Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Rollins College/Introduction to Communication Studies (Fall 2022)

This course provides an overview of the history, practices, and key areas of the discipline of communication studies. The course serves as an introduction to several areas of communication research, including rhetoric, interpersonal communication, listening, mediated communication, and intercultural communication. Students will be introduced to the theoretical and practical applications of the discipline and will develop an understanding of various research methods and theories relevant to the study of communication. For the Wikipedia assignments, students will practice relevant research, critical thinking, and writing skills using a digital communication medium.

Week 2
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

Week 3
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.)

Week 4
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 8
Biographies

Books

Cultural Anthropology

Environmental Sciences

Films

History

LGBT+ Studies

Linguistics

Political Science

Psychology

Science Communication

Sociology

Women's Studies

Week 9
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Week 12
Guiding framework

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

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
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!

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.