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Course name
PSY100 Psychology
Institution
College of Staten Island
Instructor
Patricia Brooks
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Psychology
Course dates
2021-01-29 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-21 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
50


A study of the important facts and theories concerning human behavior and its motivation. Included will be research methodology; at least three topics from learning, cognition, testing, physiology, and phenomenology; and at least three topics from personality, psychopathology, emotion and motivation, history and systems, development, and social factors. Topics will be related to major trends in recent cultural history and to current social and moral issues.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Erica.Dreyes
AdiVillegas24
Hleibowitz
Cerenaswiki
Maro922
DinaPSY100
Ahmed.helmy02
Tranaeb3
AmirahMusah
EvanaCruz
Antoniouribe
Khalilbayan12 Diane Leslie Hughes
Sammmyd416
Denisk80s
Robert Wetz
Jessicapetrone410
Sdarhan02
Themushinator
Ayat.shoman
Dominiquemolina
Jennanovinsxo
Hailbernxx
Christian.Hoffman
Raachelrossi
Jadalise
MohamedKhodir34
Janiyah123
Mariales20002
Shaniaj12
AngCherie5
Elimii
Marinaconner
MackenzieSarah
Charajean
LW726
JT701
Irre1evant
AngeloAscoli1
AdamK111322
Bianca.quinonez2
Shemar2158
JJohnsonn
Julia1p
Denise.andrade3
Tahanies
JHpysch
Alexandrasuquinagua19
KAYLASINGH100
Brittneyscotto
Marwa7260

Timeline

Week 7

Course meetings
Friday, 12 March 2021
In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment

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:

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

In class - Discussion
Assignment - Get started on 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.)

Week 8

Course meetings
Friday, 19 March 2021

Week 9

Course meetings
Friday, 26 March 2021
In class - Discussion
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Psychology

Week 10

Course meetings
Friday, 9 April 2021
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Exercise

Week 11

Course meetings
Friday, 16 April 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
Assignment - Respond to your peer review

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.


Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Week 12

Course meetings
Friday, 23 April 2021
Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.


Assignment - Continue improving 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.


In class - Discussion
Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Week 13

Course meetings
Friday, 30 April 2021
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Polish your work

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 14

Course meetings
Friday, 7 May 2021
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

Assignment - Final article

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!
Milestones

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

Milestones

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