Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Sacred Heart University/Introduction to Media Culture (Fall 2022)
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- Course name
- Introduction to Media Culture
- Institution
- Sacred Heart University
- Instructor
- Ololade Afolabi
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Films
- Course dates
- 2022-08-30 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-12-12 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 58
This is an introductory course to how media and culture work in our society. The course introduces students to different forms of media and how production, content and circulation influence us as media consumers. Students will also learn important concepts in media studies and be able to critically evaluate media in all its forms to understand how media play significant role in different aspects of our social and political sphere. Some of the topics covered in this course are media convergence, media industries (films, television, video games, journalism, etc.), the impact of technology on media industries among many others. Students complete the course feeling more confident to understand the non-media parameters that shape media contents and how they can be more media literate when engaging with contents on different media platforms.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 30 August 2022
- 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.
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 6 September 2022
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- In class - Discussion
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 13 September 2022
- Assignment - Choose possible topics
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
- In class - Discussion
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 20 September 2022
- Assignment - Make a small edit
- Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 27 September 2022
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 4 October 2022
- 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 7
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 18 October 2022
- Assignment - Continue improving 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 8
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 25 October 2022
- 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 9
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 1 November 2022
- 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
- Assignment - Reflective essay
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 8 November 2022
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.