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- Course name
- Chem 171 Winter 2016
- Institution
- UCLA
- Instructor
- Spokoyny, Alex
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Course dates
- 2016-01-04 – 2016-03-11
- Approximate number of student editors
- 60
During the duration of this course you will produce an original, notable, well-sourced article on a topic relevant to inorganic chemistry complete with original images and figures. You will also evaluate and review another group's project, and constructively critique their article. The final article must contain a minimum of 12 primary sources and 3 original figures, in addition to the main body text of 550-600 words.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 4 January 2016 | Wednesday, 6 January 2016 | Friday, 8 January 2016
- Lecture & Discussion
- Class Introduction and course outline
- Refresher on literature searches
- Discuss plagiarism, expectations, etc.
- Begin searching Wikipedia for potential articles
- Complete Wikipedia training modules "Practicing the Basics"
- Assignment - Practicing the basics
- Create an account and join this course page.
- Complete the introductory training modules. During this training, you will make edits in a sandbox and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia.
- Create a User page.
- To practice editing and communicating on Wikipedia, introduce yourself to another student on their user talk page.
- Explore topics related to your topic area to get a feel for how Wikipedia is organized. What areas seem to be missing? As you explore, make a mental note of articles that seem like good candidates for improvement.
- Handouts: Using Talk Pages, Evaluating Wikipedia, Editing Wikipedia, Choosing an article
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 11 January 2016 | Wednesday, 13 January 2016 | Friday, 15 January 2016
- Lecture & Discussion
- Pick at least 2 topics of interest that could be used for the Wikipedia project
- Form groups of 2 with someone who shares a common chemistry interest
- Homework #1 assigned
- Assignment - Using sources
Handouts: Citing Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism
Supplementary training: [[../../../training/students/sources|Sources and Citations
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Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 20 January 2016 | Friday, 22 January 2016
- Lecture & Discussion
- Homework #1 due
- Create a list of topics for your group.
- Find references for the topics so you have some idea what you will write about.
- Ask TAs for comments/suggestions about your topic choice.
- Be prepared to provide some background to justify your choice.
Supplementary training: [[../../../training/students/sandboxes|Sandboxes and Mainspace]]
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 25 January 2016 | Wednesday, 27 January 2016 | Friday, 29 January 2016
- In class - Lecture & Discussion In Class
- Homework #2 assigned
- *Project Wiki Topic Selection Due*
- Have at least 5 references for your topic
- Milestones
Topic needs to be approved with TA
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 1 February 2016 | Wednesday, 3 February 2016 | Friday, 5 February 2016
- In class - Lecture & Discussion In Class
- Homework #2 Due
- Midterm Review
- Milestones
Your references should be peer-reviewed sources (ACS, RSC, Nature, Science, etc.)
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 8 February 2016 | Wednesday, 10 February 2016 | Friday, 12 February 2016
- In class - Lecture & Discussion
- Midterm! Midterm!! Midterm!!!
- In class - Building articles
Continue developing original images for your article.
Resources: Illustrating Wikipedia and Evaluating Wikipedia
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 17 February 2016 | Friday, 19 February 2016
- In class - Lecture & Discussion
- Homework #3 assigned
- Complete set of references (>10)
- In class - Group suggestions
- As a group, offer suggestions for improving one or two other students' articles, based on your ideas of what makes a solid encyclopedia article.
Supplementary training: [[../../../training/students/peer-review|Peer Review]]
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 22 February 2016 | Wednesday, 24 February 2016 | Friday, 26 February 2016
- In class - Lecture & Discussion
- Project Wiki draft and figures due
- This is not a rough draft, it needs to be high quality and ready for review
- Homework #3 due
- Assignment - Peer review and copyedit
- Peer review two of your classmates’ articles. Leave suggestions on the article talk pages.
- Copy-edit the two reviewed articles.
- Milestones
Not a rough draft or "first" draft
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 29 February 2016 | Wednesday, 2 March 2016 | Friday, 4 March 2016
- In class - Lecture & Discussion
- Peer review due
- Assignment - Final article
- Add final touches to your Wikipedia article.
Handout: Polishing your article
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 7 March 2016 | Wednesday, 9 March 2016 | Friday, 11 March 2016
- In class - Lecture & Discussion
- Project Wiki Due
- Assignment - Moving articles to mainspace
- Move your sandbox articles into main space.
- If you are expanding an existing article, copy your edit into the article. If you are making many small edits, save after each edit before you make the next one. Do NOT paste over the entire existing article, or large sections of the existing article.
- If you are creating a new article, do NOT copy and paste your text, or there will be no record of your work history. Follow the instructions in the "Moving out of your sandbox" handout.
- Begin expanding your article into a comprehensive treatment of the topic.
- In class - Moving articles to mainspace
- A general reminder: Don't panic if your contribution disappears, and don't try to force it back in.
- Check to see if there is an explanation of the edit on the article's talk page. If not, (politely) ask why it was removed.
- Contact your instructor or Wikipedia Content Expert and let them know.
Handout: Moving out of your Sandbox