Wikipedia:Canada Education Program/Courses/Introduction to Child Development (Paul Conway)/Timeline

Timeline
=Create Wikipedia account & join APS Wikipedia Initiative=

Deadline: Sept. 13

1 Mark

Step 1: Create a user account at www.wikipedia.com

Step 2: Join APS Wikipedia Initiative http://hciresearch2.hcii.cs.cmu.edu/~rfarzan/wikipedia/tool/wsignup.php Step 3: Enter the special code for this course available in the course syllabus.

Congratulations! You are now ready to begin.

=Complete Wikipedia tutorial & select an article to edit=

Deadline: Sept. 20

1 Mark

When you login, there is a brief tutorial on how to edit Wikipedia. Read this material, and answer the questions—you should end up with 11/11 correct!

Next, click the My Courses Tab, and then on Articles. Here you will find a list of articles that are relevant to our course. Brose through them until you decide on one to work on for this assignment. Make a note of your decision on the articles’ talk page using the banner at the bottom of this page.

Always ensure you sign your username by typing four tildas in a row.

If you would like to work on a topic that is not part of this list but is relevant to the course, you can ask for permission from the instructor to begin a new article.

=Complete an outline of improvements/to-do list on article talk page=

Deadline: Oct 4

2 Marks (depending on quality of proposal, and whether empirical paper is appropriate)

Each article has a talk page where contributors discuss improvements that can be made. Propose at least three concrete steps that you plan to take in order to improve the article. One of those steps will be introducing and describing an empirical study on development. Mention the specific empirical paper you plan to include (cite author names and year). Ensure you sign your username by typing four tildas in a row.

=Complete first draft of article improvements=

Deadline: Nov 1

Now that you have listed proposed changes, go ahead and make those changes to the article. Don’t worry if something you write get modified or deleted by other people; the instructor can see the changes you made even if other people modify them later. You may find it helpful to consider feedback from other contributors regarding the changes you proposed on the talk page to make the article the best it can be.

=Complete peer evaluation of article improvements=

Deadline: Nov 8

2 Marks (depending on quality, appropriateness, and tone of feedback)

Sometime after class on November 1st, login to the Wikipedia course page, and click on Review. You should select one student article to review, and give them feedback on their personal talk page. The earlier you do this, the more choice you will have over which article to review. When you review the article, consider only the edits and changes this student has made to the article (which should be highlighted in red)—not the rest of the article! Give feedback according to the following criteria:

Peer Review Marking Criteria:

Remember that you are reviewing the work of a fellow classmate, so be respectful and constructive. Try to identify ways to improve. There are four grading criteria each worth 1 mark, and for each you can assign a mark of either: 0, .5, or 1.

/1 The student has improved the quality of the information available in this article

/1 The student has improved the clarity and/or organization of the content

/1 The student has clearly explained the method and findings of an empirical paper

/1 The student has correctly cited the empirical paper according to Wikipedia guidelines, and the paper is appropriate (i.e., it is an empirical study on development published the results in an academic journal)

Comments and Suggestions for Improvement: __________________________

=Complete final version of article improvements=

Deadline: Nov 22

Now that you have received feedback from your peer reviewer (and possibly from other Wikipedia contributors), make adjustments to improve your article some more. The deadline for the final version of your article is November 22, at which time it will be evaluated by a teaching assistant or the instructor.

Teacher Evaluation Marking Criteria:

/3 The student has improved the quality of the information available in this article

/3 The student has improved the clarity and/or organization of the content

/3 The student has clearly explained the method and findings of an empirical paper

/1 The student has correctly cited the empirical paper according to Wikipedia guidelines, and the paper is appropriate (i.e., it is an empirical study on development published in an academic journal)

Comments and Suggestions for Improvement: __________________________

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