Editing Online Communities and Crowds (Spring 2025) (section)

===== [[Online_Communities_and_Crowds_(Spring_2025)/Wikipedia_assignment|The Wikipedia Assignment:]] =====

All members of the course will write (or at least significantly expand) Wikipedia articles. This assignment will take place over about six weeks starting at the beginning of the quarter. It will culminate in a brief written report offering advice/insights on the basis of your experience and materials you have encountered in the course. 

Please review [[Online_Communities_and_Crowds_(Spring_2025)/Wikipedia_assignment|this overview of the assignment and assessment criteria]]. Details of specific assignment milestones and deadlines will be (almost entirely) provided through the course WikiEdu Dashboard.

;Deadlines (See WikiEdu Dashboard for specific assignments and most up-to-date/accurate deadlines):
:Week 1: Create an account, join the course page, learn some basics
:Week 2: Learn some rules, evaluate an article, choose possible article topics
:Week 3: Edit existing articles/citations, finalize article selection, find sources for your article
:Week 4: Start more substantial editing your article
:Week 5: Peer review two article, continue improving your article.
:Week 6: Respond to peer review, polish your article.
:Week 7: Final revisions to articles; Wikipedia Advising Report (1000 words max) due.

'''The Wikipedia Advising Report''' will be due May 16, 5pm. Please [[Online_Communities_and_Crowds_(Spring_2025)/Wikipedia_assignment|see the assignment page]] for details regarding submission requirements.