Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Utah/COMM 7260 (Spring 2019)

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Course name
COMM 7260
Institution
University of Utah
Instructor
Sara Yeo
Wikipedia Expert
Elysia (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Science and Risk Communication
Course dates
2019-01-07 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-04-23 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
8


WIKIPEDIA ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION:
In this assignment, you will create or edit a Wikipedia article on a concept in science and/or risk communication.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This graduate seminar examines science and risk as central concepts in the communication process. These concepts are intrinsically interdisciplinary. Therefore, the course will rely on literature from a range of disciplines and perspectives, such as communication, psychology, sociology, and political science. Case studies will be drawn from various issues and cultural contexts, including controversial scientific, environmental, technological, or health topics.

There are two main goals for this course. First, it will provide an overview of all aspects of strategic communication in the context of science and risk and examine questions such as: how do people form opinions about risky or controversial scientific topics and make decisions about them? How do mass media cover science and risk, and what impact does coverage have on public perceptions?

The second goal is to stimulate ideas for original research in the fields of science and risk communication. At the end of the semester, each student will be expected to be sufficiently familiar with the field to propose an original study of their own choosing.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Dkcantwell Climate change policy of the United States
Li oneill Place attachment
Zoldroyd Public opinion on global warming
Chelsearatcliff Heuristic-systematic model of information processing
KATZ27
Sqian95 Affect measures

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 7 January 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 2

Course meetings
Monday, 14 January 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 28 January 2019
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 4 February 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Assignment - Exercise

Copyedit an article

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 11 February 2019
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


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Science Communication

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 25 February 2019
Assignment - Peer review one article

Guiding framework

Milestones

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

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 4 March 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 8

Course meetings
Monday, 18 March 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 9

Course meetings
Monday, 25 March 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 10

Course meetings
Monday, 1 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 11

Course meetings
Monday, 8 April 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!

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 15 April 2019
Milestones

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