Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Houston/2023SP Communication Research Methods (Spring 2023)
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- Course name
- 2023SP Communication Research Methods
- Institution
- University of Houston
- Instructor
- Prof Robyn Lyn
- Wikipedia Expert
- Brianda (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Science Communication
- Course dates
- 2023-01-15 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-05-11 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 50
Learning Objectives:
To introduce students to a broad understanding of both quantitative and qualitative communication research methods by: 1) emphasizing effective approaches for finding, consuming, and analyzing communication research; 2) providing a path for conducting research projects while demonstrating how the research question, or hypothesis, guides the research process; 3) introducing quantitative and qualitative methodologies and research concepts, data collection and analyzing; 4) familiarizing research report writing and peer review article structure and content; 5) connecting knowledge gained from this course to research presented in other courses, along with an understanding of how research skills will benefit future career goals.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 23 January 2023
- Assignment - 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 your anonymous account
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.)
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 30 January 2023
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- Assignment - Discussion about plagiarism
- Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog - Reflect on the process
Begin a blog about your experiences. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 6 February 2023
- Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
- Assignment - Discussion about content gaps
- Assignment - Choose possible topics
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 13 February 2023
- Assignment - Make a small edit
- Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources
Find 5 to 7 peer reviewed articles and upload your bibliography at the assignment link in Blackboard's Wikipedia project folder.
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 20 February 2023
- Assignment - Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts in a sandbox.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 27 February 2023
- Assignment - Discussion about Wikipedia as a source of information
- Assignment - Peer review three articles
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 6 March 2023
- 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.
- 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 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 20 March 2023
- 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.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 27 March 2023
- 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 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 3 April 2023
- Assignment - Post your Final Wikipedia article URL in the Discussion Forum on Blackboard
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
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- Monday, 10 April 2023
- Assignment - Upload your Wikipedia final presentation to Blackboard
See the Blackboard Wikipedia Project folder for more information and the assignment link.
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 17 April 2023
- Assignment - Upload DIEP Reflexive essay to Blackboard
See the Blackboard DIEP Reflexive Essay folder for more information and the assignment link.
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 24 April 2023
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia. Congrats! You are now part of a network of researchers. :)