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Course name
Medical Humanities
Institution
California State University, East Bay
Instructor
Jason Smith
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Health Sciences
Course dates
2017-09-22 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-01-05 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
25


Introduction to the role of culture in health. Exploration of the importance of humanities in developing empathy, observation, and self-reflection—skills necessary in health care. Human experience of illness will be explored. Prerequisites: ANTH 1000 or SOC 1000.

Student Assigned Reviewing
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Jdhillon8 Wolfgang Tillmans, History of Chinese Americans in San Francisco Robert Gober
Studentandre Brett Reichman, Ho Yow Paul Sepuya
Mei001 Tong (organization), Wolfgang Tillmans General Idea
Rmaharjan7cl7yp Ross Bleckner, Angel Island (California) Autism, Jerome Caja
Kavilez Chinatown, Honolulu, Jim Hodges (artist) Derek Jarman
Chjkim94 Ross Bleckner, Chinatown, Honolulu Todd Haynes
Aleman1993 Oakland, California, Jerome Caja Diamanda Galás
Mitzin93 San Francisco plague of 1900–1904, Robert Gober Ross Bleckner
A.prdm93 Catherine Opie, Rupert Blue General Idea
Rellyson David Wojnarowicz, Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association Nan Goldin
Mariaf1002 Jerome Caja Jerome Caja
Thubtran92 Catherine Opie, Signs and symptoms of HIV/AIDS, Chinese Exclusion Act
Rpatungan Slava Mogutin, Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association Brett Reichman
Ahaddad93 Wilfred H. Kellogg, Todd Haynes, Marine Hospital Service Keith Haring
Tammykchao Robert Gober, Angel Island (California)
Alexandrancarbayo Nan Goldin, Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association David Wojnarowicz
Leawagersmith San Francisco plague of 1900–1904
Yasmejia Robert Gober, Timeline of HIV/AIDS, Bubonic Plague Brett Reichman
MichaelSegura Peter Hujar, Tong (organization) Paul Sepuya
Fungjennifer1 General Idea, George Pardee Signs and symptoms of HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS in the United States
Ortiz7913 Ross Bleckner, Chinese Exclusion Act
Ronyaguilar Kongsi, Slava Mogutin Felix Gonzales-Torres
Ashbennett Art of the AIDS Crisis, San Francisco Health Department Todd Haynes
JuslopezCSUEB Brett Reichman, Ho Yow Robert Gober
Mtong14 Félix González-Torres, Kongsi Slava Mogutin
Amorales88 Nayland Blake, Angel Island (California) Marlon Riggs
M0318 Jerome Caja, James D. Phelan Catherine Opie
Gwalker1 Gran Fury, Jerome Caja, Chinese Exclusion Act
Tommietu Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, Felix Gonzales-Torres
Athomas001 Marlon Riggs, San Francisco plague of 1900–1904 Ross Bleckner
Vcollins2002 Keith Haring, Marine Hospital Service Gran Fury
Jaimejusto Henry Gage, Keith Haring Art of the AIDS Crisis
Parbhar95 James D. Phelan, Bioethics, General Idea Keith Haring
Ngkhanh Vietnamese culture, Todd Haynes, San Francisco, San Francisco Plague of 1900 -1904, Art of the AIDS Crisis, Health, Bubonic plague Health
Pkindra Marlon Riggs, San Francisco plague of 1900–1904
Dmena01 Felix Gonzales-Torres Felix Gonzales-Torres, Guangdong
Almajacinto Health, Derek Jarman, HIV/AIDS in the United States, Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association Jim Hodges (artist)
Ssahay2 Paul Sepuya, Oakland, California Peter Hujar
Wina45 Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS, Keith Haring, Chinese Exclusion Act Timeline of HIV/AIDS
Acosta07
Heidyyy10
Vetukudo Marlon Riggs, San Francisco Health Department Félix González-Torres
Smich2017 Diamanda Galás, History of Chinese Americans in San Francisco Nan Goldin
Ghwang3 Joseph J. Kinyoun, Keith Haring Nayland Blake
Lreyes391 Diamanda Galás, San Francisco plague of 1900–1904 Félix González-Torres

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Friday, 22 September 2017
In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia project

Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well.

