Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Murray State University/JMC 397 In-depth Reporting (Fall 2019)

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Course name
JMC 397 In-depth Reporting
Institution
Murray State University
Instructor
Melony Shemberger
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Journalism
Course dates
2019-08-21 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-04 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
7


Catalog description: Techniques of news gathering and reporting for print media. Provides both general assignment and beat reporting experiences.

Instructor's description: Reporters often specialize in a certain area or two, making these subjects their “beats" (e.g., education reporting, business journalism, sports, etc.). Students will learn the various forms of specialized reporting and methods of newsgathering in each.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Mreynolds12 Military rank, Military police, Military intelligence, Military Police Corps (United States), Military engineering of the United States, Military badges of the United States, United States military pay, United States Army North, U.S. Army Birthdays, Army National Guard
Blakesandlin Derrick Henry, Mike Vrabel, Marshall County High School (Kentucky)
Cdmiddleton List of colleges and universities in Kentucky, Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, West Kentucky Community and Technical College, Education in Kentucky
Nigelun014
Cscherer1 Dan Schneider (TV producer), Arceus, Butch Hartman
Ediegreenberg Sony Entertainment, Concept art, Ms. Marvel, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Entertainment Weekly, Harriet (film)
Amybeth Turner

Timeline

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 9 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 11 September 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.)


Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog

Begin a blog about your experiences. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 16 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 18 September 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 23 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 25 September 2019
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 30 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 2 October 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Assignment - Exercise

Copyedit an article

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 7 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 9 October 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


Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 14 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 16 October 2019
Assignment - Peer review three articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Milestones

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

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 21 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 23 October 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 10

Course meetings
Monday, 28 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 30 October 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 11

Course meetings
Monday, 4 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 6 November 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 12

Course meetings
Monday, 11 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 13 November 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 13

Course meetings
Monday, 18 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 20 November 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!


In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 25 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 27 November 2019
Milestones

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