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Course name
Physics of Sound
Institution
Queensborough Community College
Instructor
Kimberly Riegel
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Acoustics
Course dates
2021-01-29 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-25 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
25


Traveling waves and standing waves, energy, sound intensity, interaction of sound and materials, methods of sounds production by musical instruments, room acoustics, interference, human ear response to sound, magnetism and induction as they relate to audio equipment, microphones, speakers, pick-ups. This course is intended to satisfy the physics requirement for the Music Production Degree but is open to all majors.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Degoodlife Digital audio workstation Pop filter
JFlor42 Field recording Binaural recording
Selectadae Sound stage Harmonic
Ymym l Sound stage
Eric.collazo94 Binaural recording Distinctive feature
Jiawei Yan Pop filter Field recording
SJB808 Soundproofing Sound barrier
Kaycian Digital audio workstation
Azg20 Distinctive feature Binaural recording
Lanikar Pop filter
Ilovemusic777 Harmonic Sound stage
Shoakudaka Harmonic
Hyekyunglee Pop filter Soundproofing
Solrammk Field recording
Jwozniak19 Acoustics in Multi-Purpose Sporting Venues Binaural recording
Malcolm701 Sound barrier Free field (acoustics)
Stevenseed36 Acoustics in Multi-Purpose Sporting Venues
Moonexma Free field (acoustics) Acoustics in Multi-Purpose Sporting Venues
Regee Tamang Free field (acoustics)

Timeline

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 15 March 2021   |   Thursday, 18 March 2021
In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment

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:

Assignment - Get started on 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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 22 March 2021   |   Thursday, 25 March 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 5 April 2021   |   Thursday, 8 April 2021
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 12 April 2021   |   Thursday, 15 April 2021
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

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

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Science Communication

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 19 April 2021   |   Thursday, 22 April 2021
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

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

Assignment - Respond to your peer review

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 13

Course meetings
Monday, 26 April 2021   |   Thursday, 29 April 2021
Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 3 May 2021   |   Thursday, 6 May 2021
Assignment - Continue improving your article

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.

Assignment - Polish your work

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 15

Course meetings
Monday, 10 May 2021   |   Thursday, 13 May 2021
Assignment - Final article

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!
Assignment - Reflective essay

Week 16

Course meetings
Monday, 17 May 2021
Milestones

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