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Course name
Relational Communication - online
Institution
University of Alabama
Instructor
Josh Pederson
Subject
Communication Studies
Course dates
2021-01-24 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-04-25 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
18


Focused investigation of communication in close personal relationships, with primary emphasis on contemporary concepts and theories of romantic relationships and friendships.

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Sunday, 31 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:


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
Sunday, 7 February 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 4

Course meetings
Sunday, 14 February 2021
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


Week 5

Course meetings
Sunday, 21 February 2021
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Cultural Anthropology

LGBT+ Studies

Linguistics

Psychology

Sociology

Women's Studies


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


Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Sunday, 28 February 2021
In class - Continue drafting article
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to 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 7

Assignment - Article Drafts are complete in sandbox

Week 8

Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

Milestones

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

Week 9

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.


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!


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 10

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!
Milestones

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