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Course name
History and Systems of Psychology
Institution
Utah State University
Instructor
Chris Babits
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Psychology
Course dates
2023-01-10 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-04-25 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
15


History and Systems of Psychology examines theoretical and historical developments in psychology, with an emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The course analyzes the intellectual trends in, as well as the social and cultural implications of, psychology over the past two hundred years.

For the Wikipedia assignment, students will create new pages for psychologists and mental health practitioners for whom there is no Wikipedia page. The student's selected individual must represent someone marginalized in the history of psychology. Women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, and persons born outside the United States and Europe satisfy the course's broad definition of people marginalized in the history of psychology.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Dianelivingston Tolani Asuni Aida Hurtado, Margaret Ives
Snazzy780 Badia Sahar Ahad Draft:Aubrey Spencer Escoffery, Erol Güngör
D.perez.usu Aida Hurtado Carmen Inoa Vazquez, Badia Sahar Ahad
Hectorlgonzalez6100 Ena Vazquez-Nuttall Positive psychology in the Arab world, Linda James Myers
Nekodesu2000 Eugenia Hanfmann Margaret Ives, Ena Vazquez-Nuttall
Historysarah Linda James Myers Tolani Asuni, Draft:Aubrey Spencer Escoffery
Cal.far Positive psychology in the Arab world Erol Güngör, Arthur Ramos
Sailorheva Margaret Ives Eugenia Hanfmann, Positive psychology in the Arab world
Sydsor Carmen Inoa Vazquez Dr. Carolyn Barcus, Arthur Ramos
Jenneizzay Dr. Carolyn Barcus Badia Sahar Ahad, Carmen Inoa Vazquez
Historicleaf Arthur Ramos Dr. Carolyn Barcus, Ena Vazquez-Nuttall
Pickles and Jupiter Draft:Aubrey Spencer Escoffery Linda James Myers, Tolani Asuni
Tugrasi Erol Güngör Aida Hurtado, Eugenia Hanfmann

Timeline

Week 3

Course meetings
Friday, 27 January 2023
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.)

Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog

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.

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 4

Course meetings
Friday, 3 February 2023
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 5

Course meetings
Friday, 10 February 2023
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 6

Course meetings
Friday, 17 February 2023
Assignment - Make a small edit
Assignment - Copyedit an article
Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources
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

Biographies

History

LGBT+ Studies

Psychology

Women's Studies

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings
Friday, 24 February 2023
In class - Catch-Up

If you haven't been working on your Wikipedia training, you should try to catch up.

Week 8

Course meetings
Friday, 3 March 2023
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 9

Course meetings
Friday, 10 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.

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
Friday, 17 March 2023
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

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 - 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!
Milestones

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