methods of various types of social science research utilized in the field. Students are required to edit Wikipedia pages relevant to theories, scholars, and methods of inquiry in Communication Studies.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Kdelaney7 User:Kdelaney7/sandbox2 User:Katharris1/sandbox2,
Rlsmith14 User:Rlsmith14/sandbox3 User:Bma18/sandbox2
Swstephenson1 User:Swstephenson1/sandbox2 User:Cheney17/sandbox3
Bma18! User:Bma18/sandbox2 Tdharless1/sandbox2
Hacoley User:Hacoley/sandbox2 User:Rcnesbitt1/sandbox2
Adhenson1 User:Adhenson1/sandbox2 User:Swstephenson1/sandbox2
Victoriawelch10 User:Victoriawelch10/sandbox Photographic Communication
Capanhans User:Capanhans/sandbox2 Timothy Levine
Gojazzygo1 User:Gojazzygo1/sandbox/ racially ambiguous User:Adhenson1/sandbox2 User:Adhenson1/sandbox2
Sctomlin Draft:Communication in Forensic Science User:Adhenson1/sandbox2
Atgoodwin1 User:Atgoodwin1/whitenesstheory User:Asramsey/sandbox2
Rcnesbitt1 User:rcnesbitt1/sandbox2 User:Maryellie96/sandbox3
Jakesilb14 User:Jakesilb14/sandbox2 User:Kdelaney7/sandbox2
Jfevert User:Jfevert/sandbox2 User:Maryellie96/sandbox3
Maryellie96 User:Maryellie96/sandbox3 User:Tdharless1/sandbox2
Laneyhoward User:Laneyhoward/sandbox3 User:Jfevert/sandbox2
Katharris1 User:Katharris1/sandbox2, User:Rcnesbitt1/sandbox2
Edwane1 User:Djgriffin7/sandbox2
Jsedeno97 Timothy Levine User:Ndebel/sandbox2
Ndebel User:Ndebel/sandbox2 User:Smnelson4/sandbox4 User:Smnelson4/sandbox4
Smnelson4 User:Smnelson4/sandbox6b User:Katharris1/sandbox2,
Cheney17 User:Cheney17/sandbox3
Medugan1 [[1]]
Jaconsigli User:Jaconsigli/sandbox2 User:Victoriawelch10/sandbox
Tdharless1 User:Tdharless1/sandbox2 User:Asramsey/sandbox2
Dfrench17 Positive Reinforcement
Asramsey User:Asramsey/sandbox2 User:Laneyhoward/sandbox3
Sgflowers1 Photographic Communication Victoriawelch10/sandbox
Mppawlowski2 User:Mppawlowski2/sandbox/PoliceCommunication User:Cheney17/sandbox3
Ahlange30 User:Ahlange30/sandbox2 User:Mppawlowski2/sandbox2/CommunicativeMusicality
JNGilbreath

Timeline

Week 3

Course meetings
Wednesday, 5 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:


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 4

Course meetings
Monday, 10 September 2018   |   Wednesday, 12 September 2018
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 17 September 2018   |   Wednesday, 19 September 2018
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Books

Cultural Anthropology

Linguistics

Psychology

Science Communcation

Sociology

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 24 September 2018   |   Wednesday, 26 September 2018
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 1 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 3 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.

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 8 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 10 October 2018
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 15 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 17 October 2018
Assignment - Respond to your peer review

You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. Consider their suggestions, decide whether it makes your work more accurate and complete, and edit your draft to make those changes.

Resources:

  • Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
  • Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 22 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 24 October 2018
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 11

Course meetings
Monday, 29 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 31 October 2018
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 12

Course meetings
Monday, 5 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 13

Course meetings
Monday, 12 November 2018   |   Wednesday, 14 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!


In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

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 14

Course meetings
Monday, 19 November 2018
Milestones

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