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Course name
PSY100H
Institution
College of Staten Island
Instructor
Elizabeth Che
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Introductory Psychology
Course dates
2019-08-27 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-19 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
40


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
Mariar1079
Nnav17
Ferrisbueller1986
NicholasMarino
Danielladelpriore
Sydneysaulino
TheodoroSMercado890
DM1208
RaphaelPollante
GiannaCerbone
Mahmutqunaj
KAL6715
Amna.butt41
Samantha Colandrea
Liv.019
Gentianap
Christian G23
Bmckeon04
Danieduka
Minasoliman75
Emilytorresx
Mizar.Mayhem
NadaHaikel
Gaboliveri
GGA11
Madisongorodovich
Shayy 19
Kiaomo
Alyssaroman
Anne456
Jakapadia
Sb4121
Kevin.russo3
Josetayag
Katereadz
Roksolana.Tyminska
Huma.ah202
Lily.sambo
Lara.a.colombo

Timeline

Week 5

Course meetings
Thursday, 26 September 2019
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 6

Course meetings
Thursday, 3 October 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 7

Course meetings
Thursday, 10 October 2019
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

Psychology

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 15 October 2019   |   Thursday, 17 October 2019

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 22 October 2019   |   Thursday, 24 October 2019
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 29 October 2019   |   Thursday, 31 October 2019
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 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 November 2019   |   Thursday, 7 November 2019
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 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 November 2019   |   Thursday, 14 November 2019
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
Tuesday, 19 November 2019   |   Thursday, 21 November 2019
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 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 26 November 2019
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 15

Course meetings
Tuesday, 3 December 2019   |   Thursday, 5 December 2019
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!

Week 16

Course meetings
Tuesday, 10 December 2019   |   Thursday, 12 December 2019
Milestones

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