Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Boston University/Islamic Art and Architecture (Spring)

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Course name
Islamic Art and Architecture
Institution
Boston University
Instructor
Emine Fetvaci
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History of Art and Architecture (Islamic)
Course dates
2019-01-22 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-05-11 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
30


This is a survey course on Islamic art and architecture. It is chronologically organized, and will cover art and architecture created in the Middle East and Spain between the seventh and seventeenth centuries. We will pay attention to particular artworks, but also try to understand the patrons, artists, architects, and audiences of the works. The artworks will also teach us about the history and variety of the Islamic world.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Livadamaitis
Gffase
Simrans97
Walhdi
Mcb98
Girnusb Zafarnama of Yazdi, Zafarnama (Yazdi biography)
Yhamwi
Agrsantos
Jwfriend Khwaja 'Abd Allah Ansari shrine
Allyfajardo15 Khwaja 'Abd Allah Ansari shrine
Kamilavasquez
Annabrev
Schroneos
Jgould20
Ssadrane
Mscarr1
Medihahussain Dome of Soltaniyeh
ElsaHerri
Costaf03 Süleymanname Suleymanname
Vkstoynova
Salma J. S
Jcuret Khwaja 'Abd Allah Ansari shrine
Hccho9075
Ryanlg
Mjrobson
Doomchin
Jhuh0331
Sangwookpark1
HsiAnChen
Mlesko1999
Yericyoav

Timeline

Week 3

Course meetings
Thursday, 7 February 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 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 February 2019   |   Thursday, 14 February 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 5

Course meetings
Thursday, 21 February 2019
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Art History

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 26 February 2019   |   Thursday, 28 February 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 March 2019   |   Thursday, 7 March 2019
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 March 2019   |   Thursday, 21 March 2019
Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 26 March 2019   |   Thursday, 28 March 2019
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 April 2019   |   Thursday, 4 April 2019
Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 April 2019   |   Thursday, 11 April 2019
Assignment - Respond to your peer review

You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. Consider their suggestions, decide whether it makes your work more accurate and complete, and edit your draft to make those changes.

Resources:

  • Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
  • Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 April 2019   |   Thursday, 18 April 2019
Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

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

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13


Assignment - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to 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 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 April 2019   |   Thursday, 25 April 2019
Assignment - 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 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 April 2019   |   Thursday, 2 May 2019
Assignment - Final article

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!


Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Milestones

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