User:Tspier/ESC2002E

Course Description
This course provides a multidisciplinary approach to the theory and practice of academic research writing. Building on academic writing and rhetorical analysis skills gained in foundational writing courses, this class aims specifically to develop your skills as a scholarly researcher. Along the way, you will learn to craft focused research questions, examine existing scholarship, write effective research proposals, and develop your own potential intervention in an academic discipline.

General Overview
Research Writing (ESC-2002E) encourages us to engage with and become critical members of the scholarly discourses taking place around us. In addition to our more traditional written assignments for this class, we will also be undertaking the 'Wikipedia Project.' This will enable us to utilize all the skills we are learning in class and transfer them to an electronic/virtual environment. This project will count as one of our two research(ed) essays this semester.

Getting Started
1. Create an account and a user page with at least five pieces of information. These could be infoboxes or userboxes. You can see my page here and a collection of 'Hall of Fame' pages here. Feel free to be as creative as you'd like.

2. Create the link to the 'sandbox' associated with your username. This is the place where you will store all of your research and in-progress writing for the Wikipedia Project. In order to do this, all you have to type is  /sandbox  at the bottom of your user page. If you see that the text is red, you're in business!

3. Add your username and the link to your 'sandbox' under the "About the Team" on our page by editing the section here.

4. Read The Five Pillars of Wikipedia and Ten Simple Rules for Editing Wikipedia.

5. Start thinking about the topics you're interested in. Explore the existing pages on Wikipedia. How is the quality of the articles? Are there any topics you're interested in, yet cannot find a corresponding page on Wikipedia? Does it make a difference if you search in English or Spanish? Take note of this!

About the Team
Please add yourself below to the current semester with a link to the 'sandbox' associated with your account. You can simply copy and paste the code from below, but anything listed in bold and all capitalized letters must be edited before you submit/commit your change; otherwise, the links will not be valid.

Spring 2022

 * 1)  – Troy E. Spier, Ph.D., Professor of English and Linguistics, USFQ
 * 2)  – Santiago (Sandbox),Student of Civil Engineering, USFQ
 * 3)  - (Sandbox), Student of Industrial Engineering, USFQ
 * 4)  – Milena (Sandbox), Industrial Engineering student, USFQ
 * 5)  – Awkig5 (Sandbox). Med Student, USFQ
 * 6)  – Ricardo (Sandbox), Med Student, USFQ
 * 7)  – (Sandbox), Med Student, USFQ

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia.
Wikipedia combines many features of general and specialized encyclopedias, almanacs, and gazetteers. Wikipedia is not a soapbox, an advertising platform, a vanity press, an experiment in anarchy or democracy, an indiscriminate collection of information, or a web directory. It is not a dictionary, a newspaper, or a collection of source documents, although some of its fellow Wikimedia projects are.

Wikipedia is written from a neutral point of view.
We strive for articles in an impartial tone that document and explain major points of view, giving due weight for their prominence. We avoid advocacy, and we characterize information and issues rather than debate them. In some areas there may be just one well-recognized point of view; in others, we describe multiple points of view, presenting each accurately and in context rather than as "the truth" or "the best view". All articles must strive for verifiable accuracy, citing reliable, authoritative sources, especially when the topic is controversial or is about a living person. Editors' personal experiences, interpretations, or opinions do not belong on Wikipedia.

Wikipedia is free content that anyone can use, edit, and distribute.
Since all editors freely license their work to the public, no editor owns an article and any contributions can and may be mercilessly edited and redistributed. Respect copyright laws, and never plagiarize from any sources. Borrowing non-free media is sometimes allowed as fair use, but strive to find free alternatives first.

Wikipedia's editors should treat each other with respect and civility.
Respect your fellow Wikipedians, even when you disagree. Apply Wikipedia etiquette, and do not engage in personal attacks. Seek consensus, avoid edit wars, and never disrupt Wikipedia to illustrate a point. Act in good faith, and assume good faith on the part of others. Be open and welcoming to newcomers. Should conflicts arise, discuss them calmly on the appropriate talk pages, follow dispute resolution procedures, and consider that there are 0 other articles on the English Wikipedia to improve and discuss.

Wikipedia has no firm rules.
Wikipedia has policies and guidelines, but they are not carved in stone; their content and interpretation can evolve over time. The principles and spirit matter more than literal wording, and sometimes improving Wikipedia requires making exceptions. Be bold, but not reckless, in updating articles. And do not agonize over making mistakes: (almost) every past version of a page is saved, so mistakes can be easily corrected.

General Background

 * Editing Wikipedia: A Guide to Improving Content on the Online Encyclopedia
 * Ten Simple Rules for Editing Wikipedia

Editing Tips and Cheatsheet

 * Wikipedia Manual of Style
 * WikiText Markup Language
 * Wiki Markup Cheatsheet

Evaluating/Assessing Content

 * Evaluating Wikipedia Article Quality
 * Content Assessment

Understanding Licenses and Permissions

 * Introduction to Free Licenses
 * Information About Uploading Images

References and Plagiarism

 * Referencing on Wikipedia
 * References: Wikicode
 * Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism

Getting Started

 * Article Finder
 * Citation Hunt

Other Resources

 * List of All 'Stub' Articles
 * Requested Articles
 * Articles to Be Expanded
 * Pages to be Translated into English
 * Most-Wanted Articles
 * Spanish->English Translations Needing Fixes/Proofreading
 * Missing Encyclopedic Articles
 * Fix Common Mistakes
 * Dead-End Pages