Wikipedia talk:Education program archive/Algonquin College/LIB2002 Reference I (Fall 2013)/Timeline

Week 1: No class

 * Happy Labour Day

Week 2: Wikipedia Essentials

 * In class
 * Overview of the course
 * Introduction to how Wikipedia will be used in the course
 * Handout: Welcome to Wikipedia (available in print or online from the Wikimedia Foundation)


 * Assignment (due week 2)
 * Read: Five pillars, a explanation of Wikipedia's basic rules and principles
 * Read: Account and user page creation handout
 * Watch:Video on creating an account,
 * Set up a Wikipedia account and user name

Week 3: Editing basics

 * In class
 * Basics of editing
 * Anatomy of Wikipedia articles, what makes a good article, how to distinguish between good & bad articles
 * Tips on finding the best articles to work on for class assignments


 * Assignments (due week 3)
 * Watch: Talk pages tutorial video
 * Read: Evaluating Wikipedia article quality brochure, Wikimarkup cheatsheet

Week 4: Create user page

 * In class
 * Handout:Referencing handout, Referencing: Wikicode handout, Plagiarism handout, Citing sources tutorial video, RefToolbar citation tool tutorial video


 * Assignments (due week 5)
 * Create a user page, and sign up on the list of students on the course page
 * Work on Assignment 1, posted in Blackboard

Week 5: Using sources

 * Assignment 1 (due today)
 * Hand in User name and marking template.
 * Submit Assignment 1 on Wikipedia sandbox ONLY


 * For next class
 * Instructor evaluates student's article selections, by week 8.

Week 6:

 * No assignment due this week

Week 7: No class

 * Happy Thanksgiving

Week 8:

 * In class
 * Assignment 1 feedback will be provided by this date.
 * Begin working on Assignment 2, using the feedback from Assignment 1.
 * You will be given suggestions for which articles to use for the main Wikipedia comparison project (Assignment 2).
 * Assignment 2 is posted in Blackboard.
 * Midterm exam

Week 9 : Continue working on project

 * Continue working on Assignment 2
 * Seek assistance or feedback

Week 10: Final project

 * In class
 * Finalize final project

Week 11: Peer review

 * Final project due
 * Post assignment 2 to sandbox
 * Peer review two students projects in their sandboxes and post comments to their discussion pages. Choose students that do not have a lot of comments already (due week 12)

Week 12: Discussion page

 * Post comments to discussion page of actual Wikipedia article, as directed.

Week 13: Wikipedia Community

 * You have completed all the assignments!
 * Check out if you have had any feedback on your discussion page from the Wikipedia community.

Week 14: Review

 * Check out if you have had any feedback from your posting to the Discussion pages on Wikipedia
 * Review for final exam

Week 15: Final exam

 * Check out if you have had any feedback from your posting to the Discussion pages on Wikipedia
 * Final exam

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