Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Washington/Planetary Atmospheres (Spring Quarter)
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- Course name
- Planetary Atmospheres
- Institution
- University of Washington
- Instructor
- David Catling
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Planetary Atmospheres
- Course dates
- 2022-03-28 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-06-10 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 11
A graduate level course examining problems of the origin, evolution, and structure of planetary atmospheres, emphasizing elements common to all; roles of radiation, chemistry, and dynamical processes. Recent research on the atmospheres of Venus, Mars,Titan, Jupiter and exoplanets in the context of comparative planetology.
Timeline
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 20 April 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.
Also, everyone should start gathering sources (papers, books, book chapters, treatise articles, or entries in other encyclopedias) relevant to the Wikipedia article that they are editing or creating.
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- Assignment - Choose possible topics
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
- Assignment - Exercise
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 25 April 2022 | Wednesday, 27 April 2022
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts. Also, think about figures, diagrams or photos that would be very useful or perhaps critical for someone to understand your article(s).
- Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia
Assign a fellow student to review your draft Wikipedia article(s).
Improved your draft based on others' feedback, and move your work live - to the "mainspace."
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 9 May 2022 | Wednesday, 11 May 2022
- Assignment - Continue improving your article
Exercise
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 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 16 May 2022 | Wednesday, 18 May 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 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 23 May 2022 | Wednesday, 25 May 2022
- Assignment - Final article
It's the final week to finish 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 9
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 1 June 2022
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.