Editing Internet Research Methods (Spring 2016) (section)

=== Method Presentation ===

Related to participation, every student will be assigned a research method and asked to investigate how it is being adapted to or developing within Internet studies and to report on these results in a new Wikipedia article or in a major revision of a existing article.

The article should include several links to, and examples of, the method from published literature, an assessment of the potential affordances and constraints of this method for Internet research, a neutral and even-handed critique of some of the ways it has been employed in Internet research to date, and a list of references. All of these should be formatted according to Wikipedia policies.

Links to articles will be distributed ahead of class and all students will be expected to read them before we meet.

==== Wikipedia Task #1 - Create an account and Wikipedia orientation ====

;Due: April 8
;Deliverables: Make contributions in Wikipedia

* Finish the [https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students online student orientation] for [https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/University_of_Washington/Designing_Internet_Research_(Spring_2016)?enroll=zmjugqfl our Wikipedia course.] During this training, you will create an account, make edits in a sandbox, and learn the basic rules of the Wikipedia community.
* Create a user page, and sign up on the list of students on the course dashboard.
* To practice editing and communicating on Wikipedia, introduce yourself to me and at least one classmate on Wikipedia.

====  Wikipedia Task #2 - Draft of Wikipedia Article ====

;Maximum Length: 2000 words
;Deliverables: Make contributions in Wikipedia and share link in Canvas discussion
;Due Date: 11:59 on the day before the class session in which we will discuss the method

* Compile a bibliography of relevant research.
* Write or expand a Wikipedia article on the method you have selected — with citations — in your Wikipedia sandbox.
* Add your sandboxed article to the class's course page with the template.

==== Wikipedia Task #3 - Finalize and Peer Review Your Classmates Articles ====

;Deliverables: Make contributions in Wikipedia
;Due Date: June 12

* Move sandbox articles into the main namespace.
* Peer review two of your classmates' articles. Leave suggestions on the article talk pages.
* Copy-edit the two reviewed articles.
* Make edits to your article based on peers' feedback. If you disagree with a suggestion, use talk pages to politely discuss and come to a consensus on your edit.

==== Discussion Facilitation ====

;Due Date: Class session in which we will discuss the method

* In addition to the essay, you will be responsible for facilitating the discussion of your assigned method in class. This means you should come prepared with questions and notes.