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Timeline
Tentative Official Assignment

Week 1: Wikipedia Essentials

 * In class
 * Overview of the course
 * Introduction to how Wikipedia will be used in the course;


 * Assignment (due week 2)
 * Read Five pillars, an explanation of Wikipedia's basic rules and principles
 * Read: Welcome to Wikipedia

Weeks 2-4: Editing basics

 * In class
 * Answering questions, discussing purpose of assignment, discussing special considerations due to collaborative, adventurous nature of the assignment


 * Assignments (due week 3)
 * Files and videos: Video on creating an account, Talk pages tutorial video, Account and user page creation handout
 * Create a Wikipedia account, create a user page, and sign up on the list of students on the course page.


 * Assignments (due week 5)
 * Files and videos: Evaluating Wikipedia article quality brochure, Wikimarkup cheatsheet
 * To practice editing and communicating on Wikipedia, introduce yourself to one of the class's Online Ambassadors (via talk page), and leave a message for a classmate on their user talk page.
 * Also, read and comment in the talk page to this assignment about the details of this assignment


 * Milestone:
 * All students have Wikipedia user accounts and are listed on the course page.

Week 5 (2/17): Exploring the topic area

 * In class
 * Date TBD: Campus Ambassador Introduces:
 * 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
 * Note: one meeting outside of class will be required, Date TBD


 * Assignments (due 2/24):
 * File and video: Advice for choosing articles, Sandbox tutorial


 * Create a personal sandbox, and edit the description of this course in your sandbox
 * Research and list 3–5 articles on your Wikipedia user page that you will consider working on as your main project. Ask your class's Online Ambassadors for comments.

Week 6 (2/24): First entries

 * Assignment (due week 7, 3/02)
 * Handouts and videos: Referencing handout, Referencing: Wikicode handout, Plagiarism handout, Citing sources tutorial video, RefToolbar citation tool tutorial video
 * Critically evaluate an existing Wikipedia article related to psychology, and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's discussion page.

Week 7 (3/02): Choosing articles

 * In class
 * Discuss the range of topics students will be working on and strategies for researching and writing about them.


 * Assignments (due week 8, 3/09)
 * Add 1–2 sentences of new information, backed up with a citation to an appropriate source, to a Wikipedia article related to the class.
 * Select an article to work on, removing the rest from the course page.
 * Compile a bibliography of relevant research and post it to the talk page of the article you are working on your own sandbox, because wikipedia won't let you post to the talk page until your article exists and has content (edit by Carps11 (talk) 22:09, 7 March 2012 (UTC)). Begin reading the sources.

Week 8 (3/09): Drafting starter articles

 * In class
 * Instructor and/or Campus Ambassadors talk about Wikipedia culture & etiquette
 * Q&A session with instructor and/or Campus Ambassadors about interacting on Wikipedia and getting started with writing
 * Assignments (due Tuesday, March 27)
 * Write a 3–4 paragraph summary version of your article (with citations) in your Wikipedia sandbox.
 * Begin working with classmates and Online Ambassadors to polish your short starter article and fix any major transgressions of Wikipedia norms.
 * Continue research in preparation for expanding your article.


 * Milestone
 * All students have started editing articles or drafts on Wikipedia.

Week 9 (3/23): Did you know

 * In class
 * File: Moving into main space, Submitting articles to Did You Know


 * Wiki assignments (Due April 6)
 * Move sandbox articles into main space. This should be a pretty good draft.
 * Compose a one-sentence "hook," nominate it for "Did you know," and monitor the nomination for any issues identified by other editors.
 * Begin expanding your article into a comprehensive treatment of the topic.

Week 10 (3/30): Building articles

 * Files
 * Evaluating Wikipedia article quality brochure (handed out originally in week 2), Article assessments video, Evolution of an article video


 * Wiki assignments (''Due April 13, 5 pm)
 * Expand your article into an initial draft of a comprehensive treatment of the topic. This is the first complete draft of the article, and your main due date.
 * Select two classmates' articles that you will peer review and copy-edit. (You don't need to start reviewing yet.)

Week 11 (4/2): Getting and giving feedback

 * Wiki assignments (Due April 20th)
 * Peer review two of your classmates' articles. Leave suggestions on the article talk pages.
 * Copy-edit the two reviewed articles.


 * Milestone
 * All articles have been reviewed by others. All students have reviewed articles by their classmates.

Week 12 (4/9): Responding to feedback

 * In class
 * Open discussion of the concepts of neutrality, media literacy, and the impact and limits of Wikipedia


 * Wiki assignments (Due April 27th)
 * Make edits to your article based on peers' feedback.
 * Nominate your article for Good Article status.

Week 13 (4/16): Reflective essay

 * Wiki assignments (Due May 4)
 * Add final touches to your Wikipedia article. Try to address issues from Good Article reviews.
 * Write a reflective essay (1-2 pages) on your Wikipedia contributions.

Done
You made it!


 * Milestone
 * Students have finished all their work on Wikipedia that will be considered for grading, and have submitted reflective essays.

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