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- Course name
- Psychology 220A
- Institution
- UCLA
- Instructor
- Benjamin Karney
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- ProSem in Social Psychology
- Course dates
- 2018-10-01 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-12-12 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 15
This course provides a broad overview of the field of social psychology, emphasizing major themes, historical trends, and current directions. This is a course designed for graduate students. The content leans toward students pursuing a career in social psychology, although the course is open to students from outside of the discipline as well. For the final project, students will be asked to choose between: a) Composing a new article on a topic in social psychology that is not yet represented at Wikipedia, or b) Revising an existing article on Wikipedia that does not adequately represent a topic in social psychology.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 1 October 2018 | Wednesday, 3 October 2018
- Assignment - Registration at Wikipedia
In the first week, all students MUST:
1) Sign up for the class site at Wikipedia
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 8 October 2018 | Wednesday, 10 October 2018
- Assignment - On-line training
In the second week, all students MUST:
1) Complete all of the on-line training modules about how to write a good Wikipedia article.
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 15 October 2018 | Wednesday, 17 October 2018
- Assignment - Choose a topic
By the end of Week 3, all students MUST:
1) Decide whether they are going to compose a new article or revise an existing one.
2) Submit their chosen topic to the instructor AND receive approval.
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 22 October 2018 | Wednesday, 24 October 2018
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 29 October 2018 | Wednesday, 31 October 2018
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 5 November 2018 | Wednesday, 7 November 2018
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 14 November 2018
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 19 November 2018 | Wednesday, 21 November 2018
- In class - Post article
By the end of this week (but earlier is better), all students MUST:
1) Post their article live on Wikipedia
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 26 November 2018 | Wednesday, 28 November 2018
- Assignment - Monitor feedback
During this week, all students should be monitoring and responding to feedback.
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 3 December 2018 | Wednesday, 5 December 2018
- Assignment - Submit link to final article
At the end of Week 10, all students should write an email to the instructor with a link to the posted article, and note describing the feedback received and how the student has responded.
Grading will begin on Monday of Week 11.