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Preparing For Your Wikipedia Assignment

Preparing For Your Wikipedia Assignment. CSC 104 The How and Why of Computing November 16, 2012 Michael De Braga, Learning Strategist Joanna Szurmak, Science Librarian. “ Too much data ” by Arnpor Snaer on flickr. Goals for Today. Identify assignment tasks

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Preparing For Your Wikipedia Assignment

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  1. Preparing For Your Wikipedia Assignment CSC 104 The How and Why of Computing November 16, 2012 Michael De Braga, Learning Strategist Joanna Szurmak, Science Librarian “Too much data” by Arnpor Snaer on flickr

  2. Goals for Today • Identify assignment tasks • Define the principles of Wikipedia • Interpret sample Wikipedia entries • Determine how to find sources for your pages http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

  3. Your Objectives • Two Wikipedia pages • Specs: • 3-4 pages • Define your topic • Structure you entry • Find peer-reviewed sources for the CS topic • Provide references for each topic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia#Quality_of_writing based on: What’s in Wikipedia? Mapping Topics and Conflict Using Socially Annotated Category Structure CS.UMN.edu. Aniket Kittur, Carnegie Mellon University. Ed H. Chi, Bongwon Suh, Palo Alto Research Center. April 8th, 2009

  4. Your Objectives • Looking for… • Balanced entry • Neutral writing • Clear composition • Links and footnotes • Not essential… • Elaborate Web design

  5. Wikipedia Evaluation Group Exercise • Split class into groups of 2-3 people. • Groups report after 3 min what are the: • Main features. • How is the page constructed? • What are the strengths and weaknesses? • Global Warming Controversy: • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming_controversy • Wii U • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii_U

  6. Comparing Title Pages

  7. Comparing Tables of Contents Wii U Climate Change Controversy

  8. Comparing Visuals http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wii_U_controller_illustration.svg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Enso-global-temp-anomalies.png

  9. Climate Change Controversy Comparing References Wii U

  10. The Wikipedia Format • A Wikipedia page: • Informs & provides consensus • Is verifiably researched • Is like a literature review (but not a critical or analytical one) • You are leading your readers to an overview of a topic, with sources. • Aspects of format: • Definition • Topic-specific section headings • Section management • TOC • References & related links • Follow WP Manual of Style in matters of format, markup, style and grammar

  11. What Wikipedia is Not • A place for publishing original research • A “soapbox” • A data repository • A manual Consult the Five Pillars of Wikipedia to avoid making mistakes

  12. The Five Pillars Encyclopedia with verifiable acccuracy Neutral point of view Free, editable content Work to find consensus No firm rules outside the pillars http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:5P

  13. Steps to Neutral Writing • Wikipedia policies that affect you • No original research (NOR) • Verifiability (V) • Neutral point of view (NPOV) • Opinion-based vs. research-based writing • Begin with strong research!

  14. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:New_contributors%27_help_pagehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:New_contributors%27_help_page

  15. Sandbox: Experiment with Editing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sandbox

  16. Important Features of A Page

  17. Important Features of An Article

  18. Time-lapse page comparison November 2011 November 2012

  19. What sources will you need? For CS Wiki Article • 5 scholarly sources, preferably peer-reviewed • At least one CS, math, engineering or technical journal • At least one online source For Topic of Your Choice • You may have unique information or skills • Need sources from the internet, the popular press, academic journals or technical journals.

  20. Reliable Sources http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:SOURCES#What_counts_as_a_reliable_source

  21. Why peer-reviewed articles? • Takes care of the verification required by Wikipedia (see “Reliable sources”) • The peer review process: thorough evaluation to ensure • correctness, • good research methods, and • reproducibility

  22. Where to Find Sources

  23. How to Find Your Sources? Start with a database, as you did for the review. Use thesaurus, if available, to help find good terms. Do a search. Examine article abstract. Check Ulrich’s Periodical Directory to see whether the journal is scholarly and/or peer reviewed:

  24. Putting It All Together • Consult the “Five Pillars” • Identify the important issues • What should your reader learn? • Identify your support • What reliable sources (verifiable, peer reviewed) have you used? • Research, outline, draft, edit, revise

  25. Get help early Help with writing Help with finding sources Michael De Braga, Learning Strategist michael.debraga@utoronto.ca Joanna Szurmak, Science Librarian joanna.szurmak@utoronto.ca “Too much data” by Arnpor Snaer on flickr

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