Jump to content

Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Texas AM University/Technical and Professional Writing (Fall 2024)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This Course Wikipedia Resources Connect
Questions? Ask us:

contact@wikiedu.org

Course name
Technical and Professional Writing
Institution
Texas AM University
Instructor
Gwendolyn Inocencio
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Technical Editing
Course dates
2024-08-21 00:00:00 UTC – 2024-12-05 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
25


This is an applied course meant to prepare students to function as an editor in technical and professional venues. We will use Wikipedia to target certain less-tangible skills necessary for advanced editing: the ability to join a community of editors that already have standards in place, learn to read and improve writing within those conventions, and learn to facilitate good writing within this existing community. Rather than simply copyediting existing articles, creating new articles, or adding new content to existing articles, the students will focus on finding articles that have a good base of content but which need editorial intervention to help the larger community of potential editors continue to improve the articles. Students will focus primarily on issues of organization, appropriateness, and Wikipedia style, with the aim of significantly improving the existing content of an article. Students will be expected to work within the Wikipedia infrastructure, including engaging with current interested editors and leaving traces of their work to assist with future editing of the articles they worked on.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Lillycharles Stripper, Mamma Mia! (musical) Stripper, Mamma Mia! (musical)
Tsommer23 Siamese cat, Bicolor cat
Alliebee26 The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Star Wars Galaxies
Jeniferbarnes Balanced anesthesia, Girl Scouts of the USA
Jessicabreen 2010 NBA Finals, Jimmy Butler
Aggieeditor2003 Environmental impact of transport in Australia, Victorian Railways flat wagons
Orchidsun23 Shawarma, Chia seed
Brilliantsmar Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War, A Stanza of Sunlight on the Banks of Brahmaputra
Whimsical Rock Calligraphy, Waterfall model
Theprofessionalsimp Kidnapping, Highway to Hell
Howdy m25 The Wizard of Oz, Dance
Planter457 Functional decomposition, White Dwarf (magazine)
Pinkdancer23 Strategic communication, Transformational leadership
Glittersparkle16 Wedding dress, Carrie Bradshaw
Gooeyfishi5 Stress management, Pin-up model
Minnie'smom03 Romantic comedy, Solar phenomena
Chitens Apollo Creed, Swimming (sport)
Nfarrow93 Web application, Classic car
TFyler Deco*27, Fishkeeping
RatDiva Concupiscence, Mispronunciation
Darklighteclipse Certificate of deposit, Dog grooming