Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Boston University/KHC Studio Sections B1 and M1 (Spring 2020)

First year course in &quot;Writing a Research Paper,&quot; in which students will be using their research to supplement Wikipedia's knowledge. Course's theme is &quot;Research, Remembering, Reconciliation.&quot;

Week 2
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 3
Welcome to your Wikipedia assignment's course timeline. This page guides you through the steps you'll need to complete for your Wikipedia assignment, with links to training modules and your classmates' work spaces.

Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resources:


 * Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
 * Evaluating Wikipedia

Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (Because of Wikipedia's technical restraints, you may receive a message that you cannot create an account. To resolve this, please try again off campus or the next day.)

Week 6
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 8
Art History

Biographies

Books

Cultural Anthropology

Ecology

Environmental Sciences

Films

History

LGBT+ Studies

Linguistics

Political Science

Psychology

Science Communication

Sociology

Women's Studies

Week 11
Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Week 14
Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the &quot;mainspace.&quot;

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Week 15
It's the final week to develop your article.


 * Read Editing Wikipedia page 15 to review a final check-list before completing your assignment.
 * Don't forget that you can ask for help from your Wikipedia Expert at any time!

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.