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- Course name
- LIBR 1 Working with Sources
- Institution
- Las Positas College
- Instructor
- Kali Rippel
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Library Skills
- Course dates
- 2022-08-17 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-12-20 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 24
LIBR 1 Working with Sources course provides an introduction to using sources as supporting documentation in a college-level research project. We develop skills needed to successfully find, evaluate, use, cite, and document information using the library and open web sources. We focus on identifying appropriate sources and the proper use of sources. Students learn to distinguish between source types, how to avoid plagiarism, and how to use sources in their English course research projects. To accomplish these goals, students first develop and dive into the research process for a Wikipedia entry related to their course topics. The Wikipedia assignment culminates by adding one to two sentences of information from a scholarly source, with a citation to add to the Wikipedia entry. Once completed, students continue their research to prepare themselves to write a research paper with a thesis on their topics.
Timeline
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 23 November 2022
- 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 - Everyone has a Wikipedia account
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
- Assignment - Choose possible topics
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
Week 15
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 30 November 2022
- Assignment - Plagiarism and Citations
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
- Assignment - Everyone has started writing
Everyone has begun writing drafts using the Wikipedia Sandbox or other method of the sentence(s) and citation(s) they would like to contribute. You should also have identified where your information will go in the article and what source the information is from.
- Assignment - Add to an article
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.