Authentic Science Research

  • Week 3 (09/22 - 09/28)

    No scheduled meetings this week

  • Week 4 (09/29 - 10/05)

    Meetings: Monday (09/30), Friday (10/04)

    • Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment

      In Class

      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:

    • Get started on Wikipedia

      Assignment

      Training

      Wikipedia policiesStart
      Sandboxes, talk pages, and watchlistsStart
      Communicating with others on WikipediaStart

      Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you.

      If you have trouble creating a Wikipedia account, consult this FAQ.

    • Everyone has a Wikipedia account

      Milestone

  • Week 5 (10/06 - 10/12)

    Meetings: Monday (10/07), Friday (10/11)

    • Evaluate Wikipedia

      Assignment

      Training

      Evaluating articles and sourcesStart
      How to edit: Wikicode vs Visual EditorStart

      Exercise

      Evaluate WikipediaDue on Oct 12thView

    • Improving Representation

      Improving representation on WikipediaStart

    • Discussion

      In Class
      Thinking about sources and plagiarismView

  • Week 6 (10/13 - 10/19)

    No scheduled meetings this week

  • Week 7 (10/20 - 10/26)

    Meetings: Monday (10/21), Friday (10/25)

    • Keeping track of your work

      Assignment
      Keeping track of your work on the DashboardStart

    • Review the rules for health topics

      Assignment
      Editing health and psychology topicsStart

    • Choose possible topics

      Assignment

      Training

      Finding your articleStart

      Exercise

      Find potential articlesDue on Oct 19thView

      Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

    • Discussion

      In Class
      What's a content gap?View

  • Week 8 (10/27 - 11/02)

    Meetings: Monday (10/28), Friday (11/01)

    • Make a small edit

      Assignment

      Training

      Adding citationsStart

      Exercise

      Make a small editDue on Nov 2ndView

    • Finalize your topic and find sources

      Assignment
      Building your bibliographyDue on Nov 2ndView

  • Week 9 (11/03 - 11/09)

    Meetings: Monday (11/04)

  • Week 10 (11/10 - 11/16)

    Meetings: Monday (11/11), Friday (11/15)

    • Peer review two articles

      Assignment
      Guiding framework

    • Discussion

      In Class
      Thinking about WikipediaView

    • Peer reviews are complete

      Milestone

      Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

  • Week 11 (11/17 - 11/23)

    Meetings: Monday (11/18), Friday (11/22)

    • Respond to your peer review

      Assignment

      You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. Consider their suggestions, look for ways to make your work more accurate and complete, and edit your work to make those changes.

        Resources:

        • Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
        • Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.

  • Week 12 (11/24 - 11/30)

    Meetings: Monday (11/25)

    • Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

      Assignment
      Moving work out of the sandboxStart

      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


      Demo: moving work from a sandbox


      Demo: publishing a new article

  • Week 13 (12/01 - 12/07)

    Meetings: Monday (12/02), Friday (12/06)

    • Continue improving your article

      Assignment

      Training

      Contributing images and media filesStart

      Exercise

      Continue improving your articleDue on Mar 15thView

      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 14 (12/08 - 12/14)

    Meetings: Friday (12/13)

    • Polish your work

      Assignment

      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 15 (12/15 - 12/21)

    Meetings: Monday (12/16), Friday (12/20)

    • Final article

      Assignment -

      Due: 2025-02-07

      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 presentation

      In Class
      In-class presentationDue on Dec 21stView

    • Reflective essay

      Assignment
      Reflective essayDue on Dec 21stView

  • Week 16 (12/22 - 12/28)

    Meetings: Monday (12/23)

    • You've finished your Wikipedia assignment!

      Milestone

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

  • Week 17 (12/29 - 01/04)

    Meetings: Friday (01/03)

    • Week 18 (01/05 - 01/11)

      Meetings: Monday (01/06), Friday (01/10)

      • Week 19 (01/12 - 01/18)

        Meetings: Monday (01/13), Friday (01/17)

        • Week 20 (01/19 - 01/25)

          Meetings: Friday (01/24)

          • Week 21 (01/26 - 02/01)

            Meetings: Monday (01/27), Friday (01/31)

            • Week 22 (02/02 - 02/08)

              Meetings: Monday (02/03), Friday (02/07)

              • Week 23 (02/09 - 02/15)

                Meetings: Monday (02/10)

                • Week 24 (02/16 - 02/22)

                  Meetings: Friday (02/21)

                  • Week 25 (02/23 - 03/01)

                    Meetings: Monday (02/24), Friday (02/28)

                    • Week 26 (03/02 - 03/08)

                      Meetings: Friday (03/07)

                      • Week 27 (03/09 - 03/15)

                        Meetings: Monday (03/10), Friday (03/14)

                        • Week 28 (03/16 - 03/21)

                          Meetings: Monday (03/17), Friday (03/21)

                          • Polish your article

                            Assignment -

                            Due: 2025-03-15

                            Continue improving your articleDue on Mar 15thView
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