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Course name
2023SP Communication Research Methods
Institution
University of Houston
Instructor
Prof Robyn Lyn
Subject
Science Communication
Course dates
2023-01-15 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-05-11 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
50


Learning Objectives:

To introduce students to a broad understanding of both quantitative and qualitative communication research methods by: 1) emphasizing effective approaches for finding, consuming, and analyzing communication research; 2) providing a path for conducting research projects while demonstrating how the research question, or hypothesis, guides the research process; 3) introducing quantitative and qualitative methodologies and research concepts, data collection and analyzing; 4) familiarizing research report writing and peer review article structure and content; 5) connecting knowledge gained from this course to research presented in other courses, along with an understanding of how research skills will benefit future career goals.

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 23 January 2023
Assignment - 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 your anonymous account

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.)

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 30 January 2023
Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
Assignment - Discussion about plagiarism
Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog - Reflect on the process

Begin a blog about your experiences. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 6 February 2023
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Discussion about content gaps
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 13 February 2023
Assignment - Make a small edit
Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources

Find 5 to 7 peer reviewed articles and upload your bibliography at the assignment link in Blackboard's Wikipedia project folder.

Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 20 February 2023
Assignment - Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

History

LGBT+ Studies

Psychology

Science Communication

Sociology

Women's Studies

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts in a sandbox.

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 27 February 2023
Assignment - Discussion about Wikipedia as a source of information
Assignment - Peer review three articles

Guiding framework

Milestones

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

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 6 March 2023
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.
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
Monday, 20 March 2023
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 9

Course meetings
Monday, 27 March 2023
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 10

Course meetings
Monday, 3 April 2023
Assignment - Post your Final Wikipedia article URL in the Discussion Forum on Blackboard

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 11

Course meetings
Monday, 10 April 2023
Assignment - Upload your Wikipedia final presentation to Blackboard

See the Blackboard Wikipedia Project folder for more information and the assignment link.

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 17 April 2023
Assignment - Upload DIEP Reflexive essay to Blackboard

See the Blackboard DIEP Reflexive Essay folder for more information and the assignment link.

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 24 April 2023
Milestones

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia. Congrats! You are now part of a network of researchers. :)