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- Course name
- ADPR 3850H
- Institution
- University of Georgia
- Instructor
- Karen M Russell
- Wikipedia Expert
- Adam (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Public Relations
- Course dates
- 2016-01-12 – 2016-04-28
- Approximate number of student editors
- 13
ADPR 3850H provides students with a survey of the theory, principles, techniques, and practices of public relations. The class is foundational for PR majors and provides a basic understanding of the field for non-majors.
| Student | Assigned | Reviewing |
|---|---|---|
| Ant96848 | ||
| KristieGowell | ||
| Danielleeck | ||
| Mgfoo | ||
| Ksarda | ||
| Dejanaperic | ||
| Hkwobeck | ||
| Lcleahy94 | ||
| Tayloraliciahill | ||
| Jesstwine123 | ||
| Ayesha.jamil123 | ||
| Emnalwasky |
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 12 January 2016 | Thursday, 14 January 2016
- In class - Exploring the topic area
- Be prepared to discuss some of your observations about Wikipedia articles in your topic area that are missing or could use improvement.
Handouts: Choosing an article
- Assignment - Copyedit an article
- Choose one article, identify ways in which you can improve and correct its language and grammar, and make the appropriate changes. (You do not need to alter the article's content.)
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 19 January 2016 | Thursday, 21 January 2016
- In class - Using sources
- Be prepared to explain close paraphrasing, plagiarism, and copyright violations on Wikipedia.
Handouts: Citing Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism
Supplementary training: [[../../../training/students/sources|Sources and Citations]]
- Assignment - Choosing your article
- Research and list 3–5 articles on your Wikipedia user page that you will consider working on as your main project. Look at the talk page for existing topics for a sense of who else is working on it and what they're doing. Describe your choices to your instructor for feedback.
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 26 January 2016 | Thursday, 28 January 2016
- In class - Wikipedia culture and etiquette
- Talk about Wikipedia culture and etiquette, and (optionally) revisit the concept of sandboxes and how to use them.
- Q&A session with instructor about interacting on Wikipedia and getting started with writing.
- Milestones
All students have started editing articles or drafts on Wikipedia.
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 2 February 2016 | Thursday, 4 February 2016
- In class - Moving articles to mainspace
- We'll discuss moving your article out of your sandboxes and into Wikipedia's main space.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- Begin expanding your article into a comprehensive treatment of the topic.
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 9 February 2016 | Thursday, 11 February 2016
- Assignment - Complete first draft
- Expand your article into a complete first draft.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 16 February 2016 | Thursday, 18 February 2016
- 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]]
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 23 February 2016 | Thursday, 25 February 2016
- In class - Discuss further article improvements
- Continue discussing how the articles can be further improved. Come up with improvement goals for each article for next week.
- Assignment - Continue improving articles
- Return to your classmates' articles you previously reviewed, and provide more suggestions for further improvement. If there is a disagreement, suggest a compromise.
- Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on your classmates' suggestions and any additional areas for improvement you can identify.
- Assignment - Prepare for in-class presentation
- Prepare for an in-class presentation about your Wikipedia editing experience.
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 1 March 2016 | Thursday, 3 March 2016
- In class - In-class presentation
- Prepare for an in-class presentation about your Wikipedia editing experience.
- Assignment - Final article
- Add final touches to your Wikipedia article.
Handout: Polishing your article
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 8 March 2016 | Thursday, 10 March 2016
- Milestones
Students have finished all their work on Wikipedia that will be considered for grading.