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Course name
WRIT 340 E 66845
Institution
University of Southern California
Instructor
Helen Choi
Wikipedia Expert
Elysia (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Advanced Writing and Communication for Engineers
Course dates
2020-01-13 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-05-01 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
Yunqing0128 Tropical climate
Maidang3 Messaging apps
DeepRootedTree Water scarcity in India
Ilantt Biorobotics
Hughbreslin Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal
Jzavala100 Biorobotics
CaitKim Messaging apps
Rgallups6 Biorobotics
Caroline Reiser Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal
ThomasNing Water scarcity in India
Jbsimmon Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal
Sitongju Water scarcity in India
Rsgrewal2020 Tropical climate
Peachcandy99 Messaging apps
Zhengyiy Tropical climate
YichunLu Tropical climate
Parthagg15 Water scarcity in India
Aedanjoyce Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 13 January 2020   |   Wednesday, 15 January 2020

Week 2

Course meetings
Wednesday, 22 January 2020
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, 27 January 2020   |   Wednesday, 29 January 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

 

 

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 3 February 2020   |   Wednesday, 5 February 2020

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 10 February 2020   |   Wednesday, 12 February 2020

Week 6

Course meetings
Wednesday, 19 February 2020
Assignment - Add to an article
In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 24 February 2020   |   Wednesday, 26 February 2020
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 2 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 4 March 2020
Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 9 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 11 March 2020

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 23 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 25 March 2020
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, 30 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 1 April 2020
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, 6 April 2020   |   Wednesday, 8 April 2020
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, 13 April 2020   |   Wednesday, 15 April 2020

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 20 April 2020   |   Wednesday, 22 April 2020

Week 15

Course meetings
Monday, 27 April 2020   |   Wednesday, 29 April 2020
In class - Group Conferences to Recap the Wikipedia Writing Experience