Wikipedia:India Education Program/Courses/Fall 2011/Mathematics
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| Institution | College of Engineering, Pune |
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| Course | Engineering Mathematics |
| Instructor | Sukale Yogita Vilas |
| Year | First Year |
| Students Count | 70 |
| Project Course | Mathematics |
| Assignment Start Date | TBD |
| Assignment End Date | TBD |
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Course Description
This course is MA 101 (Engineering Mathematics-I).
Assignments Overview
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Article Selection
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Assignments timeline
July 31st, 2011
- Overview of the course
- Introduction to the Wikipedia part of the course by Abhijit A M
- Introduction to "Why Wikipedia" by the Abhijit
- HANDOUT: "Welcome to Wikipedia" brochure
- Campus Ambassadors introduce Wikipedia
- How to edit Wikipedia
- Tips on creating good Wikipedia Pages
- Complete the practice assignment located on theclass discussion page
- Complete this form
Aug 15th, 2011
- Students to get introduced to Wikipedia browsing
- Students to create user accounts, user pages, and update this page
- Get your Wikipedia page finalized by the instructor
Aug 31st, 2011
- Students to get assigned a campus ambassador and update this page with the name
- Make first edits to your assigned pages
- Write on talk pages of other students
Sep 15th, 2011
- Introduction to IRC chat
- Initial study on the topic assigned
- Discuss your updates with the Mentor/Instructor
Sep 30th, 2011
- Review Meeting involving all participants
- Introduction to Wikipedia Sandboxes
- Write a summary of your changes in your sandbox
Oct 15th, 2011
- Detailed study of the topic assigned
- Begin expanding the assigned page with lot of content added to it
Oct 30th, 2011
- Review the work of at least two other groups
- Possibly update their assigned wiki pages/talk pages
- Finalize the changes to your wikipedia Page. Mention the last edit on this page (deadline: Oct 25th 2011, 6 pm)
- Open discussion with each group about their Wikipedia experience
Instructions for the students
Update this page with listing of your pair in the last section. Also list the page assigned to you and the name of your mentor campus ambassador. On your last edit, update the last edit link as well.
Some helpful resources
- Go to the Wikipedia main page and have a look at all the features of Wikipedia.
- To know the difference between an encyclopedia and an essay look at section 2.2 of this article:Wikipedia:What Wikipedia Is Not