Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Murray State University/History of Modern Design (Spring 2021)

Survey of the history of modern design from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. This course will introduce students to the development of the various fields that make up modern "design", including designed objects, industrial design, and graphic design, with a focus on Europe and the United States from a global perspective.

Timeline

Week 3

Course meetings

Tuesday, 2 February 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:

Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
Evaluating Wikipedia

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 4

Course meetings

Tuesday, 9 February 2021

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

In class - Discussion

Week 5

Course meetings

Tuesday, 16 February 2021

Assignment - Exercise

In class - Discussion

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Art History

Week 6

Course meetings

Tuesday, 2 March 2021

Assignment - Add to an article

Week 7

Course meetings

Tuesday, 9 March 2021

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 8

Course meetings

Tuesday, 16 March 2021

Milestones

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Milestones

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

Week 9

Course meetings

Tuesday, 23 March 2021

Milestones

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 10

Course meetings

Tuesday, 6 April 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 11

Course meetings

Tuesday, 13 April 2021

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 12

Course meetings

Tuesday, 20 April 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!

Assignment - Original analytical paper

Write a paper going beyond your Wikipedia article to advance your own ideas, arguments, and original research about your topic.

Week 13

Course meetings

Tuesday, 27 April 2021

Milestones

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