Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/York University/Literary Research Methods (Fall)

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Course name
Literary Research Methods
Institution
York University
Instructor
Lisa Sloniowski
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
English language and literature
Course dates
2019-11-06 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-01-15 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
17


This is a course discussing a range of literary research methods for graduate students including archival research, bibliographic skills, digital humanities, textual editing and other research methods. The wikipedia assignment is focussed on assessing their ability to find credible sources and write for non-academic authors.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Jtmmcdonald
LimaM2 Empire (graphic novel)
Mashpacino Empire (graphic novel)
Sandisoftime Empire (graphic novel)
Zoedhillon
Jmlester
Mosh24
Elletee33 I Have Become The Tide (Novel)
5forEN6000
Hannahsn
Fesp123 The Leavenworth Case
AdrianLK The Diviners
Eng6000 The Leavenworth Case
Titak93
EthanS52 The Diviners
EN6000Leavenworth The Leavenworth Case
Rongy14
AudreyKoo The Diviners

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 6 November 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
Wednesday, 13 November 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Week 3

Course meetings
Wednesday, 20 November 2019
Assignment - Exercise
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

Books

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 4

Course meetings
Wednesday, 27 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 5

Course meetings
Wednesday, 4 December 2019
Assignment - Continue improving 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.


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 6

Course meetings
Wednesday, 11 December 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 7

Course meetings
Wednesday, 18 December 2019
Milestones

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