Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of the Fraser Valley/CMNS 125 AB6 (Fall 2018)

This course is an introduction to general principles of technical and professional communications. Emphasis is on the communication process, in particular, direct, indirect, and persuasive messages and presentations. Document design and electronic messages are also studied and practiced.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to


 * 1) Create messages for specific purposes, audiences, and media.
 * 2) Apply the writing process, including planning, drafting, revising, editing, and proofing.
 * 3) Write direct, indirect, and persuasive messages in a variety of lengths and formats.
 * 4) Produce a research writing assignment for a professional or academic audience.
 * 5) Use summary, paraphrasing, and citation techniques for an academic or professional

audience.
 * 1) Use source material ethically and critically in written communication.
 * 2) Demonstrate the basic techniques of document design.
 * 3) Develop and deliver effective and professional presentations.

Wikipedia is used in this course to help us learn about all the course outcomes, but especially numbers 2, 4, 5, 6, and 8.

Week 3
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.)

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Exercise
Evaluate an article

Thinking about sources and plagiarism

Week 5
Choose your topic / Find your sources

What's a content gap?

Books

Cultural Anthropology

Films

LGBT+ Studies

Political Science

Science Communcation

Women's Studies

Exercise
Add a citation

Week 7
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 8
Guiding framework

Thinking about Wikipedia

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

Week 9
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 10
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

Nominating your article for Did You Know

Exercise
Add links to your article

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.

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 12
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!

Guiding questions

Week 13
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.