Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Texas AM University/Technical and Professional Writing (Fall 2024)

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| course_name = Technical and Professional Writing

| instructor_username = Eaturvegeez

| instructor_realname = Gwendolyn Inocencio

| support_staff = Ian (Wiki Ed)

| subject = Technical Editing

| start_date = 2024-08-21 00:00:00 UTC

| end_date = 2024-12-05 23:59:59 UTC

| institution = Texas AM University

| expected_students = 25

| assignment_page = Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/Texas_AM_University/Technical_and_Professional_Writing_(Fall_2024)

| slug = Texas_AM_University/Technical_and_Professional_Writing_(Fall_2024)

| campaigns = Fall 2024

| dashboard.wikiedu.org = yes

}}

This is an applied course meant to prepare students to function as an editor in technical and professional venues. We will use Wikipedia to target certain less-tangible skills necessary for advanced editing: the ability to join a community of editors that already have standards in place, learn to read and improve writing within those conventions, and learn to facilitate good writing within this existing community. Rather than simply copyediting existing articles, creating new articles, or adding new content to existing articles, the students will focus on finding articles that have a good base of content but which need editorial intervention to help the larger community of potential editors continue to improve the articles. Students will focus primarily on issues of organization, appropriateness, and Wikipedia style, with the aim of significantly improving the existing content of an article. Students will be expected to work within the Wikipedia infrastructure, including engaging with current interested editors and leaving traces of their work to assist with future editing of the articles they worked on.

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{{student table row|Alliebee26|The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Star Wars Galaxies|}}

{{student table row|Jeniferbarnes|Balanced anesthesia, Girl Scouts of the USA|}}

{{student table row|Jessicabreen|2010 NBA Finals, Jimmy Butler|}}

{{student table row|Aggieeditor2003|Environmental impact of transport in Australia, Victorian Railways flat wagons|}}

{{student table row|Orchidsun23|Shawarma, Chia seed|}}

{{student table row|Brilliantsmar|Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War, A Stanza of Sunlight on the Banks of Brahmaputra|}}

{{student table row|Whimsical Rock|Calligraphy, Waterfall model|}}

{{student table row|Theprofessionalsimp|Kidnapping, Highway to Hell|}}

{{student table row|Howdy m25|The Wizard of Oz, Dance|}}

{{student table row|Planter457|Functional decomposition, White Dwarf (magazine)|}}

{{student table row|Pinkdancer23|Strategic communication, Transformational leadership|}}

{{student table row|Glittersparkle16|Wedding dress, Carrie Bradshaw|}}

{{student table row|Gooeyfishi5|Stress management, Pin-up model|}}

{{student table row|Minnie'smom03|Romantic comedy, Solar phenomena|}}

{{student table row|Chitens|Apollo Creed, Swimming (sport)|}}

{{student table row|Nfarrow93|Web application, Classic car|}}

{{student table row|TFyler|Deco*27, Fishkeeping|}}

{{student table row|RatDiva|Concupiscence, Mispronunciation|}}

{{student table row|Darklighteclipse|Certificate of deposit, Dog grooming|}}

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