Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/New York University/Intro to Psychology (Spring)

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Course name
Intro to Psychology
Institution
New York University
Instructor
Kevin Ambrose
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Psychology
Course dates
2022-01-28 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-05-21 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
18


The field of psychology encompasses scientific research on the mind and behavior, as well as applications of psychological research to the promotion of health and well-being and to the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of psychological disorders. Its topics range from the level of molecules in the brain to the level of individual, cultural, and national differences. This course provides an overview of the theoretical underpinnings of psychology and the results of classic studies and current research in the major areas of this discipline: physiological psychology, learning and motivation, sensation and perception, cognition, emotion, development, social psychology, personality, and abnormal and clinical psychology. Students gain an understanding of major issues addressed in psychological research today, such as the complex interactions between nature and nurture, rationality vs. irrationality in decision making, and the neural bases of human behavior.

Student Assigned Reviewing
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Olivia Esses
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Bw2263 Social skills
Jl9574 Sport psychology
Buddy2423 Mental toughness
Morgangarrett Malignant narcissism
BlueDolphin98 Body positivity
Rsk8498 Sport psychology
Rackzbrown Color wheel theory of love
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Timeline

Week 7

Course meetings
Saturday, 12 March 2022
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 8

Course meetings
Sunday, 13 March 2022   |   Monday, 14 March 2022   |   Tuesday, 15 March 2022   |   Wednesday, 16 March 2022   |   Thursday, 17 March 2022
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 9

Course meetings
Sunday, 20 March 2022   |   Monday, 21 March 2022   |   Tuesday, 22 March 2022   |   Wednesday, 23 March 2022   |   Thursday, 24 March 2022
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 10

Course meetings
Sunday, 27 March 2022   |   Monday, 28 March 2022   |   Tuesday, 29 March 2022   |   Wednesday, 30 March 2022   |   Thursday, 31 March 2022
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources

Week 11

Course meetings
Sunday, 3 April 2022   |   Monday, 4 April 2022   |   Tuesday, 5 April 2022   |   Wednesday, 6 April 2022   |   Thursday, 7 April 2022
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Medicine

Psychology

Science Communication

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 12

Course meetings
Sunday, 10 April 2022   |   Monday, 11 April 2022   |   Tuesday, 12 April 2022   |   Wednesday, 13 April 2022   |   Thursday, 14 April 2022
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Week 13

Course meetings
Sunday, 17 April 2022   |   Monday, 18 April 2022   |   Tuesday, 19 April 2022   |   Wednesday, 20 April 2022   |   Thursday, 21 April 2022
Assignment - Respond to your peer review

You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. Consider their suggestions, decide whether it makes your work more accurate and complete, and edit your draft to make those changes.

Resources:

  • Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
  • Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.

Week 14

Course meetings
Sunday, 24 April 2022   |   Monday, 25 April 2022   |   Tuesday, 26 April 2022   |   Wednesday, 27 April 2022   |   Thursday, 28 April 2022
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

Week 15

Course meetings
Sunday, 1 May 2022   |   Monday, 2 May 2022   |   Tuesday, 3 May 2022   |   Wednesday, 4 May 2022   |   Thursday, 5 May 2022
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!

Week 16

Course meetings
Sunday, 8 May 2022   |   Monday, 9 May 2022   |   Tuesday, 10 May 2022   |   Wednesday, 11 May 2022   |   Thursday, 12 May 2022
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 17

Course meetings
Sunday, 15 May 2022   |   Monday, 16 May 2022   |   Tuesday, 17 May 2022   |   Wednesday, 18 May 2022   |   Thursday, 19 May 2022
Milestones

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.