Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Brigham Young University/Physics 416 (Winter 2020)

This course fulfills the Advanced Communications requirement for students in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. As part of the course, each student is writing a senior thesis about their mentored-research project. The have compiled background information and references about their topic, which they will use to update existing article or write new articles.

Week 1
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.)

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2
This week everyone should have chosen first article to modify

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 3
Draft of first article contributions complete to be reviewed by your partner

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Biographies

Chemistry

Science Communication

Week 4
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. Consider their suggestions, decide whether it makes your work more accurate and complete, and edit your draft to make those changes.

Resources:


 * Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
 * Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.

Week 5
Draft of second article contributions complete

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

Learn about adding images and consider if you have something to add

Week 6
Peer review of second articles complete

Please write a few paragraphs about your experience using wikiedu. For example, one paragraph on each of the following would be sufficient: 1) what you found useful or are glad you learned from this experience, 2) things that were confusing or frustrating, and 3) suggestions for improving this experience for future classes.

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