Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Houston/2023SP Communication Research Methods (Spring 2023)

Learning Objectives:

To introduce students to a broad understanding of both quantitative and qualitative communication research methods by: 1) emphasizing effective approaches for finding, consuming, and analyzing communication research; 2) providing a path for conducting research projects while demonstrating how the research question, or hypothesis, guides the research process; 3) introducing quantitative and qualitative methodologies and research concepts, data collection and analyzing; 4) familiarizing research report writing and peer review article structure and content; 5) connecting knowledge gained from this course to research presented in other courses, along with an understanding of how research skills will benefit future career goals.

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.)

Week 2
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Begin a blog about your experiences. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.

Week 3
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 4
Find 5 to 7 peer reviewed articles and upload your bibliography at the assignment link in Blackboard's Wikipedia project folder.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Week 5
History

LGBT+ Studies

Psychology

Science Communication

Sociology

Women's Studies

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts in a sandbox.

Week 6
Guiding framework

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

Week 7
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.

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

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Week 8
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.

Week 9
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 10
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!

Week 11
See the Blackboard Wikipedia Project folder for more information and the assignment link.

Week 12
See the Blackboard DIEP Reflexive Essay folder for more information and the assignment link.

Week 13
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia. Congrats! You are now part of a network of researchers. :)