Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Arts and Sciences/Social Science Research Methods (Spring 2021)
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- Course name
- Social Science Research Methods
- Institution
- Arts and Sciences
- Instructor
- Danielle Giffort
- Subject
- Sociology
- Course dates
- 2021-01-11 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-04-23 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 20
This course provides a broad overview of how sociologists, psychologists, and scholars in related disciplines ask and answer research questions about the social world, as well as offers hands-on experience doing social science research. Students will learn about all stages of the research process, from formulating a research question and measuring variables to selecting an appropriate data collection technique and analyzing both qualitative and quantitative data.
Timeline
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 4 February 2021
- Assignment - Introduction to the Wikipedia Assignment
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.)
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
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 9 February 2021 | Thursday, 11 February 2021
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- Assignment - Add to an article
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 16 February 2021 | Thursday, 18 February 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 7
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 23 February 2021 | Thursday, 25 February 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
- 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 8
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 2 March 2021 | Thursday, 4 March 2021
- Assignment - Final article edits
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!