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- Course name
- CMN2160
- Institution
- University of Ottawa
- Instructor
- Patrick McCUrdy
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Course dates
- 2021-01-15 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-04-20 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 77
CMN2160 deals with old and new theories of the media including theories about the relations between media, power elites, and mass culture. Study of the main American and European schools of thought. From the technological (McLuhan prophecies) to the symbolic and socio-political dimensions (feminist and cultural studies).
Timeline
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 28 January 2021
- 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 3
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 4 February 2021
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- In class - Discussion
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 11 February 2021
- Assignment - Choose possible topics
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
- In class - Discussion
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 25 February 2021
- Assignment - Add to an article
- Assignment - Exercise
- Assignment - Exercise
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 4 March 2021
- 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
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 11 March 2021
- Assignment - Peer review two articles
- In class - Discussion
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
- 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 8
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 18 March 2021
- Assignment - Begin finishing your Wikipedia entry (within your Sandbox)
Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to start finishing your entry. Please note that for our class you are NOT to make your work live. Instead it is to be left in your Sandbox. However you are still expected to do the main space training.
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 25 March 2021
- 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.
- 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 10
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 1 April 2021
- 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 11
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 8 April 2021
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading. You must email the TA to say it is ready for grading. It will then be reviewed and, if ready, passed on to Wikipedia for approval.
Week 12
- Assignment - Add text to Wikipedia AFTER approval from staff
You must follow the above steps and submit your completed entry for review. The TA will then submit your entry for review by WikiEdu staff. Once WikiEdu staff have approved your entry we will contact you. You must then upload your text to the relevant Wikipeida page from your Sandbox and tell us you have done so. You must complete all of these steps to get full marks for the Wikipedia portion of your entry.