Wikipedia talk:Education program archive/New College of Florida/Work Organization and Its Alternatives (Spring 2015)/Timeline

Week 1: Wikipedia essentials

 * In class
 * Overview of the course
 * Introduction to how Wikipedia will be used in the course
 * Handout: Editing Wikipedia


 * Assignment (due week 2)
 * Start the online student orientation. During this training, you will create an account, make edits in a sandbox, and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia.

Week 2: Editing basics

 * In class
 * Basics of editing
 * Anatomy of Wikipedia articles, what makes a good article, how to distinguish between good and bad articles
 * Tips on finding the best articles to work on for class assignments
 * Handouts: Using talk pages, Evaluating Wikipedia, Wikimarkup cheatsheet


 * Assignments (due week 3)
 * Complete the online training for students.
 * Create a user page, and then click the "enroll" button at the top of this course page.
 * To practice editing and communicating on Wikipedia, 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.


 * Milestone:
 * All students have Wikipedia user accounts and are listed on the course page.
 * Select research topic for Wikipedia Project

Week 3: Exploring the topic area

 * In class
 * Handouts: Advice for choosing articles and How to get help


 * Milestone:
 * Critically evaluate an existing Wikipedia article(s) related to your topic, and leave suggestions for improving it on the article’s talk page.
 * Research and list 3–5 articles on your Wikipedia user page that you will consider working on as your main project.
 * Identify the gaps in the Wikipedia articles and hence the possible areas of research for you to explore more deeply. Submit report on what gaps you intend to fill.
 * Seek help from librarians to begin building your bibliography.

Week 4: Begin Research

 * Continue research identifying sources to read.
 * Begin reading your sources.
 * Handouts: Citing your sources, Avoiding plagiarism


 * Milestone:
 * Bibliography for Wikipedia project is due. Include a reading schedule outlining which works you will read in the next four weeks.

Week 5: Continue Research

 * Continue reading your sources.

Week 6: Continue Research

 * Continue reading your sources.

Week 7: Continue Research

 * Continue reading your sources.

Week 8: Continue Research

 * Continue reading your sources.

Week 9: Continue Research

 * Milestone:
 * Submit your initial report of findings for Wikipedia project.

Week 10: Continue Research

 * Begin making the necessary modifications to Wikipedia.

Week 11: Class presentations

 * In class
 * Students give in-class presentations about their topics and research.

Week 12: Continue writing in your sandbox

 * Continue making the necessary modifications to Wikipedia.
 * Continue working on final report.

Week 13: Continue writing in your sandbox

 * Continue making the necessary modifications to Wikipedia.
 * Continue working on final report.

Week 14: Submit
Final report Due Date May 15
 * Milestone:


 * Milestone
 * Students have finished all their work on Wikipedia that will be considered for evaluation.

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