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Course name
PSY 3420 X02
Institution
Utah Valley University
Instructor
Jessica Hill
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Cognitive Psychology
Course dates
2019-08-19 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-12 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
25


Introduces students to the core concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in cognitive psychology. Includes the modal model of memory, and higher cognitive processes. Explores animal as well as human research.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Cmjarv
Loulougirl5 Lucid dreaming Creative problem-solving, Decay theory, Social cognitive theory
AnhrUVU Lucid Dream COGnitive Gaming, Decay theory, Control (psychology)
X humanoidtyphoon x
Mathesonjess Lucid dream COGnitive Gaming, Control (psychology), Decay theory
Carlton7567 Control (psychology) Lucid dreaming, Decay theory, Creative problem-solving
Tmelior Neuroanatomy of memory, Decay theory, Lucid Dreaming Cognitive neuroscience, Social cognitive theory, Creative problem-solving
Hayleeelmore Control (psychology) Decay theory, Creative problem-solving, Lucid dream
Zachprince6 Creative problem-solving, Lucid dream COGnitive Gaming, Cognitive neuroscience, Cognitive psychology, Lucid dream
Annie Barry Cognitive neuroscience, COGnitive Gaming, Cognitive psychology, Social cognitive theory, Cognitive reframing
Lesleerae
Jaredtwebb6

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 27 August 2019   |   Wednesday, 28 August 2019   |   Thursday, 29 August 2019   |   Friday, 30 August 2019   |   Saturday, 31 August 2019
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:


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 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 3 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 4 September 2019   |   Thursday, 5 September 2019   |   Friday, 6 September 2019   |   Saturday, 7 September 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia 1
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia 2

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 9 September 2019   |   Tuesday, 10 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 11 September 2019   |   Thursday, 12 September 2019   |   Friday, 13 September 2019
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 16 September 2019   |   Tuesday, 17 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 18 September 2019   |   Thursday, 19 September 2019   |   Friday, 20 September 2019
Assignment - Adding citations
Assignment - Add to an article
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 23 September 2019   |   Tuesday, 24 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 25 September 2019   |   Thursday, 26 September 2019   |   Friday, 27 September 2019
Assignment - Exercise

Copyedit an article

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 30 September 2019   |   Tuesday, 1 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 2 October 2019   |   Thursday, 3 October 2019   |   Friday, 4 October 2019
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Psychology


Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 7 October 2019   |   Tuesday, 8 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 9 October 2019   |   Thursday, 10 October 2019   |   Friday, 11 October 2019
Assignment - Peer review three articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 14 October 2019   |   Tuesday, 15 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 16 October 2019   |   Thursday, 17 October 2019   |   Friday, 18 October 2019
Milestones

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

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 21 October 2019   |   Tuesday, 22 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 23 October 2019   |   Thursday, 24 October 2019   |   Friday, 25 October 2019
Assignment - Respond to your peer review

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 11

Course meetings
Monday, 28 October 2019   |   Tuesday, 29 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 30 October 2019   |   Thursday, 31 October 2019   |   Friday, 1 November 2019
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 12

Course meetings
Monday, 4 November 2019   |   Tuesday, 5 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 6 November 2019   |   Thursday, 7 November 2019   |   Friday, 8 November 2019
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to 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 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 13 November 2019   |   Thursday, 14 November 2019   |   Friday, 15 November 2019   |   Saturday, 16 November 2019
Assignment - Polish your work

Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 18 November 2019   |   Tuesday, 19 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 20 November 2019   |   Thursday, 21 November 2019   |   Friday, 22 November 2019
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!

Week 15

Course meetings
Saturday, 30 November 2019

Week 16

Course meetings
Monday, 2 December 2019   |   Tuesday, 3 December 2019   |   Wednesday, 4 December 2019   |   Thursday, 5 December 2019
In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

Milestones

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