Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Saint Mary's College of California/Accounting Communication Lab 2 (Fall 2016)

In this lab, students will apply editing and organizational skills to the types of communication expected of accounting professionals.

Week 1
Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well.

Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Content Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the &quot;Get Help&quot; button on this page.

To get started, please review the following handouts:


 * Editing Wikipedia pages 1–5
 * Evaluating Wikipedia


 * Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you.
 * It's time to dive into Wikipedia. Below, you'll find the first set of online trainings you'll need to take. New modules will appear on this timeline as you get to new milestones. Be sure to check back and complete them! Incomplete trainings will be reflected in your grade.
 * When you finish the trainings, practice by introducing yourself to a classmate on that classmate’s Talk page.

Week 2
It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles. As a group, you'll evaluate a Wikipedia article related to the class. Please select one from the Available Articles list in the Articles tab above and assign it to yourself. (Make sure both members of your group have the article assigned.)


 * Complete the &quot;Evaluating Articles and Sources&quot; training (linked below).
 * Choose an article, and consider some questions (but don't feel limited to these):
 * Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference?
 * Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
 * Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Check a few citations. Do the links work? Is there any close paraphrasing or plagiarism in the article?
 * Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
 * Choose at least 2 questions relevant to the article you're evaluating. Leave your evaluation in your sandbox space and on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback with four tildes — Smvital (talk) 23:52, 19 October 2016 (UTC).

You should add a small contribution to improve the article you critiqued.


 * Complete the &quot;Sources and Citations&quot; training (linked below).
 * In your sandbox, write a few sentences about what you plan to contribute to the selected article.
 * Think back to when you did an article critique. What can you add?
 * When you're ready, add a few sentences or ideas to your course-related article, and cite that statement to a reliable source, as you learned in the online training.
 * Remember, when you make a small claim, clearly state the fact in your own words, and then cite the source where you found the information.

Week 3
Individually, write a 1-2 page reflection that includes your article critique, a summary of your contribution, and some thoughts about why your contribution was valuable.