Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/UCLA/Psychology 220A (Fall)

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Course name
Psychology 220A
Institution
UCLA
Instructor
Benjamin Karney
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Psychology
Course dates
2020-09-28 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-12-14 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
20


This course provides a broad overview of the field of social psychology, emphasizing major themes, historical trends, and current directions. The final project is to revise or create an article on a topic relevant to social psychology.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Itsjessjj Positioning theory
Tnbphd Frog Pond Effect
Eljia7 Positive psychology
Rianahen Moral blindness
Ibbrody Attributions for Poverty
Mwla20 Social heuristics
RMS-SRL Social projection
Jacquelinecp16 Relationship Science
Samanthakellar Psychology of social class
Rbasyouni Social distance
Rimarshall Feminism and racism
Pnd5035 Reverse Correlation Technique
Claire97Reid Effects of pornography on relationships
PsychologyInsights Psychology of Vegetarianism
BLDrake
VidhiJain18 Trauma bonds
Alicejly Economic Evaluation of Time
LM14840 Perspective Getting

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 28 September 2020   |   Wednesday, 30 September 2020
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
Monday, 5 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 7 October 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 12 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 14 October 2020
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 19 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 21 October 2020

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 26 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 28 October 2020
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


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Political Science

Psychology

Sociology

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 2 November 2020   |   Wednesday, 4 November 2020
Assignment - Peer review an article

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 7

Course meetings
Monday, 9 November 2020
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 8

Course meetings
Monday, 16 November 2020   |   Wednesday, 18 November 2020
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 9

Course meetings
Monday, 23 November 2020
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 10

Course meetings
Monday, 30 November 2020   |   Wednesday, 2 December 2020
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 11

Course meetings
Monday, 7 December 2020   |   Wednesday, 9 December 2020
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 12

Course meetings
Monday, 14 December 2020
Milestones

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