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Course name
Cognitive Psychology
Institution
Utah Valley University
Instructor
Acacia Overoye
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Cognitive Psychology
Course dates
2020-01-05 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-04-30 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
30


Introduces students to the core concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in cognitive psychology. Includes classical and operant conditioning, modal model of memory, and higher cognitive processes. Explores animal as well as human research.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Gempit Late Closure
Jfitu Late Closure

Timeline

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 February 2020   |   Wednesday, 5 February 2020   |   Thursday, 6 February 2020   |   Friday, 7 February 2020   |   Saturday, 8 February 2020
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:


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Psychology


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 6

Course meetings
Sunday, 9 February 2020   |   Monday, 10 February 2020   |   Tuesday, 11 February 2020   |   Wednesday, 12 February 2020   |   Thursday, 13 February 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Week 7

Course meetings
Sunday, 16 February 2020   |   Monday, 17 February 2020   |   Tuesday, 18 February 2020   |   Wednesday, 19 February 2020   |   Thursday, 20 February 2020
Assignment - Add to an article

Week 8

Course meetings
Sunday, 23 February 2020   |   Monday, 24 February 2020   |   Tuesday, 25 February 2020   |   Wednesday, 26 February 2020   |   Thursday, 27 February 2020
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 9

Course meetings
Sunday, 1 March 2020   |   Monday, 2 March 2020   |   Tuesday, 3 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 4 March 2020   |   Thursday, 5 March 2020

Week 10

Course meetings
Sunday, 8 March 2020   |   Monday, 9 March 2020   |   Tuesday, 10 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 11 March 2020   |   Thursday, 12 March 2020
Assignment - Submit Rough Draft

Submit the link to your team's sandbox on Canvas.

Week 11

Course meetings
Sunday, 15 March 2020

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 23 March 2020   |   Tuesday, 24 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 25 March 2020   |   Thursday, 26 March 2020   |   Friday, 27 March 2020
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

Week 13

Course meetings
Sunday, 29 March 2020   |   Monday, 30 March 2020   |   Tuesday, 31 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 1 April 2020   |   Thursday, 2 April 2020
Milestones

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

Week 14

Course meetings
Sunday, 5 April 2020   |   Monday, 6 April 2020   |   Tuesday, 7 April 2020   |   Wednesday, 8 April 2020   |   Thursday, 9 April 2020
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 - 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 15

Course meetings
Sunday, 12 April 2020   |   Monday, 13 April 2020   |   Tuesday, 14 April 2020   |   Wednesday, 15 April 2020   |   Thursday, 16 April 2020
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 16

Course meetings
Sunday, 19 April 2020   |   Monday, 20 April 2020   |   Tuesday, 21 April 2020   |   Wednesday, 22 April 2020   |   Thursday, 23 April 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 17

Course meetings
Sunday, 26 April 2020   |   Monday, 27 April 2020   |   Tuesday, 28 April 2020   |   Wednesday, 29 April 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.