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The purpose of this assignment is to show students the impact they have with online tools. By spreading knowledge, society improves. For this assignment, students will be making contributions to STEM-related pages. They will choose from a list of available articles that have been provided by the
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Before making any edits to a page, please read through the Talk page. It's good to understand why content is listed, areas of an article where disputes have arisen, and if any editors recognize existing knowledge gaps. For highly trafficked or controversial pages, you must communicate early and
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Welcome to your
Knowledge (XXG) Edu course dashboard. This page will guide you through the Knowledge (XXG) project for ENGR 410. Your course has also been assigned a Knowledge (XXG) Content Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the
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space. Use this as a starting point for the final phase of this assignment. Also, you may find that other
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Add 1-2 sentences to the
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Replace an existing reference: Verify that the existing reference list on the page has quality sources. If the article has unreliable references, replace them with reliable ones.
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During the "Evaluate the Article" section of the Knowledge (XXG) Test Run, you identified strengths and weaknesses of your assigned article and took notes in
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Grammar-only changes are not significant enough to receive credit. Your edits must add value or help to further clarify existing content.
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