Wikipedia talk:Education program archive/Western Michigan University/Wikipedia (2013 Q2)/Course description

Course Description
This course is an introduction for Western Michigan University and any other students to Wikipedia and the basics of some of the many options that users have at their disposal. It primarily addresses how to communicate with other editors (of all statuses) and how to edit pages. I am thrilled to be able to incorporate the Adopt-a-user program into the Education Program, allowing users to make positive contributions to the encyclopedia itself while learning its inner workings. Almost all of the credit for this content goes to Go Phightins! and Worm That Turned. I plan on continuing this course with gradual developments for some time. Enrollees must be simultaneously enrolled in my adoption program.

This course is rigorous. It includes exams for every section (many of them applied) and a final examination as well as a final practical. This program is not a joke. There are much easier ways to hat collect. For this reason, this course may be a good indicator of dedication to the encyclopedia and may be taken into consideration by administrators if applying to be a reviewer or rollbacker for the betterment of the project.

This course is a work in progress. It will be continued in future terms and will be built with additional content creation in mind as well as additional emphasis on anti-vandalism while using screencasts. If you would like to volunteer with this project, please contact me directly.

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