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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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I've set deadlines on this assignment for a reason. Don't leave your work to the last minute! Remember that your
Knowledge (XXG) contributions impact the people who read it and the editors who will continue to make updates after this assignment has ended. Add value! Please do not make frivolous
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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 499. 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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Before reading further, stop and take a moment to create your
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Thursday, August 31. Make sure you are logged in to your Knowledge (XXG) account while working. This allows me to track your progress and
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I've picked a number of
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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 Sarah or the Content Expert before reinstating the same changes that had been previously reverted.
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listed on this dashboard. This does not add value and Knowledge (XXG) contributors will likely reach out to you or I about this.
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For this final section of the assignment, have the following deliverables completed by Sunday, September 10 at 11:59 PM.
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Is the information up-to-date? Are there areas that should be expanded?
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Sunday, September 10 (11:59 PM) - Continue Improving Your Article
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