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- Course name
- Human Cognition SP23
- Institution
- CSULB
- Instructor
- Nuria Giralt
- Wikipedia Expert
- Brianda (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Psychology
- Course dates
- 2023-01-20 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-05-15 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 45
Psy 332 is a survey of Cognitive Psychology; a basic introduction to the many subfields in Cognition. The focus of the course is on understanding how the human mind works within the technological limitations, to study the human mind, with a focus on making connections between the data and the claims being made.
The Wikipedia assignment will be our semester project which replaces a written paper/oral presentation investigating a research question.
Timeline
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 9 February 2023
- 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
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- 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.)
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- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 14 February 2023 | Thursday, 16 February 2023
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- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- In class - Discussion
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 21 February 2023 | Thursday, 23 February 2023
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- Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
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- Assignment - Choose possible topics
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 28 February 2023 | Thursday, 2 March 2023
- In class - Discussion
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 7 March 2023 | Thursday, 9 March 2023
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 14 March 2023 | Thursday, 16 March 2023
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- Assignment - Make a small edit
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 21 March 2023 | Thursday, 23 March 2023
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- Assignment - Copyedit an article
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 28 March 2023 | Thursday, 30 March 2023
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- Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources
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- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 4 April 2023 | Thursday, 6 April 2023
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- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
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- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
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- In class - Discussion
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 11 April 2023 | Thursday, 13 April 2023
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- Assignment - Peer review three articles
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 18 April 2023 | Thursday, 20 April 2023
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- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
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- 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 15
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 25 April 2023 | Thursday, 27 April 2023
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- 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 16
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- Tuesday, 2 May 2023 | Thursday, 4 May 2023
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- 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.
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- 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!
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- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.
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- 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!