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Course name
WRIT 340 E
Institution
University of Southern California
Instructor
Helen Choi
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Advanced Writing and Communication for Engineers
Course dates
2019-08-27 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-06 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
19


The learning outcomes for WRIT 340E (Advanced Writing and Communication for Engineers) students include the skills to do the following:

• Write for academic, public, and professional audiences.
• Demonstrate research and documentation abilities at the upper-division level.
• Revise and edit to advanced academic and professional standards.
• Prepare and give professional oral presentations for a variety of audiences and purposes.
• Work collaboratively to research, write, and present information and ideas.
• Write accurate, precise technical prose.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Andrescoronel3 Digital detox Computer graphics lighting
Zfujita Deepfake Digital detox
Scotdancer18 Computer graphics lighting Humanitarian engineering
RebortReport Deepfake Humanitarian engineering
Jc1231312 Space advertising Digital detox
Jeffchenchengyi Space advertising Computer graphics lighting
Ncollingwood Digital detox Space advertising
Goflores Machine ethics Space advertising
OrganicSalt Computer graphics lighting Deepfake
Avnishna Machine ethics Deepfake
Woojohn0599 Humanitarian engineering Digital detox
Najimene Machine ethics Humanitarian engineering
Immason1 Space advertising Deepfake
Hannibalrising94 Space advertising Machine ethics
Tristanelma Computer graphics lighting Space advertising
Ahnmelis Deepfake Machine ethics
BorizAlva Digital detox Machine ethics
Lloza98 Humanitarian engineering Computer graphics lighting

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 28 August 2019   |   Friday, 30 August 2019

Week 2

Course meetings
Wednesday, 4 September 2019   |   Friday, 6 September 2019
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
Monday, 9 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 11 September 2019   |   Friday, 13 September 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

 

 


OPTIONAL Review the rules for health topics if applicable to you

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 16 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 18 September 2019   |   Friday, 20 September 2019

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 23 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 25 September 2019   |   Friday, 27 September 2019

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 30 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 2 October 2019   |   Friday, 4 October 2019
Assignment - Add to an article
In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 7 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 9 October 2019   |   Friday, 11 October 2019
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 14 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 16 October 2019
Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 21 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 23 October 2019   |   Friday, 25 October 2019

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 28 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 30 October 2019   |   Friday, 1 November 2019
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.

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 4 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 6 November 2019   |   Friday, 8 November 2019
Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

Now that you've improved your draft, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13


In class - 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 12

Course meetings
Monday, 11 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 13 November 2019   |   Friday, 15 November 2019
In class - Receiving and Responding to Feedback

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 13

Course meetings
Monday, 18 November 2019

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 25 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 27 November 2019   |   Friday, 29 November 2019

Week 15

Course meetings
Monday, 2 December 2019   |   Wednesday, 4 December 2019   |   Friday, 6 December 2019
In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

Milestones

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