This page breaks down writing a Wikipedia article into a series of steps, or milestones. These steps include online trainings to help you get started on Wikipedia.

Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Content Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the "Get Help" button on this page.

To get started, please review the following handouts:


Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia
  • Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (To avoid hitting Wikipedia's account creation limits, this is best done outside of class. Only 6 new accounts may be created per day from the same IP address.)
  • It's time to dive into Wikipedia. Below, you'll find the first set of online trainings you'll need to take. New modules will appear on this timeline as you get to new milestones. Be sure to check back and complete them! Incomplete trainings will be reflected in your grade.
  • When you finish the trainings, practice by introducing yourself to a classmate on that classmate’s Talk page.

Week 2

Course meetings
Friday, 29 September 2017
Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 3

Course meetings
Friday, 6 October 2017
In class - Discussion
What's a content gap?

Now that you're thinking about what makes a "good" Wikipedia article, consider some additional questions.

  • Wikipedians often talk about "content gaps." What do you think a content gap is, and what are some possible ways to identify them?
  • What are some reasons a content gap might arise? What are some ways to remedy them?
  • Does it matter who writes Wikipedia?
  • What does it mean to be "unbiased" on Wikipedia? How is that different, or similar, to your own definition of "bias"?


Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles. You'll evaluate a Wikipedia article related to the course and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page.

  • Complete the "Evaluating Articles and Sources" training (linked below).
  • Create a section in your sandbox titled "Article evaluation" where you'll leave notes about your observations and learnings.
  • Choose an article on Wikipedia related to your course to read and evaluate. As you read, consider the following questions (but don't feel limited to these):
    • Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
    • Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
    • Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
    • Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?
    • Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
    • Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
    • Check out the Talk page of the article. What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
    • How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
    • How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
  • Optional: Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback with four tildes — ~~~~.


Assignment - Add to an article

Familiarize yourself with editing Wikipedia by adding a citation to an article. There are two ways you can do this:

  • Add 1-2 sentences to a course-related article, and cite that statement to a reliable source, as you learned in the online training.
  • The Citation Hunt tool shows unreferenced statements from articles. First, evaluate whether the statement in question is true! An uncited statement could just be lacking a reference or it could be inaccurate or misleading. Reliable sources on the subject will help you choose whether to add it or correct the statement.

Week 4

Course meetings
Friday, 13 October 2017
In class - Discussion
Thinking about sources and plagiarism
  • Blog posts and press releases are considered poor sources of reliable information. Why?
  • What are some reasons you might not want to use a company's website as the main source of information about that company?
  • What is the difference between a copyright violation and plagiarism?
  • What are some good techniques to avoid close paraphrasing and plagiarism?


Assignment - Review the rules for medical topics

Review Wikipedia's rules for topics related to medicine, human health, and psychology.

Week 5

Course meetings
Friday, 20 October 2017
Assignment - Select an article from the HIV/AIDS list

Select an article from the list of articles about the AIDS epidemic. The list is here.

The artist you select should be the artist that you also use as the basis for your class project. 


  • In your sandbox, write a few sentences about what you plan to contribute to the selected article. 
    •  Think back to when you did an article critique. What can you add? Post some of your ideas to the article's talk page. 
    •  Compile a list of relevant, reliable books, journal articles, or other sources. Post that bibliography to the talk page of the article you'll be working on, and in your sandbox. Make sure to check in on the Talk page to see if anyone has advice on your bibliography. 


How to select an article to edit.

I have created a very short screencast of how to select and assign yourself and article.

Watch here.

Week 6

Course meetings
Friday, 27 October 2017

Week 7

Course meetings
Friday, 3 November 2017
Assignment - Add to HIV/AIDS-realted article

Based on your research from assigned sources in class and additional research, add at least one-to-two sentences to the article you have chosen.

