Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Wisconsin - La Crosse/African Archaeology (ARC 312) (Fall 2016)

Africa has the longest archaeological record in the world. This course will examine the archaeology of African peoples from millions of years ago to the present, with particular emphasis placed on the last ten thousand years of African prehistory. Topics covered will include the continent’s unique pathways to food production, as well as the development of metallurgy, the rise of complex urban societies such as Aksum and Djenné-Djenno, and contemporary issues in cultural heritage.

Week 1
We'll go over the Wikipedia assignment in class. I'll talk about the schedule, the assignments, and my expectations for your work.

Week 3
Start and complete the online student orientation. During this training, you will create an account make edits in a sandbox, and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia. In addition, please sign up on the list of students on the class course page.

Week 4
Create a user page, and leave a message for a classmate on their user talk page.

Week 5
Team edit the Wikipedia article &quot;African archaeology&quot; (in class). Students should come prepared with 1–2 sentences of new information, backed up with a citation to an appropriate source, on their assigned section.

Week 6
Select an article to work on, and add your article to the class’s course page.

Week 7
Compile a bibliography of relevant research (at least five sources) and post it to the talk page of the article you are working on. Begin reading the sources.

Week 8
If you are starting a new article, write a 3–4 paragraph summary version of your article—with citations—in your Wikipedia sandbox. If you are improving an existing article, write a summary version reflecting the content the article will have after it's been improved, and post this along with a brief description of your plans on the article’s talk page.

Week 9
Move sandbox articles into main space, and begin expanding your article into a comprehensive treatment of the topic.

Week 10

 * Peer review two of your classmates' articles. Leave suggestions on the article talk pages.
 * Copy-edit the two reviewed articles.

Week 15
Final edits due!!

Week 16
Reflective essay due!