The following assignment timeline will guide you through the Wikipedia project which is a component of HW5 for CE200C. It comprises 100% of the HW5 grade, and it will be graded solely on participation.

Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Content Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the "Get Help" button on this page.

To get started, please review the following handouts:

[http://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia Editing Wikipedia] pages 1–5
[http://wikiedu.org/evaluatingwikipedia Evaluating Wikipedia]

{{assignment|Assignment - Create your account & take assigned trainings}}

By Friday, April 7th.

Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you.
It's time to dive into Wikipedia. Below, you'll find the first set of online trainings you'll need to take. New modules will appear on this timeline as you get to new milestones. Be sure to check back and complete them! Incomplete trainings will be reflected in your grade.
When you finish the trainings, practice by introducing yourself to a classmate on that classmate’s Talk page. You can view a list of all the students in the course on the Students tab.

= Week 2 =

You have one week to find a topic to work on for the project. Due Friday 4/14.

Review page 6 of your [http://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia Editing Wikipedia] guidebook.
Your goal: find one article that you want to improve on Wikipedia (it must be related to the course)
To start, search Wikipedia for what already exists in the areas you're interested - if the article is already really long or well developed, consider finding a new topic.
You can also check the list of "available articles" on the Articles tab for ideas. (Once you assign one of those topics to yourself, it will be removed from the available list. So the list is first come first serve).
Once you finalize your topic, head to the Students tab above and assign it to yourself.
By Friday you should have one topic assigned to yourself.

By Monday April 17th.

It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles. You'll evaluate your Wikipedia article, and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page.

Complete the "Evaluating Articles and Sources" training (linked below).
Read your article thoroughly on Wikipedia.
As you read, consider the following questions (but don't feel limited to these):
Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference?
Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
Check a few citations. Do the links work? Is there any close paraphrasing or plagiarism in the article?
Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
What new paragraph or section would you add if you could?
How might you re-arrange the article to make it easier to understand?
How many equations are included in the article? Too many? Too few? Do they over-whelm the article? How might you make the article more achievable for a first time reader?
How does the way the topic is discussed on Wikipedia compare to how we've discussed this topic in class?
Create a section in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Mypage/sandbox your sandbox] where you leave your notes and review.
Choose at least 1 questions relevant to the article you're evaluating. Leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback with four tildes — Samantha (Wiki Ed) (talk) 22:54, 8 August 2017 (UTC).

By Friday, April 21st.

Read through your article again, thinking about ways to improve the language, such as fixing grammatical mistakes. Then, make the appropriate changes. You don’t need to contribute new information to the article yet.

= Week 3 =

By Wednesday, April 26th.

Familiarize yourself with editing Wikipedia by adding a citation or making a small change to improve your article.

Use your notes from your article critique to draft up a small contribution to improve your article. At a minimum, your contribution should include 1-2 sentences, cited to a reliable source, as you learned in the online training.
You can draft your contribution in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Mypage/sandbox your sandbox] before moving it live.

By Friday, April 28th.

You'll want to find or create an appropriate photo, illustration, or piece of video/audio to add to you article.

Before you start, review the [http://wikiedu.org/illustratingwikipedia Illustrating Wikipedia] handbook, or see [http://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia Editing Wikipedia] pages 10–11.

When you've reviewed those pages, take the training linked below.

Think back to when you did your article critique: what new image, photo, or illustration could be used to help visualize your topic? Start by searching the Creative Commons [http://search.creativecommons.org/ search.creativecommons.org] or Wikimedia Commons [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page commons.wikiedu.org] for some ideas.
Remember: Never grab images you find through an image search, or those found on Instagram, Tumblr, Reddit, Imgur, or even so-called "Free image" or "free stock photo" websites. Instead, you'll want to find images with clear proof that the creator has given permission to use their work.

If you want to upload a new bit of media: Don't just upload an image straight to Wikipedia. Instead, upload it to Wikipedia's sister site for images, Wikimedia Commons. For instructions, read through the [http://wikiedu.org/illustratingwikipedia Illustrating Wikipedia] handbook.