Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Fisk University/CORE 160 (Spring 2018)

This course, the second in a sequence of writing courses required for all Fisk students, adds research and source evaluation to the previous course's focus on argument.

Week 9
Students have spent the past two weeks reading about Wikipedia. I will introduce the assignment, and students will create accounts.


 * Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you.
 * It's time to dive into Wikipedia. Below, you'll find the first set of online trainings you'll need to take. New modules will appear on this timeline as you get to new milestones. Be sure to check back and complete them! Incomplete trainings will be reflected in your grade.
 * You'll get 100% for completing all the tasks (remember, you must be signed in to your account and have joined the course page to get credit).

Week 10
Before class, students will complete ten minor edits on Wikipedia and the training modules on Evaluating Articlesand Finding Your Article. In class we will work on selecting articles to edit.

In class we will discuss the training modules complete so far, and Wikipedia’s policies about notability, verifiability, reliability, NPOV (neutral point of view), and No Original Research

Week 11
This week you will continue working in groups, understanding the Wikipedia policies and choosing articles to edit. See our course syllabus for details about assignments: a paragraph about reliability and verifiability, and an annotated bibliography.

On Monday, March 19 we will meet in the library for instruction.

You will have time in class to work on your edits.

Complete your edits by Friday, March 23. You will workshop them in class.

See the syllabus for details and deadlines.