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Course name
ED690 Methods of Inquiry
Institution
San Diego State University
Instructor
Nellie Tran, Ph.D.
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Research Methods
Course dates
2018-10-02 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-12-18 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
30


This course is designed to provide graduate students in the Department of Administration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary Education with an introduction to educational and psychological research. Moreover, it is intended to enable students to become critical evaluators of educational and psychological research and provides an overview of (a) the historical and philosophical context of research, (b) library literature searches/reviews, (c) quantitative and qualitative research design methodologies, (d) basic concepts in research design, analyses, and interpretation, (e), basic descriptive and inferential statistics and (f) the influence of culture on the design, implementation, and evaluation of applied research.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Ehua10 Health status of Asian Americans
Kanisha93
Nathan G. Klein
AAC-Arias
Cheri Morgan Single parents in higher education Kundalini yoga
Cristal Ramirez1130
Shindanacleange Compassion fatigue
Lucia Plascencia Imposter syndrome
Halimaeid
Jbattle3552!
Melyquiroz10
Jonei O'Bryant African American
Masonbeck17 Social media
Marc858
J Itzel Verduzco
Fridakgb
Luisortizmelo
Kyaw.tony Cultural Humility
Arianna Escobar
PinkLime222
AIEstrada
ColorfulSocialJusticeHummingbird
N.D.Gee
Danithecounselor Whorephobia, Compassion fatigue
Secosana20
EstherAnthonyThomas Moral Mandate
Luciooolira
Kshariff
Robertoramos96
Hczbas

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 October 2018
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, 9 October 2018
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 October 2018
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 October 2018
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 October 2018
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


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Cultural Anthropology

LGBT+ Studies

Psychology

Sociology

Women's Studies

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 6 November 2018
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

Milestones

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

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 13 November 2018
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 November 2018
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 November 2018
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, 4 December 2018
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, 11 December 2018
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!


In class - In-class presentation

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 18 December 2018
Milestones

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