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Course name
WRIT 340
Institution
University of Southern California
Instructor
Harly Ramsey
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Science Communication
Course dates
2020-05-22 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-08-07 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
38


Students will work in teams, adding to articles having to do with technologies related to the Grand Challenges of Engineering. I will follow the guidance of "finding articles" and offer them choices. I expect to dedicate 8-9 weeks to the assignment.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Markmcde Sustainable architecture, Active mobility
Sckdenny Artificial heart valve
Tiffany Ong Vehicular automation
Lanjinyi Artificial heart valve
ChenZhuoer Sustainable energy
Kairui jiang Personalized Medicine
EsmieAce Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Advanced driver-assistance systems
Armadaswim Advanced driver-assistance systems
Jacksoac Active mobility
Dkoodev Automated driving system
Zhiyucai Immersion (virtual reality), Virtual reality in primary education
Elysepollack Land recycling, Active mobility
Lmunro0402 Virtual reality in primary education
Nathanbauer15 Extraterrestrial real estate
ChenqiaoW Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Advanced driver-assistance systems
ProgrammingLime Virtual reality applications, Astronaut training
Farheem Orbital spaceflight, Extraterrestrial real estate
Cting12 Games for Change, Sustainable energy
Yawen Liu usc Astronaut training
Ruiyishen2000 Astronaut training
Lizamoody Virtual reality applications, Astronaut training
Stevling Extraterrestrial real estate
Integrationtool University of Southern California, Extraterrestrial real estate Orbital spaceflight
Neshatva Personalized Medicine
Overhaus Personalized medicine
Hydronium99 Mitochondrial ROS, Sustainable energy
Abotansky Vehicular communication systems, Advanced driver-assistance systems
Daizhuwu Virtual reality in primary education
Midllaoi Automated driving system
SteveHornyak34 Vehicular automation
Chalikesalsa Artificial heart valve
Zongyeya Artificial Intelligence in Precision Medicine
FrankMashiro Virtual reality in primary education
Pashadastmalchi

Timeline

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 June 2020   |   Thursday, 18 June 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 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 June 2020   |   Thursday, 25 June 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 June 2020   |   Thursday, 2 July 2020
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 7 July 2020   |   Thursday, 9 July 2020
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 14 July 2020   |   Thursday, 16 July 2020

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 21 July 2020   |   Thursday, 23 July 2020
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Chemistry

Environmental Sciences

Genes and Proteins

Medicine

Science Communication


Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.


In class - Discussion

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 July 2020   |   Thursday, 30 July 2020
Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

It's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13


Assignment - Continue improving 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.


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!


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 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 August 2020   |   Thursday, 6 August 2020