Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/St Francis College/COM 2000 - Mass Communication (Fall 2018)
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- Course name
- COM 2000 - Mass Communication
- Institution
- St Francis College
- Instructor
- [[User:Prof.bgreg|]]
- Wikipedia Expert
- Shalor (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Communication
- Course dates
- 2018-09-06 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-12-18 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 20
Using freely licensed material produced by UNESCO, students will update Wikipedia entries related to mass communication.
| Student | Assigned | Reviewing |
|---|---|---|
| Austinpearcesfc | ||
| Sg Gallo | ||
| Mandthunter | ||
| Ggannascoli | ||
| Smull97 | ||
| TeiAlvarez | ||
| Gcornell | ||
| Mjoyc97 | ||
| Kcortes2 | ||
| Manderson3 | ||
| Alanachristine | ||
| Cberk2 | ||
| EvanKellerSi1997 | ||
| ARod86 | ||
| MarinaEspa | ||
| Msrachd | ||
| JoshuaisLynch |
Timeline
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 6 November 2018 | Thursday, 8 November 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- 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.
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
Exercise
This week, you'll begin to discuss how the class can improve the Wikipedia entry on Mass communication.
Refer to the exercise for guiding questions.
- In class - Discussion
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 13 November 2018 | Thursday, 15 November 2018
- Assignment - Looking for sources
Now that you've thought about ways to improve the Mass communication entry, begin looking for reliable, secondary sources to back up all and any additions you'd like to propose.
- In class - Discussion
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 20 November 2018
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
The class will work collectively in Professor Gregory's sandbox. Navigate to this page to begin drafting.
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 27 November 2018 | Thursday, 29 November 2018
- 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 14
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 4 December 2018 | Thursday, 6 December 2018
- Assignment - Continue improving your article
Exercise
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.
- 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!
- 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
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.