Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Las Positas College/LIBR 1 Working with Sources (Spring 2023)

LIBR 1 Working with Sources course provides an introduction to using sources as supporting documentation in a college-level research project. We develop skills needed to successfully find, evaluate, use, cite, and document information using the library and open web sources. We focus on identifying appropriate sources and the proper use of sources. Students learn to distinguish between source types, how to avoid plagiarism, and how to use sources in their English course research projects. To accomplish these goals, students first develop and dive into the research process for a Wikipedia entry related to their course topics. The Wikipedia assignment culminates by adding one to two sentences of information from a scholarly source, with a citation to add to the Wikipedia entry. Once completed, students continue their research to prepare themselves to write a research paper with a thesis on their topics.

Week 16
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

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Biographies

Cultural Anthropology

History

Political Science

Psychology

Sociology

Women's Studies

Week 17
Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Everyone has begun writing drafts using the Wikipedia Sandbox or other method of the sentence(s) and citation(s) they would like to contribute. You should also have identified where your information will go in the article and what source the information is from.

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