Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/New York University/Perception (Summer)

How do we construct a conception of physical reality based on sensory experience? A survey of the basic facts, theories, and methods of studying sensation and perception, with a primary focus on vision and audition. This is a highly interdisciplinary field of science, crossing the boundaries between psychology, robotics, computer vision, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, biology, philosophy, and physics.

The students will pick a topic in perception and edit its (underdeveloped) wikipedia article or a create a new article for it.

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
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 3
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

Psychology

Week 4
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

It's time to make your draft live and move it to the &quot;mainspace.&quot;

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Week 5
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.

Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!

Week 6
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, and be ready for grading.

Week 7
Guiding framework