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Create a Wikipedia Account and join the course on the APSWI Page (Due Jan 31; 5 points)

 * Create a Wikipedia account here: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Main+Page&type=signup
 * Email me your username by the due date so I can add you to the course portal

The Basics (Due Feb 17; 5 points)

 * Read APSWI Editing Handouts and Complete Online Tutorials
 * Handout: Welcome to Wikipedia (available in print or online from the Wikimedia Foundation)
 * Leave messages on the Talk pages of 2 classmates

Explore topics (Due Feb 28; 5 points)

 * Research Wikipedia articles and list 2 that you'll be working with on your user page

Copyedit (Due Mar 5; 10 points)

 * Handout on Talk Pages
 * Wikipedia:Talk_page_guidelines#Technical_and_format_standards
 * Go through Part II of The Missing Manual (on Blackboard) - Chapter 8-11
 * Offer advice about how to improve the article with well-reasoned explanations posted to the article Talk page (signed and using proper etiquette) How can the sentences be made more concise?  How can sentence structure be made more varied?  How can the sentence structures better emphasize the important ideas?  How can the diction be made more precise?  Are there any grammar errors that need fixing?  Are there any spelling and punctuation errors that need fixing?

Evaluating an Article (Due Mar 31, 10 points)

 * Read handouts on evaluating articles
 * Handouts: Using talk pages, Evaluating Wikipedia article quality, Wikimarkup cheatsheet, and How to get help
 * Evaluate your second article and leave comments and suggestions on that article’s talk page

Adding Content & Citing Sources (Due Apr 30; 10 points)

 * Read handouts: "Referencing on Wikipedia” and “Understanding Wikipedia’s copyright policy”
 * Add 200 words of content in at least two sections of your second article and include the proper citations

Respond to Feedback & Final Article (Due May 12; 5 points)

 * Continue to monitor and read over the comments from any other Wikipedia users
 * Make necessary revisions
 * Your contributions should be complete at this point

Reflection & Presentation (Tentatively Due May 12; 50 points)

 * You will write a short reflective essay on your experience with the Wikipedia project
 * You will also need to prepare a presentation. This presentation should cover the articles you worked on for the project as well as your experience with the process.

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