Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth/Project Team Management (Fall 2019)

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Course name
Project Team Management
Institution
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
Instructor
Jonathan Kush
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Business
Course dates
2019-09-09 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-10 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
17


Project management, and the skills and techniques underpinning it, are incredibly important in the modern workplace and can also be helpful in everyday life. In this course, students learn about the goals, strategies, and teamwork behind effective project management. This is a fully online class so I will pair up students to improve a page related to the course, completing project management techniques to plan and implement the work.

This site is intended to help you with the Wikipedia project but none of the assignments mentioned here are required. I will provide some extra credit points if you complete some.

Student Assigned Reviewing
94Samson Accentuation effect
Wsouza10 ADHD rating scale
Mdepina1
Greggreg09
23ser Accentuation effect
Emagnu Cash
Jd805 Asset management
Custos1
Michaelcash94

Timeline

Week 3

Course meetings
Saturday, 28 September 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
Sunday, 29 September 2019   |   Saturday, 5 October 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 5

Course meetings
Sunday, 6 October 2019   |   Saturday, 12 October 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Week 6

Course meetings
Sunday, 13 October 2019
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Political Science

Psychology

Sociology

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings
Saturday, 26 October 2019
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

Milestones

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

Week 8

Course meetings
Sunday, 27 October 2019   |   Saturday, 2 November 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 9

Course meetings
Sunday, 3 November 2019   |   Saturday, 9 November 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

Week 10

Course meetings
Sunday, 10 November 2019   |   Saturday, 16 November 2019
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 11

Course meetings
Sunday, 17 November 2019   |   Saturday, 23 November 2019

Week 12

Course meetings
Sunday, 24 November 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 13

Course meetings
Sunday, 1 December 2019   |   Saturday, 7 December 2019

Week 14

Course meetings
Sunday, 8 December 2019
Assignment - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

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.