Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/California Maritime Academy/Information Fluency in the Digital World - 2 (Spring 2016)

This class will provide students with an introduction to research and computing technology skills that are fundamental for success in college and professional environments. Students will develop effective search methods in an online environment and learn to critically evaluate sources. Students will gain expertise in creating graphics and spreadsheets for communication and analysis.

Week 1
Instructions: 1. Enroll on our class Wikipedia page (the page you are presently on): [https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/California_Maritime_Academy/Information_Fluency_in_the_Digital_World_-_2_%28Spring_2016%29 https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/California_Maritime_Academy/Information_Fluency_in_the_Digital_World_-_2_%28Spring_2016%29 ]

2. Complete both of the online training for students (make sure you are logged in when you do this, otherwise you won't get credit):

- Wikipedia Essentials - Editing Basics

3. Your username on Wikipedia Post your Wikipedia username in the Moodle forum. http://moodle.csum.edu/mod/hsuforum/view.php?id=82437

4. Credit for this assignment To receive credit for this assignment you must complete all three steps. By posting your Wikipedia name on the Moodle forum, I will know if you have enrolled in the class Wikipedia page and completed the online training.

Week 2
Daily Assignment 10.a: Wikipedia Article Choice (10 Points) Due Thursday, March 10, 2016

1. Identify 3 Wikipedia stubs you are interested in You can search directly for topics you are interested in or you can browse known stub articles at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Stub_sorting

2. For each stub: See how much has been written about this topic in “the literature” and get a little more familiar with the topic. Check at least one from each category below: --News, magazine profiles, journal articles o Lexis/Nexis o Academic Search Premier o Engineering Village o ScienceDirect -- Books o Library Catalog (including Link+) o Google Books --Government/Organization reports o Google Advanced

3. Select one Wikipedia article stub/start (or new article) to work on for your final project. Remember that you will need at least 3 sources to meet the project requirements. Also remember, that your final project will be at least 1,000 words in length. So make sure that there are enough third-party, published, reputable sources available for your topic before you begin.

4. Post an internal link to the article in your personal Wikipedia sandbox (not a Moodle forum).

Daily Assignment 10.b: Outline and sources for my Wikipedia article (10 points) Due Tuesday, March 15, 2015

1. Determine 3 section headers you will use in your Wikipedia article

Please note if each header is already existing or new to the stub article

2. Determine 3 sources you will use in your Wikipedia article

Provide full references in APA citation style

3. Submit your answers on Moodle http://moodle.csum.edu/mod/hsuforum/view.php?id=82454

Week 3
Your first draft of your Wikipedia article is due on March 17th at 2PM.

Instructions are here.

Week 4
Be sure to schedule an appointment with Ms. Becvar this week - it counts as your attendance for the week!

Schedule your appointment here.

Week 5
The second draft of your Wikipedia article is due in your Wikipedia sandbox on April 5th at 2PM.

Instructions are here.

Review the optional training below for more guidance on how to work in your sandbox.

Week 6
Your peer review of one of your classmates' articles is due on April 7th.

Instructions are here.

You can also review the optional training below for more guidance on how peer review works on Wikipedia in general.

Week 7
The final draft of your final project is due on April 19th by 12PM.

Instructions are here.

Make sure you've done all the parts of the project by reviewing the final project checklist.