Week 1: Assignments issued
- Lecture: Introduction to assignment; how we know about places we haven't been to.
- Class: Using the checklists to find articles that "work"; making the simplest possible change.
Week 2: Researching parishes
- Lecture: What is a parish; systematic sources of information.
- Class: Adding a quotation from a historical source, and a population time series.
Week 3: Qualitative sources
- Lecture: Finding photographs and old maps online.
Week 4: Working with Wikipedia and Wikipedians
- Lecture: History of Wikipedia and how it works; the Wikipedia community.
During March
Articles should be extended by adding interpretative text based on the statistical sources, and also by using initiative to locate additional online sources, and possibly through careful use of e-mail. By the end of March a first draft of the article should be complete, and open to comment and revision by other Wikipedians.
End of Term
- Lecture: Finishing off your article; when to quote and when to cite; avoiding plagiarism
- Draft articles to be presented to tutorial groups
During April
Students should monitor article for comments and editing by others, and respond by further improving their article prior to submission of a printed version at the start of the summer term.
Week 1: Assignments issued
- Lecture: Introduction to assignment; how we know about places we haven't been to.
- Class: Using the checklists to find articles that "work"; making the simplest possible change.
Week 2: Researching parishes
- Lecture: What is a parish; systematic sources of information.
- Class: Adding a quotation from a historical source, and a population time series.
Week 3: Qualitative sources
- Lecture: Finding photographs and old maps online.
Week 4: Working with Wikipedia and Wikipedians
- Lecture: History of Wikipedia and how it works; the Wikipedia community.
During March
Articles should be extended by adding interpretative text based on the statistical sources, and also by using initiative to locate additional online sources, and possibly through careful use of e-mail. By the end of March a first draft of the article should be complete, and open to comment and revision by other Wikipedians.
End of Term
- Lecture: Finishing off your article; when to quote and when to cite; avoiding plagiarism
- Draft articles to be presented to tutorial groups
During April
Students should monitor article for comments and editing by others, and respond by further improving their article prior to submission of a printed version at the start of the summer term.