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Course name
Communication Theory & Frameworks
Institution
Georgetown University
Instructor
Jeanine W Turner
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Communication
Course dates
2020-09-01 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-12-08 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
15


Students will be assigned to a specific communication theory and the goal of the assignment is for them to incorporate at least 10 additional references into the theory and connect to 7 other wikipedia pages. Students will be working on individually on their pages.

Additionally, students will have the opportunity to provide feedback to two other students about their pages.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Lyjslife Standpoint Theory Social penetration theory, Dramatism
Vivian0916 Cultivation theory Social information processing (theory), Theory of reasoned action
ZLyuLililalawawa Elaboration likelihood model Expectancy Violations Theory, Social penetration theory
Yy557 Social information processing (theory) Cultivation theory, Communication privacy management theory
Chinchin66 Parasocial interaction Dramatism, Spiral of silence
Zw321 Spiral of silence Parasocial interaction, Theory of reasoned action
Aen4662066 Social penetration theory Standpoint Theory, Expectancy Violations Theory
Wuqc Muted group theory Communication privacy management theory, Cultivation theory
LJoanne Theory of reasoned action Spiral of silence, Muted group theory
Hqybrenda Communication privacy management theory Muted group theory, Social information processing (theory)
As4574 Dramatism Elaboration likelihood model, Parasocial interaction
Alasap412 Expectancy Violations Theory Elaboration likelihood model, Standpoint Theory

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 1 September 2020
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:


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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 8 September 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 15 September 2020
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Cultural Anthropology

Psychology

Sociology

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 22 September 2020
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 29 September 2020
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 6 October 2020
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Milestones

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

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 13 October 2020
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.

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 20 October 2020
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 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 27 October 2020
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to 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.

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 3 November 2020
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 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 10 November 2020
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!


Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Assignment - Original analytical paper

Write a paper going beyond your Wikipedia article to advance your own ideas, arguments, and original research about your topic.

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 17 November 2020
Milestones

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