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Students in this group ISP will explore the world of Wikipedia, learning about the fundamental principles of Wikipedia and drawing conclusions as to whether the Wikipedian community successfully follows these principles.
Wikipedia is a free, web-based, multilingual encyclopedia written by a community of anonymous Internet volunteers using collaborative “wiki” technology. Since Wikipedia’s inception in 2001, Wikipedia has become a ubiquitous resource consulted by millions of people around the world. But is it a reliable, objective source of knowledge?
We will explore the evolution of Wikipedia, focusing on the fundamental principles of neutrality, authority, and civility, and evaluating whether these principles have been successfully implemented (or not) by the Wikipedian community in order to maintain the integrity and usefulness of the resource.
Students will critically analyze existing Wikipedia articles, conduct research in an area of their interest, and contribute new content to a selected article using WikiCode. The ISP will involve reading, secondary research, writing, Wikicoding, and collaborating with NCF Wikipedians as well as the Wikipedian community at large.
Please bring your laptop to Tuesday's workshop.
Before Tuesday's workshop:
Resources:
<a href=" /info/en/?search=Help:Contents">Wikipedia:Help</a>
For Friday's workshop:
Schedule a meeting with instructor to submit working bibliography (at least 7-10 sources and report on progress. Post bibliography to the appropriate section of your article(s) and/or talk page as appropriate.
Tasks for the week:
Before Tuesday's workshop:
Peer review workshop agenda:
Instructor will offer solutions to any technical issues that are identified in advance.
Before Friday's workshop:
Friday's workshop agenda:
Open campus workshop will be a public edit-a-thon. Instructor will give introductory workshop.
Submit final Wikipedia portfolios to instructor by January 29 1pm:
Please schedule a meeting with instructor if needed for help with WikiCode or research questions.