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Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well.
Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Content Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the "Get Help" button on this page.
To get started, please review the following handouts:
Assignment - Practicing the basics + Assign an article
Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you.
It's time to dive into Wikipedia. Below, you'll find the first set of online trainings you'll need to take. New modules will appear on this timeline as you get to new milestones. Be sure to check back and complete them! Incomplete trainings will be reflected in your grade.
Assign yourself to the article you wish to critique and contribute to for your policy assignment.
Week 4
Course meetings
Tuesday, 25 July 2017 | Thursday, 27 July 2017
Assignment - Add to an article
Familiarize yourself with editing Wikipedia by adding a citation to an article. There are two ways you can do this:
Add a paragraph-worth of text to a course-related article, and cite that statement to a reliable source, as you learned in the online training.
You should have at least four sources in your addition.
If appropriate, these additions could be in different parts of the article.
When you make a small claim, clearly state the fact in your own words, and then cite the source where you found the information.
The Citation Hunt tool shows unreferenced statements from articles. First, evaluate whether the statement in question is true! An uncited statement could just be lacking a reference or it could be inaccurate or misleading. Reliable sources on the subject will help you choose whether to add it or correct the statement.
