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Timeline

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Week 1: No class

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Happy Labour Day

Week 2: Wikipedia Essentials

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In class
  • Overview of the course
  • Introduction to how Wikipedia will be used in the course
  • Handout: Welcome to Wikipedia (available in print or online from the Wikimedia Foundation)
Assignment (due week 2)

Week 3: Editing basics

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In class
  • Basics of editing
  • Anatomy of Wikipedia articles, what makes a good article, how to distinguish between good & bad articles
  • Tips on finding the best articles to work on for class assignments
Assignments (due week 3)

Week 4: Create user page

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In class
Assignments (due week 5)
  • Create a user page, and sign up on the list of students on the course page
  • Work on Assignment 1, posted in Blackboard

Week 5: Using sources

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Assignment 1 (due today)
  • Hand in User name and marking template.
  • Submit Assignment 1 on Wikipedia sandbox ONLY
For next class
  • Instructor evaluates student's article selections, by week 8 .

Week 6:

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No assignment due this week

Week 7: No class

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Happy Thanksgiving

Week 8:

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In class
  • Assignment 1 feedback will be provided by this date.
  • Begin working on Assignment 2, using the feedback from Assignment 1.
    • You will be given suggestions for which articles to use for the main Wikipedia comparison project (Assignment 2).
  • Assignment 2 is posted in Blackboard.
  • Midterm exam

Week 9 : Continue working on project

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  • Continue working on Assignment 2
  • Seek assistance or feedback

Week 10: Final project

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In class
  • Finalize final project

Week 11: Peer review

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  • Final project due
  • Post assignment 2 to sandbox
  • Peer review two students projects in their sandboxes and post comments to their discussion pages. Choose students that do not have a lot of comments already (due week 12)

Week 12: Discussion page

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  • Post comments to discussion page of actual Wikipedia article, as directed.

Week 13: Wikipedia Community

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  • You have completed all the assignments!
  • Check out if you have had any feedback on your discussion page from the Wikipedia community.

Week 14: Review

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  • Check out if you have had any feedback from your posting to the Discussion pages on Wikipedia
  • Review for final exam

Week 15: Final exam

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  • Check out if you have had any feedback from your posting to the Discussion pages on Wikipedia
  • Final exam