Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Knox College/Advanced Psychopathology (Fall)

In this advanced seminar, we examine risk factors and prevalence, diagnostic definitions, classification, empirically supported interventions, transdiagnostic features, and current issues in the scientific study of anxiety and its disorders. As the primary learning goals of this course include becoming an informed consumer of psychology research; gaining an appreciation for the link between scientific research and current theories about anxiety; and developing skills in effectively presenting empirical and theoretical psychological research, we will work to develop or edit a Wikipedia page. You will work individually or in groups on a topic relevant to anxiety or anxiety disorders that is covered in class. Through this work, you will learn to carefully read the literature and think critically about what the general public can learn about this topic and present that information in a concise and effective way.

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
*Note: for this week's exercise, you do NOT need to start searching for sources yet and you do NOT need to assign yourself the article yet*

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 3

 * NOTE: Please only post your bibliography to your Sandbox and NOT to the Talk page of your article (even though the assignment says to do that)**

Week 4
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Psychology

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

A rough draft of your article edits is due by Saturday 10/10 11:59 p.m. You can leave the draft in your sandbox. See assignment sheet for a couple of details.

Week 6
Every study has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Week 7
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 8
Make sure your article is formatted to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!

Now's the time to revisit your text and refine your work. You may do more research and find missing information; reorganize the text to communicate the information better; or add images and other media.

Week 9
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!

Week 10
Your final reflection on the Wikipedia assignment is due 11/17. See assignment sheet on Moodle.