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This is a second year module on the University of Derby's BA (Hons) Writing and Publishing degree. Students will be using Wikipedia to: enhance their knowledge of decision making and editing in a dynamic and changing environment; conducting research into the writing and editing process, negotiating with others in a collaborative environment and using this knowledge to edit a live work; and learning effective written communication and appropriate formatting and referencing.
The module involves elements of formal teaching, group-led and independent study, weekly reading and preparation, and peer review; and a range of assessments, including the editing of Wikipedia pages, creation of Wikipedia articles and a portfolio project.
*Assessment Brief A will be distributed
*Richard Swift from the Library will be delivering a workshop on exploring e-resources and using the Library for research.
*Matt Gilooly from the University's Technology Enhanced Learning team will be on hand to talk about how to take good photographs, and we will have some hands-on activities taking photographs around the Library and University campus.
*Matt Gilooly from TEL will again be on hand to help you select the best photographs from those you have taken, and will be demonstrating some basic image editing techniques using photo-editing apps.
*Assessment A deadline is this week - 21 March at 5pm.
*Assessment B brief will be distributed.
To mark each article the subject of a student project, add the {{
course assignment}} template at the top of the talk page for each article:
{{Course assignment | course = Outreach Dashboard/University of Derby/5PU506 Content Development (January 2019) | term = Spring 2019}}
That will result in the following banner (which lets other editors know that you're working on it):
![]() | This article was the subject of an educational assignment in Spring 2019. Further details are available on the course page. |
Also ensure you have a student editor template, {{
student editor}} on your user page:
{{Student editor | course = Wikipedia:Outreach Dashboard/University of Derby/5PU506 Content Development (January 2019) | term = Spring 2019}}
That will result in the following banner (which lets other editors know you are a student):
This user is a student editor in
Wikipedia:Outreach Dashboard/University of Derby/5PU506 Content Development (January 2019). Student assignments should always be carried out using a course page set up by the instructor. It is usually best to develop assignments in your sandbox. After evaluation, the additions may go on to become a Wikipedia article or be published in an existing article. |
Help is available from the course instructors (details below), or by posting a question at the Teahouse. The Teahouse is an area specifically for new users to get help with editing, article creation, and general Wikipedia use, in a friendly environment.
You can also get help on your own talk page by copying and pasting the text below into
your own talk page (preferred), or into an article's talk Page:
{{Help me}} Replace this text with your question. ~~~~
Then click the blue Publish changes button to post it. A Wikipedia volunteer will reply to you there.
You can also just try Googling whatever you're stuck with - there is a huge amount of guidance out there.
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Institution | University of Derby |
Term | Spring 2019 |
Start | 29 January 2019 |
End | 30 April 2019 |
Student count | 10 |
Status | Current |
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