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This is a boilerplate wiki-[[syllabi]] for any course which is going to ask students to do something on Wikipedia. It is divided into several sections. First, [[#Introduction for students|'Introduction for students']] which introduceintroduces them to Wikipedia. Second, [[#Assignment|'Assignment']], outlines instruction specific to a working paper assignment (to be written by a group of students as a major assignment). Third, [[#Stages and deadlines|'Stages and deadlines']], describes the stages and deadlines as applicable for a short, 1.5-month term (if you are teaching during a regular term, just spread the deadlines around...). Fourth, [[#Important tips|'Important tips']] contains various tips for the students. Fifth, [[#Grading|'Grading']] explains my grading policy, elements of which you may find useful (in particular, the checklist for article quality). The last sections contain the list of students and articles they are working.

This is a revised, LONGER version of [[Wikipedia:School and university projects/Piotrus course intro boilerplate/old|my old boilerplate syllabus]]. This boilerplate is designed for courses where students work in groups and have several weeks to improve an article to a [[WP:GA|good article status]]. If you just want your students to do a few smaller edits, you may still find the information in its [[Wikipedia:School_and_university_projects/Piotrus_course_intro_boilerplate/old#Exercises_for_students|'Exercises']] section of use, but otherwise, I consider it obsolete.

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The created page will be empty, fill it in with this template by copying and pasting it there. To do so, click 'edit this page' and copy this boilerplate (from introduction to category) to your project page prior to using it in a specific page. When you are done, save the page. This assumes some basic wiki-editing competency without which you should really not be here... but don't worry, it is a skill easy to gain - just spend few minutes at [[Wikipedia:Tutorial]] and come back here.

Either way, once you are done, go to [[Wikipedia:School and university projects]] and follow the instructions there to add your course to the official listing (while not obligatory ''per se'', it is good form and you may find that interested editors will volunteer to help you). If you would like to use this syllabus but find the instructions too confusing, asask for help at [[Wikipedia talk:School and university projects]].

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