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Course name
Social Science Research Methods
Institution
Arts and Sciences
Instructor
Danielle Giffort
Subject
Sociology
Course dates
2021-01-11 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-04-23 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
20


This course provides a broad overview of how sociologists, psychologists, and scholars in related disciplines ask and answer research questions about the social world, as well as offers hands-on experience doing social science research. Students will learn about all stages of the research process, from formulating a research question and measuring variables to selecting an appropriate data collection technique and analyzing both qualitative and quantitative data.

Timeline

Week 4

Course meetings
Thursday, 4 February 2021
Assignment - Introduction to the Wikipedia Assignment

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.)

Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resources:

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 February 2021   |   Thursday, 11 February 2021
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Sociology


Assignment - Add to an article

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 February 2021   |   Thursday, 18 February 2021
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

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 February 2021   |   Thursday, 25 February 2021
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


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 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 March 2021   |   Thursday, 4 March 2021
Assignment - Final article edits

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!