Wikipedia:Canada Education Program/Courses/LIB2002 Reference I (Helena Merriam)/Timeline

Week 1: No class

 * Happy Labour Day

Week 2: Wikipedia Essentials

 * 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)
 * Read: Five pillars, an explanation of Wikipedia's basic rules and principles
 * Read: Account and user page creation handout
 * Watch:Video on creating an account,
 * Set up a Wikipedia account and user name

Week 3: Editing basics

 * 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)
 * Watch: Talk pages tutorial video
 * Read: Evaluating Wikipedia article quality brochure, Wikimarkup cheatsheet

Week 4: Create user page

 * In class
 * Handout:Referencing handout, Referencing: Wikicode handout, Plagiarism handout, Citing sources tutorial video, RefToolbar citation tool tutorial video


 * 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

 * 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 7.

Week 6: No class

 * Happy Thanksgiving

Week 7: Assignment 1 feedback
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.
 * In class

Week 8: Midterm exam

 * In class


 * Midterm exam

Week 9 : Continue working on project

 * Continue working on Assignment 2
 * Seek assistance or feedback from campus ambassadors

Week 10: Final project

 * In class
 * Finalize final project

Week 11: Peer review

 * 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

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

Week 13: Wikipedia Community

 * 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

 * 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

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

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