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Course name
Introduction to Sociology
Institution
Baylor University
Instructor
Stephen Cranney
Subject
Sociology
Course dates
2016-01-12 – 2016-04-29
Approximate number of student editors
19


Timeline

Week 1

In class - Wikipedia essentials


  

  • Overview of the course
      
  • Introduction to how Wikipedia will be used in the course
      
  • Understanding Wikipedia as a community, we'll discuss its expectations and etiquette.




Handout: <a href="http://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia">Editing Wikipedia
</a>


Assignment - Learn the basics


  

  • Complete the online training for students. During this training, you will make edits in a sandbox and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia.


Week 2

Assignment - Use academic research to contribute to the body of knowledge


 Incorporate five academic sources (research article from journal, book from an academic press, etc.) into Wikipedia articles dealing with sociology (broadly understood).