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Course name
CEE105
Institution
UCLA
Instructor
Mathieu Bauchy
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Glass science
Course dates
2021-09-28 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-04 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
20


Lecture, four hours; outside study, six hours. The objective of this course is to provide a fundamental understanding of the nature and properties of high technology glasses (fiber optics, smartphone touch-screens, smart infrastructure glasses). Special attention will be paid on composition-structure-properties relationships, and on design and selection with respect to the targeted material science and civil engineering application. Concurrently scheduled with course C105/C205. Letter grading. Open to undergraduate and graduate students.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Advoretzky
Ajmellquist Water-repellent glass Cladding (fiber optics)
Buffalobillsfan17 Amorphous metal
Shanleyg Structure of liquids and glasses
Sethpedia Cladding (fiber optics) Slag
Taylorrnguyenn Laminated glass Cladding (fiber optics)
YuhaiLi All-silica fiber
Ruoxia Buckingham potential
Jgarabit Slag Fluoride glass
ZWpedia Fluoride glass Cladding (fiber optics)
Zli82 ZIF glass Strength of glass
AGangan26 Dipole Glass ZIF glass

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 October 2021   |   Thursday, 7 October 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:

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, 12 October 2021   |   Thursday, 14 October 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 October 2021   |   Thursday, 21 October 2021
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 26 October 2021   |   Thursday, 28 October 2021
Assignment - Add to an article
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 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 November 2021   |   Thursday, 4 November 2021
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 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 November 2021   |   Thursday, 11 November 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 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 November 2021   |   Thursday, 18 November 2021
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 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 November 2021   |   Thursday, 25 November 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!
Milestones

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