Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/California State University, Fresno/Psych 244 - Research Methods (Fall 2019)
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- Course name
- Psych 244 - Research Methods
- Institution
- California State University, Fresno
- Instructor
- Paul Price
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Psychology
- Course dates
- 2019-08-23 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-10 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 24
Basic introduction to psychological research methods for students in all three psychology graduate programs at Fresno State: experimental, applied behavior analysis, and school. Includes formulating good research questions, reviewing the research literature, designing empirical studies, analyzing data, and writing in APA style. Emphasizes being a critical and responsible consumer of psychological research (with the expectation that students learn details of how research is done in their specialty field by working on projects with their faculty mentors).
Timeline
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 29 August 2019
- 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- 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 3
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 3 September 2019 | Thursday, 5 September 2019
- In class - Discussion
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 10 September 2019 | Thursday, 12 September 2019
- Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
- In class - Discussion
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 17 September 2019 | Thursday, 19 September 2019
- Assignment - Finalize your topic
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 24 September 2019 | Thursday, 26 September 2019
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 15 October 2019 | Thursday, 17 October 2019
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 22 October 2019 | Thursday, 24 October 2019
- Assignment - Editing Plan
Designate one group member's article sandbox as the official one. At the top, add a heading "Editing Plan" and below that write at least one full paragraph on how you are planning to change your assigned article, two new references that you are planning to use, and a summary of how you are splitting the work among group members. Note that proposed changes should involve a minimum of one paragraph of new or thoroughly edited text per group member and at least two reference changes per group member. Reference changes can include adding references and deleting references with a clear rationale (e.g., unreliable, biased, inaccurately described). You do not have to indicate this in your paragraph here but your changes automatically must include a light editing of the entire article for spelling, grammar, clarity, and accuracy. This will typically include numerous small edits. This assignment will be worth 5 points of the 30 points alloted for the final article.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 29 October 2019 | Thursday, 31 October 2019
- 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
- In class - Optional activity
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 5 November 2019 | Thursday, 7 November 2019
- Assignment - Continue improving your article
Exercise
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 11
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 19 November 2019 | Thursday, 21 November 2019
- Assignment - Substantial Changes Made (Halfway There)
The assignment is to be roughly halfway to completing your editing plan. In your designated sandbox, write an updated editing plan that specifies 1) what changes have been made, 2) what changes remain to be made, and 3) what each group member has contributed. Make sure at this time that each group member has a working link to this designated sandbox in their own sandbox. This will be worth 10 more points out of the 30 points originally allocated for the final article.
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 3 December 2019 | Thursday, 5 December 2019
- 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 13
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 10 December 2019
- Assignment - In-class presentation
- Assignment - Reflective essay
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.