Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Baylor University/Introduction to Sociology (Spring)
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- Course name
- Introduction to Sociology
- Institution
- Baylor University
- Instructor
- Stephen Cranney
- Wikipedia Expert
- Adam (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Sociology
- Course dates
- 2016-01-12 – 2016-04-29
- Approximate number of student editors
- 19
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 12 January 2016 | Thursday, 14 January 2016
- In class - Wikipedia essentials
- Overview of the course
- Introduction to how Wikipedia will be used in the course
- Understanding Wikipedia as a community, we'll discuss its expectations and etiquette.
Handout: Editing Wikipedia
- Assignment - Learn the basics
- Complete the online training for students. During this training, you will make edits in a sandbox and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia.
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 19 January 2016 | Thursday, 21 January 2016
- Assignment - Use academic research to contribute to the body of knowledge
Incorporate five academic sources (research article from journal, book from an academic press, etc.) into Wikipedia articles dealing with sociology (broadly understood).