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Course name
CMN2160C
Institution
University of Ottawa
Instructor
Patrick McCUrdy
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Communication
Course dates
2022-01-13 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-04-16 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
84


CMN2160C deals with old and new theories of the media including theories about the relations between media, power elites, and mass culture. Study of the main American and European schools of thought. From the technological (McLuhan prophecies) to the symbolic and socio-political dimensions (feminist and cultural studies).

Student Assigned Reviewing
Owen.douth
Nabila Bashamuher Mind, Self and Society
Pbergmann33 Reality television, Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Russian Canadians Bancroft, Ontario
ZachLee888 Decoding (semiotics) Marketing ethics
Dattabase08
Maryjwoo Bancroft, Ontario, Egan Chutes Provincial Park
Bcant085 Australian Shepherd
Samirasrour Indigenous Futurisms Australian Shepherd
Elizabethacker Cross-cultural communication, Hespeler, Ontario Hashtag
Heba.Aweiwi Hashtag, Decoding (semiotics) Communication
Rmacd071
Samarodeh0 Plurality voting Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Zilong Wang Groupthink
Tessap102002 Media (communication), Cultivation theory
YOWtapper Commercial pilot licence, MARGARET BARTLETT THORNTON, Margaret Bartlett Thornton, Draft:Gretchen Frances Hahnen Agenda-setting theory, Freedom of the press
EvanMulcahy Social media as a news source
Arjen.Don
Liammarkhauser Plurality voting
LeviYou Lebron James, Understanding of cultivation theory
Alannanaseer Women on Web, Essential oil Costa Coffee
Zalata42 China-El Salvador relations Decoding (semiotics), Echo chamber (media)
Cgreg038 Initial exchange offering
Ashleyethier Non verbal communication Australian Shepherd
JocelynLi
Sarah Chinn Social media as a news source, Social media
Lubakhalil Postcolonial feminism
Abigaelclark Communication
Hana.irwin Echo chamber (media) Music censorship
James-brennan090
Kathleenlongley
MichaelaIanni Agenda-setting theory, Media event TikTok food trends
Erica.luo Mass communication
Gbeno101uottawa Marketing ethics Decoding (semiotics)
Aribme12345 Interactionism
Juliette Lisi How social media effects women
BriarGornall Media, Behaviourism and Media Effects Theory, Media Bias, Media bias Australian Shepherd
AliaQu Media psychology
AdeolaGA Essential oil, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on social media Australian Shepherd
RitaaaXuan
Haitao+Huang Bartender
Yujun Chen Participatory culture Australian Shepherd
Jiani Yang (Nina) History of media studies, Emotional competence
Yinuo Wang
Yufei Z Media bias
Honorp041 Dogue de Bordeaux
Hadis07 Deviancy amplification spiral, Communication for social change Junk food
Kateemontyy Marketing ethics, Essential oils
AaliyahDesir
Charosiers Grande Noirceur, Media democracy Bobo doll experiment
Huipeng Kang Journalism
Jessejoseph Marshall McLuhan
ELizaluu Bio, Social media, Social media marketing
Anamaria Turmacu Freedom of the press Agenda-setting theory, How social media effects women
Mpoul016
Yzou100 Australian Shepherd
DaisyTang0.0 Social media
Nouha Mihoubi Models of communication Australian Shepherd
Noor Machtoub Media democracy Cultivation theory
Yvasy067 Rationalization (sociology) Costa Coffee
Ealj Media psychology
Ashjos Haitian Creole, Haitian cuisine
NatashaEPronko Enokitake Freedom of the press
LoganM123 Plurality voting
Gossipgirl013 Media psychology
Yuanting Wang 03 Junk food
Janemwestcott Music censorship Australian Shepherd
Favy kolzz
Anisha.1015 Citation Practice, Models of communication
Luoyan liu Social media
Lgaut Social media as a news source
Claudia2612 Psychological abuse
Irot2002 Run BTS, Yola (singer), Communication
HuiLi Liu
Gbowm034 Cobourg
SHooah2
Xiaoying Dong Emotional competence
AdreannaRM Mediatization (media), Influence of mass media, Mass media, Media studies, Bobo doll experiment, Music censorship Communication for social change
Yfan069 Mediatization (media) Medium theory
Dwidge Attention span
Hermione0212
Ywan1031 Medium theory Junk food
Mzhan199
JiangLyn

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Thursday, 20 January 2022
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
Thursday, 27 January 2022
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Thursday, 3 February 2022
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 5

Course meetings
Thursday, 10 February 2022
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise

Week 6

Course meetings
Thursday, 17 February 2022
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
Thursday, 24 February 2022
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

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

Week 8

Course meetings
Thursday, 3 March 2022
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 9

Course meetings
Thursday, 10 March 2022
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 10

Course meetings
Thursday, 17 March 2022
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 11

Course meetings
Thursday, 24 March 2022
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 12

Course meetings
Thursday, 31 March 2022
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 13

Course meetings
Thursday, 7 April 2022
Milestones

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