Week 8

Course meetings
Friday, 10 November 2017
Assignment - Peer review and copy edit - HIV/AIDS Article
  • First, take the "Peer Review" online training.
  • Select a classmate’s article that you will peer review and copyedit. On the Articles tab, find the article that you want to review. Then in the "My Articles" section of the Home tab, assign it to yourself to review.
  • Peer review your classmate's draft. Leave suggestions on the Talk page of the article, or sandbox, that your fellow student is working on. Other editors may be reviewing your work, so look for their comments! Be sure to acknowledge feedback from other Wikipedians.
  • As you review, make spelling, grammar, and other adjustments. Pay attention to the tone of the article. Is it encyclopedic?
Milestones

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


Assignment - Choose your topic / Find your sources - Plague

It's time to choose an article and assign it to yourself.


  • Review page 6 of your Editing Wikipedia guidebook.
  •  Find an article from the list of "Available Articles" on the Articles tab on this course page. When you find the one you want to work on, click Select to assign it to yourself. Please choose an article that is not on the list of HIV/AIDS articles.
  •  In your sandbox, write a few sentences about what you plan to contribute to the selected article. 
    •  Think back to when you did an article critique. What can you add? Post some of your ideas to the article's talk page. 
    •  Compile a list of relevant, reliable books, journal articles, or other sources. Post that bibliography to the talk page of the article you'll be working on, and in your sandbox. Make sure to check in on the Talk page to see if anyone has advice on your bibliography. 


Assignment - Draft your article - Plague

You've picked a topic and found your sources. Now it's time to start writing.

Creating a new article?

  • Write an outline of that topic in the form of a standard Wikipedia article's "lead section." Write it in your sandbox.
    • A "lead" section is not a traditional introduction. It should summarize, very briefly, what the rest of the article will say in detail. The first paragraph should include important, broad facts about the subject. A good example is Ada Lovelace. See Editing Wikipedia page 9 for more ideas.

Improving an existing article?

  • Identify what's missing from the current form of the article. Think back to the skills you learned while critiquing an article. Make notes for improvement in your sandbox.



Keep reading your sources, too, as you prepare to write the body of the article.

Resources: Editing Wikipedia pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 9

Course meetings
Friday, 17 November 2017
Assignment - Respond to your peer review

You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. It's time to work with that feedback to improve your article!

  • Read Editing Wikipedia pages 12 and 14.
  • Return to your draft or article and think about the suggestions. Decide which ones to start implementing. Reach out to your instructor or your Content Expert if you have any questions.


In class - Discussion
Thinking about Wikipedia
  • What do you think of Wikipedia's definition of "neutrality"?
  • What are the impacts and limits of Wikipedia as a source of information?
  • On Wikipedia, all material must be attributable to reliable, published sources. What kinds of sources does this exclude? Can you think of any problems that might create?
  • If Wikipedia was written 100 years ago, how might its content (and contributors) be different? What about 100 years from now?


Assignment - Expand your draft - Plague Article
  • Keep working on transforming your article into a complete first draft. Get draft ready for peer-review.
  • If you'd like a Content Expert to review your draft, now is the time! Click the "Get Help" button in your sandbox to request notes.

Week 10

Course meetings
Friday, 24 November 2017

Week 11

Course meetings
Friday, 1 December 2017
Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

Once you've made improvements to your article based on peer review feedback, it's time to move your work to Wikipedia proper - the "mainspace."

Editing an existing article?

  • NEVER copy and paste your draft of an article over the entire article. Instead, edit small sections at a time.
  • Copy your edits into the article. Make many small edits, saving each time, and leaving an edit summary. Never replace more than one to two sentences without saving!
  • Be sure to copy text from your sandbox while the sandbox page is in 'Edit' or 'Edit source' mode. This ensures that the formatting is transferred correctly.

Creating a new article?

  • Read Editing Wikipedia page 13, and follow those steps to move your article from your Sandbox to Mainspace.
  • You can also review the [[../../../training/students/sandboxes|Sandboxes and Mainspace]] online training.


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 Content Expert at any time if you need further help!


Assignment - Continue improving your article

Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on suggestions and your own critique.

  • Read Editing Wikipedia page 12 to see how to create links from your article to others, and from other articles to your own. Try to link to 3–5 articles, and link to your article from 2–3 other articles.
  • Consider adding an image to your article. Wikipedia has strict rules about what media can be added, so make sure to take the 'Contributing Images and Media Files' training before you upload an image.

Week 12

Course meetings
Friday, 8 December 2017
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 Content Expert at any time!
Milestones

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