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This course is an exploration of the process of college-level research. In this course, students will learn efficient and effective methods for managing "information overload" and for finding, using, evaluating, organizing, and presenting information.
The way that students will learn these skills will largely be through evaluating and editing Wikipedia articles. Wikipedia is a major secondary source for advanced research, used by both college students and scholars alike. By placing Wikipedia at the center of this course, students will gain an intimate understanding of how Wikipedia works and where this key information resource fits in the research process.
Please complete the Editing Basics Training this week.
Part three of your Wikipedia training!
This week, you'll be exploring topic areas, and you'll be introduced to the basics of the library catalog & library databases.
We'll talk about scope and understanding the breadth and depth of your area of interest.
You'll have the opportunity to spend time in Wikipedia searching for a potential topic of interest. While you search, take note of:
Your notes will help you figure out good candidates for the Wikipedia article you will edit!
Please complete the Wikipedia training on contributing images and media to Wikipedia.
Please complete the sandboxes and mainspace training.
Please have everything in to me by 11:55PM, May 10, 2018.
This include your Wikipedia article edits and your cumulative reflection.
Final examinations this year:
May 2: Reading Day
May 3: Final examinations begin
May 5: Second reading day
May 7: Final examinations resume
May 10: Last day of final examinations, semester ends.
This Course
|
Wikipedia Resources
|
Connect
Questions? Ask us:
contactwikiedu.org |
This course page is an automatically-updated version of the main course page at dashboard.wikiedu.org. Please do not edit this page directly; any changes will be overwritten the next time the main course page gets updated. |
This course is an exploration of the process of college-level research. In this course, students will learn efficient and effective methods for managing "information overload" and for finding, using, evaluating, organizing, and presenting information.
The way that students will learn these skills will largely be through evaluating and editing Wikipedia articles. Wikipedia is a major secondary source for advanced research, used by both college students and scholars alike. By placing Wikipedia at the center of this course, students will gain an intimate understanding of how Wikipedia works and where this key information resource fits in the research process.
Please complete the Editing Basics Training this week.
Part three of your Wikipedia training!
This week, you'll be exploring topic areas, and you'll be introduced to the basics of the library catalog & library databases.
We'll talk about scope and understanding the breadth and depth of your area of interest.
You'll have the opportunity to spend time in Wikipedia searching for a potential topic of interest. While you search, take note of:
Your notes will help you figure out good candidates for the Wikipedia article you will edit!
Please complete the Wikipedia training on contributing images and media to Wikipedia.
Please complete the sandboxes and mainspace training.
Please have everything in to me by 11:55PM, May 10, 2018.
This include your Wikipedia article edits and your cumulative reflection.
Final examinations this year:
May 2: Reading Day
May 3: Final examinations begin
May 5: Second reading day
May 7: Final examinations resume
May 10: Last day of final examinations, semester ends.