User:TinyDynamo/UNIV 190L - Demystifying Library Research

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This course is an exploration of the process of college-level research. In this course, students will learn efficient and effective methods for managing "information overload" and for finding, using, evaluating, organizing, and presenting information.

The way that students will learn these skills will largely be through evaluating and editing Wikipedia articles. Wikipedia is a major secondary source for advanced research, used by both college students and scholars alike. By placing Wikipedia at the center of this course, students will gain an intimate understanding of how Wikipedia works and where this key information resource fits in the research process.

Each student will edit two Wikipedia articles. First, they will work as a class to edit the article on the W. E. B. Du Bois Library. Second, they will edit an article that is related to their personal or academic interests. As part of this process, students will also peer review each others' work on Wikipedia.