Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/UCLA/Student Research Project (Spring 2021)

UCLA Student Research Project courses provide students with an opportunity to assist faculty with their research for course credit. The students in this class are assisting Professor Abigail Saguy and Juliet Williams on NSF-funded research into how the concept of gender neutrality is used in the law, in the media, and by feminist, LGBTQ, and conservative activists. This quarter, students will work collectively to update the existing (but incomplete) Wikipedia page on gender neutrality.

Student	Assigned	Reviewing
Elannt	Gender neutrality
Jeastlick	Gender neutrality
TheFoggiestMorning	Gender neutrality
SociologistRunner
Pastalover31	Gender neutrality

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings

Wednesday, 14 April 2021

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:

Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
Evaluating Wikipedia

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 2

Course meetings

Wednesday, 21 April 2021

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

In class - Discussion

Week 3

Course meetings

Wednesday, 28 April 2021

Assignment - Exercise

In class - Discussion

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Week 4

Course meetings

Wednesday, 5 May 2021

Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 5

Course meetings

Wednesday, 12 May 2021

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.

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 6

Course meetings

Wednesday, 19 May 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

Week 7

Course meetings

Wednesday, 26 May 2021

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 8

Course meetings

Wednesday, 2 June 2021

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 9

Course meetings

Wednesday, 9 June 2021

Milestones

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