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Course name
Truth, Ethics, and Deception
Institution
The University of Alabama
Instructor
Darrin Griffin
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Science Communication
Course dates
2022-01-13 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-04-29 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
40


The course is a survey of deceptive communication starting with a review of what is truth - moving to ethics, then spending the rest of the semester discussing deception in various contexts. I would like the students to have to complete an individual sandbox page of a concept, event, or deception research scholar by the courses end.

Student Assigned Reviewing
KeyHole22
Djallen7
Carleybobbey Guilelessness in Autism, False advertising
Hypomanix Silent Talker Lie Detector
Campyb
Savgossett Greek mythology in popular culture, Greek Mythology in Popular Culture
Golangston24 Vian Bakir Data fabrication
Epalasek Love
Kteah False advertising
Ncmiko Soccer Deception
GAPARKER4 College Football Playoff
Mckenzie Stevens
Bkw00
Gbrister Guilelessness in Autism Data fabrication
Kylepotrawski
FriedLemons
Emp18099
Carolineee22 Deception in animals
Rsmith1234567
Aamiles1
Eerriiccaa
Knweber Coxswain (rowing)
Drednick
Jzalinsky599 Deception in doctor patient relationship Reverse Deception
Ntbraswell
Rbwitt
JacobSaltzman
Eelimbaugh1
Katers123
Icebananacoke
Bradleywstewart Data fabrication College Football Playoff
MelanieBailes
Tylip4
Davisheller
AntoineJean14
Amcollier2
Noah.Goldner
Drillteam00 Mitchell Goetze

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Thursday, 20 January 2022
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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 25 January 2022   |   Thursday, 27 January 2022
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 1 February 2022   |   Thursday, 3 February 2022
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 8 February 2022   |   Thursday, 10 February 2022
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 15 February 2022   |   Thursday, 17 February 2022
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, 22 February 2022   |   Thursday, 24 February 2022
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 1 March 2022   |   Thursday, 3 March 2022
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.

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 8 March 2022   |   Thursday, 10 March 2022
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 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 22 March 2022   |   Thursday, 24 March 2022
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 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 29 March 2022   |   Thursday, 31 March 2022
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 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 April 2022   |   Thursday, 7 April 2022
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!

Week 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 April 2022   |   Thursday, 14 April 2022
Milestones

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