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Course name
History of Modern Design
Institution
Murray State University
Instructor
Antje Gamble
Subject
Art History
Course dates
2023-01-17 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-05-05 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
25


Survey of the history of modern design from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. This course will introduce students to the development of the various fields that make up modern "design", including designed objects, industrial design, and graphic design, with a focus on Europe and the United States from a global perspective.

Timeline

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 31 January 2023   |   Thursday, 2 February 2023
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, 7 February 2023   |   Thursday, 9 February 2023
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 14 February 2023   |   Thursday, 16 February 2023
Assignment - Exercise
In class - Discussion
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Art History

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 21 February 2023   |   Thursday, 23 February 2023
Assignment - Add to an article

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 February 2023   |   Thursday, 2 March 2023
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 7 March 2023   |   Thursday, 9 March 2023
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

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

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 14 March 2023   |   Thursday, 16 March 2023
Milestones

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 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 March 2023   |   Thursday, 30 March 2023
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

Milestones

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
Tuesday, 4 April 2023   |   Thursday, 6 April 2023
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!

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 11 April 2023   |   Thursday, 13 April 2023
Assignment - Wikipedia Article Reflection

Write a reflection on canvas about your experience working on Wikipedia, from editing, to research, to publishing.

Milestones

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