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Course name
Introduction to Sociology - Honors Section
Institution
NJIT
Instructor
Rachel Bogan
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
STS 221: Introduction to Sociology
Course dates
2018-09-10 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-12-30 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
25


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Student Assigned Reviewing
Jjw27 Thing theory
Sd757 Sociology of language
ChandniPatel10 Street crime
Ak2265
ChinyereDenise Discrimination based on skin color
Jcm87njit Invisible disability
Sociology panda Hypomasculinity
Saharsolomon25 Women in the Arab world Detransition
Annamathew3 She's the First
SRP101 Acculturation
YasmineMohamed99 Healthy Life Years
Philipthe3rd Medical Debt
Kcj26 Looking-glass self
Shivamkanbur
Pediabear
Ps1799 Pink Tax
Lahham99
Patel.manali
Jivinbarve Bystander Effect
Tommygrz Internet Meme
Tg242 Detransition
Bgd4 1978 FIFA World Cup Discrimination based on skin color
Vinaspatel
Sociologypanda1 Hypomasculinity, Hypermasculinity
NinaLaMastra1698 Cotton ceiling

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 17 September 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 3

Course meetings
Monday, 24 September 2018
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 1 October 2018
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 8 October 2018
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 15 October 2018
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

Films

LGBT+ Studies

Political Science

Sociology

Women's Studies

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 22 October 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 8

Course meetings
Monday, 29 October 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 9

Course meetings
Monday, 5 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


In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 19 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 11

Course meetings
Monday, 26 November 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 12

Course meetings
Monday, 3 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!

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 10 December 2018
In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Milestones

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