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Identify the
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Knowledge (XXG) is a highly collaborative environment and your contributions might get reverted. The person who reverted your changes will have likely provided clarification on the Talk page; if it isn't there, politely contact the user on the Talk page. If feedback is provided, read through 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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The purpose of this assignment is to show students the impact they have with online tools. By sharing 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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Don't leave your work to the last minute! Remember that your
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The goal of this exercise is for you to participate in STEM communication with high impact and visibility. Knowledge (XXG) is the 6th most visited website in the world, and your contributions will improve the public's understanding of STEM disciplines. Through this assignment, you will gain
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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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This course page is an automatically-updated version of the main course page at dashboard.wikiedu.org. Please do not edit this page directly; any changes will be overwritten the next time the main course page gets
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Add 1-2 sentences to the
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comments and try to understand why your changes were not accepted. Contact Professor Mojarad or the Content Expert before reinstating the same changes that had been previously reverted.
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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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Comment on the Talk page and let the other page editors know that you will be making additional edits. Specify the section(s) of the page you will address.
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Contact Professor Mojarad for clarification. Also, remember we have a Content Expert from Wiki Education for support through out this assignment.
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Contact Professor Mojarad for clarification. Also, remember we have a Content Expert from Wiki Education for support through out this assignment.
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Plagiarism. If you are unsure, ask Professor Mojarad, the Content Editor, or use the Talk page. Don't just copy and paste someone's work, please.
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Read through the existing article and Talk page. Consider its strengths, weaknesses, and the following points:
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