Wikipedia talk:Education program archive/Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute/COGS: Perception and Action (Spring 2013)/Timeline
Timeline
[edit]January 28th
[edit]In class:
[edit]- - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment
After class:
[edit]- - Begin reading materials listed under “Useful resources” in preparation for group meeting on Feb 4th.
- - Create a Wikipedia user account.
February 4th
[edit]In class:
[edit]- - Bring your laptop to class!
- - Group assignments.
- - Meet in groups to begin working on Wikipedia assignment: Discuss possible topics, begin collecting references.
- - Practice making minor edits (e.g., correcting grammatical errors) to existing articles.
February 14th
[edit]Due at beginning of class:
[edit]- - Submit brief (< 1 page) proposal for a new article (one per group):
Explain the main topic of your article and list of sub-topics that you plan to include. Briefly describe why you think it would be useful to have an article on this topic in Wikipedia and who might be interested in the information that you plan to include.
February 19th
[edit]In class:
[edit]- - Proposals returned with feedback
After class:
[edit]- - Begin drafting article, starting with a 3-4 paragraph summary that will serve as the lead section for the full length article. Use sandbox in the beginning, but don't wait too long to move the article to the main space so that feedback can be provided. As you continue to build the article, respond to feedback from other Wikipedia users.
March 4th
[edit]In class:
[edit]- - Meet in groups to work on Wikipedia assignment
April 11th
[edit]In class:
[edit]- - Make final revisions and post article
- - Submit brief report (one per group) on your article and the process involved in creating it.