Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of North Carolina School of the Arts/History of Musical Styles I and II (Fall 2015, Spring 2016)

PRIMARY COURSE OBJECTIVES: &gt; To gain knowledge and understanding of the styles, genres, and cultural contexts of Western European music from antiquity through the present; &gt; To develop more skill in musical and cultural analysis; &gt; To acquire aesthetic and historical appreciation for music in the Western art music tradition.

ONGOING EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVE: &gt; To develop the study, research, and writing skills that will serve you throughout your careers and your lives.

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 * Before starting an article PLEASE CHECK WHETHER THERE'S ALREADY AN ARTICLE ON THE TOPIC (in other words: don't start a duplicate article anywhere per WP:CONTENTFORK).
 * For new articles please follow Naming conventions (music) – when you're not sure how the article should be named, ask, e.g. at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Classical music. Most article title suggestions in the list below are way off and should not be used.
 * Please start new articles (when there's no pre-existing article) in "Draft:" namespace (see some examples in the table below)
 * Immediately put up the  on the adjoining talk page indicating your edits are part of this project.
 * See discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Classical music

Week 1
Introduction * Introduction to how Wikipedia will be used in the course * Wikipedia as a community: expectations and etiquette

* Create an account and complete online training for students; make edits in a sandbox and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia
Basics of Editing * Anatomy of Wikipedia articles, what makes a good article, how to distinguish between good and bad articles * Create a User page * Introduce yourself on the user talk page of one of your classmates, who should also be enrolled in the table at the bottom of the page.

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Handouts:, Evaluating Wikipedia,Editing Wikipedia Resources: Online Training for Students

All students have Wikipedia user accounts and are listed on the course page.

Complete the student training listed below

Week 2
Music on Wikipedia * Explore different types of music pages
 * Find an example of a &quot;good&quot; and &quot;bad&quot; page about a specific piece of music * Discuss observations about these articles

Pick Your Topic and Start Evaluating your Sources * Decide on composer, list several pieces/composer that you are interested in.
 * Close paraphrasing, plagiarism, and copyright violations on Wikipedia. * Research and list 3–5 articles on your Wikipedia user page that you will consider working on as your main project. Look at the talk page for existing topics for a sense of who else is working on it and what they're doing.

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Handouts:, and

Week 3

 * Discuss the topics students will be working on, and determine strategies for researching and writing about them.

Finalize your topic and start researching * Turn in topic to instructor * Select an article to work on, removing the rest from your user page. Add your topic on the course page. * Compile a bibliography of relevant, reliable sources and post it to the talk page of the article you are working on. Make sure to check in on the talk page (or watchlist) to see if anyone has advice on your bibliography.

Week 4

 * turn in your preliminary bibliography

Week 5
Recommended * write a 3–4 paragraph summary version of your article—with citations—in your Wikipedia sandbox. If you are improving an existing article, create a detailed outline reflecting your proposed changes, and post this for community feedback, along with a brief description of your plans, on the article’s talk page. Make sure to check back on the talk page often and engage with any responses. * Continue research in preparation for writing/expanding your article.


 * Revisit Wikipedia culture and etiquette, and (optionally) revisit the concept of sandboxes and how to use them.
 * Q&amp;A session with instructor about interacting on Wikipedia and getting started with writing.

Week 6

 * All students will have completed preliminary outline drafts and uploaded them into their sandbox

Week 8

 * Select two classmates’ outline that you will peer review. On the table at the bottom of this course page, add your username next to the articles you will peer review.
 * We will workshop your outlines in class

* Move outline into Wikipedia's main space.
A general reminder: *Don't panic if your contribution disappears, and don't try to force it back in. * Check to see if there is an explanation of the edit on the article's talk page. If not, (politely) ask why it was removed.

* Contact your instructor or Wikipedia Content Expert and let them know.
Handout:


 * If you are expanding an existing article, copy your edit into the article. If you are making many small edits, save after each edit before you make the next one. Do NOT paste over the entire existing article, or large sections of the existing article.

* If you are creating a new article, do NOT copy and paste your text, or there will be no record of your work history. Follow the instructions in the &quot;Moving out of your sandbox&quot; handout.
Resources: Illustrating Wikipedia and Evaluating Wikipedia

Week 9

 * Expand your article into an initial draft

Week 10

 * Keep expanding your article

Week 11
11/03 * Complete draft in preparation for workshop


 * Peer review two of your classmates’ articles. Leave suggestions on the article talk pages. (Put user name next to article on course page)


 * Copy-edit the two reviewed articles.

Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on your classmates' suggestions and any additional areas for improvement you can identify.
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Add final touches to your Wikipedia article.
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Week 14

 * Put together a Wikipedia portfolio.


 * Write a reflective essay (2–5 pages) on your Wikipedia contributions.