Difference between revisions of "Wiki"

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Curriculum[edit]

Coder Merlin™ Computer Science Curriculum Data

Unit: Lab basics

Experience Name: Wiki (W1001)

Next Experience: Community (W1001.20)

Knowledge and skills:

§10.111 Participate with electronic communities as a learner and contributor

Topic areas: Content management systems

Classroom time (average): 20 minutes

Study time (average): 10 minutes

Successful completion requires knowledge: understanding of how to use the wiki

Successful completion requires skills: ability to successfully navigate the wiki

Introduction[edit]

Most likely, you're reading this page in a browser. If so, you've already accessed the wiki! A wiki is a knowledge base, a place where people can go to learn about a variety of topics. What differentiates a wiki from many other sites on the Internet is its collaborative approach to editing the contents and structure of the site. Most wikis, including this one, allow willing participants to create an account and contribute to the site. This process enables wikis to grow through the efforts of many diverse individuals, hopefully leading to a better experience for all.

Navigation[edit]

Navigation through this wiki occurs primarily through these means:

Hyperlinks: Nearly all blue text is a hyperlink. Clicking the link takes you to the relevant page.
Page Name: Typing in the page name takes you directly to the relevant page. For example, this page is named Wiki.
Experience ID: All experiences have a short code named the "Experience ID" (usually listed near the top of the page). This code also takes you directly to the page. For example, the Experience ID of this page is W1001.
Search Bar: If you're not certain which page you need, you can use the Search Bar at the very top of every wiki page. Entering a search term and then pressing <ENTER> or clicking on the magnifying glass executes a search and provides you with a list of relevant pages.

Multipage Experiences[edit]

Multipage experiences, such as this one, will contain a menu of links to each subtopic, as below. Additionally, subtopics will contain links to their "Prior" and "Next" buttons to their siblings.

Experiences

Start One page

Expectations[edit]

Engineers (and engineers-to-be) are expected to be life-long learners, and students are expected and required to take initiative to research topics beyond what is provided in these pages. This skill is essential for survival in both the academic and "real" world.

Experience Metadata

Experience ID	W1001
Next experience ID
Unit	Lab basics
Knowledge and skills	§10.111
Topic areas	Content management systems
Classroom time	20 m
Study time	10 m
Acquired knowledge	understanding of how to use the wiki
Acquired skill	ability to successfully navigate the wiki
Additional categories

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-== Conventions ==
-* In most cases, the case of characters matter. "begin" is different from "Begin" and "BEGIN". Be sure to use the correct case.
-* Keys will appear within a keyboard key image. For example, if you are told to press {{Key|RETURN}} the intent is for you to press the key labeled {{Key|RETURN}} (or {{Key|ENTER}}), not to type the characters R-E-T-U-R-N.
-* Key combinations will appear as two adjacent keyboard keys, separated by a hyphen. For example, {{SpecialKey|CONTROL|c}} means that you should press and hold the {{Key|CONTROL}} key, then press the {{Key|c}} key, and then release the {{Key|CONTROL}} key.
-* Several different types of assessments and exercises are used. You'll notice that each experience is identified by the letter "W" followed by a numeric experience code, i.e., W''nnnn'' or W''nnnn.mm''. Regardless of the type of exercise, the ''nnnn'' will always match that of the experience.
-** Experiences from the wiki that aren't part of the {{MMM}} (you'll learn about this in experience W1008) will be labeled as '''X'''''nnnn''
-** Excursions from the wiki that aren't part of the {{MMM}} will be labeled as '''C'''''nnnn''
-** Labs and assessments (quizzes and tests) that are part of {{MMM}} will be labeled as '''M'''''nnnn''
-** Reflections in the form of a journal (you'll learn about this in experience W1005) will be labeled as '''J'''''nnnn''
-** Reflections in the form of an essay will be labeled as '''E'''''nnnn''
 == Expectations ==
 Engineers (and engineers-to-be) are expected to be life-long learners, and students are expected and required to take initiative to research topics beyond what is provided in these pages. This skill is essential for survival in both the academic and "real" world.