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Course name
COML 509: Social Media Engagement and Analysis
Institution
Gonzaga University
Instructor
Carolyn Cunningham
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Social Media
Course dates
2020-09-01 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-10-25 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
24


In this course, students look historically and critically at communication technologies, with a particular focus on social media. Students will edit current Wikipedia pages that are related to course content.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Clarkemmm Catfishing
Samamc94 COVID-19 apps Tik Tok
Kheine Surveillance capitalism Slacktivism
SBakion Aphantasia COVID-19 apps, Catfishing
Scouterson Social media optimization Aphantasia
LauraStephens435 Digital branding COVID-19 apps
MarkNatale Social presence theory
RGrulich Transmedia storytelling Internet of things
Cookbakelove Friending and following Digital branding
Rathtmoseleyjr Multimedia Filter bubble
Sal.hammad21 Cancel culture Filter bubble
Hannah8615 Problematic social media use Friending and following
Ilovelucy22092 Slacktivism Cancel culture
JasonGast Hashtag activism
Ninitasporseen Impression management Aphantasia
Cjsaez TikTok Digital branding
Vasquezmedia Internet of things
Deelise
Gonzaga509 Green Bay Packers
Eapostle Filter bubble Catfishing, Tik Tok
Vmfiles

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 2 September 2020   |   Thursday, 3 September 2020   |   Friday, 4 September 2020
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 2

Course meetings
Monday, 7 September 2020   |   Tuesday, 8 September 2020   |   Wednesday, 9 September 2020   |   Thursday, 10 September 2020   |   Friday, 11 September 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 14 September 2020   |   Tuesday, 15 September 2020   |   Wednesday, 16 September 2020   |   Thursday, 17 September 2020   |   Friday, 18 September 2020

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 21 September 2020   |   Tuesday, 22 September 2020   |   Wednesday, 23 September 2020   |   Thursday, 24 September 2020   |   Friday, 25 September 2020
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


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 5

Course meetings
Monday, 28 September 2020   |   Tuesday, 29 September 2020   |   Wednesday, 30 September 2020   |   Thursday, 1 October 2020   |   Friday, 2 October 2020
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

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
Monday, 5 October 2020   |   Tuesday, 6 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 7 October 2020   |   Thursday, 8 October 2020   |   Friday, 9 October 2020
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
Monday, 12 October 2020   |   Tuesday, 13 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 14 October 2020   |   Thursday, 15 October 2020   |   Friday, 16 October 2020
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to 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
Monday, 19 October 2020   |   Tuesday, 20 October 2020   |   Wednesday, 21 October 2020   |   Thursday, 22 October 2020   |   Friday, 23 October 2020
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!
Milestones

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