Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/College of Staten Island/PSY100H Psychology (Fall 2018)

A study of the important facts and theories concerning human behavior and its motivation. Included will be research methodology; at least three topics from learning, cognition, testing, physiology, and phenomenology; and at least three topics from personality, psychopathology, emotion and motivation, history and systems, development, and social factors. Topics will be related to major trends in recent cultural history and to current social and moral issues.

Week 5
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.)

Select topic from PSYCH+Feminism course list (in class on 9/25)

Help Exercise: Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 6
Complete all basic training modules on the course dashboard. This should take about 1.5 hours total, though they have been distributed amongst the Timeline here.

Locate sources (e.g., CV, research articles from Google Scholar)

Exercise: Finalize your topic / Find your sources

Fill in the biography template with as much information as you can find.

Resource: Biographies handout

Week 7
Work on improving your stub article in your sandbox by responding to the feedback on your talk page.

Add citations to your article using the cite button.

Exercise: Add a citation

Create hyperlinks to link information in your article with other Wikipedia content.

Exercise: Add links to your article

Resources: Consult the and  handouts.

Week 9
Now's the time to revisit your text and refine your work. You may do more research and find missing information; rewrite the lead section to represent all major points; reorganize the text to communicate the information better; or add images and other media.


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

Week 11
Expand your articles by:


 * Summarizing scientists' key research findings and contributions
 * Responding to feedback on the talk page
 * Finding additional source materials
 * Inserting citations using the Cite tool

Week 12
Read classmates' articles, make corrections, add content, and offer suggestions (use talk page).

Week 13
It's the final week to develop your article.


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

We will launch articles in class on November 27.

Resources: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Week 14
Check your article to see what feedback you have received from outside editors. Add hyperlinks and additional source materials as indicated. Insert links in other articles to connect to your new Wikipedia biography.