Greetings! This is the course page for the Wikipedia assignment by the Biological Clocks class at Washington University in St. Louis, led by professor Dr. Herzog (Circadiansync (talk · contribs)) for the Spring semester in 2013. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask at the "teahouse". In the following format:
#{{User|Your user name}} — {{la|Existing article title or planned one}} — [[User:Your user name/sandbox|Sandbox]]
Resources
editFor help in editing Wikipedia:
User names and titles
editUser names of students enrolled in class and articles they are editing/creating:
Wikipedia | Student | Student | Student | Student |
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Bmal1 | Example | Example | Example | Example |
KaiC | Example | Example | Example | Example |
CYC | Example | Example | Example | Example |
DBT | Example | Example | Example | Example |
Frq | Example | Example | Example | Example |
E-box | Example | Example | Example | Example |
Period1 | Example | Example | Example | Example |
TOC1 | Example | Example | Example | Example |
Oscillating gene | Example | Example | Example | Example |
Till Roenneberg | Example | Example | Example | Example |
Charles Czeisler | Example | Example | Example | Example |
Gene Block | Example | Example | Example | Example |
Michael Menaker | Example | Example | Example | Example |
Ingeborg Beling | Example | Example | Example | Example |
Steven Reppert | Example | Example | Example | Example |
Michael Rosbach | Example | Example | Example | Example |
Colin Pittendrigh | Example | Example | Example | Example |
Pat DeCoursey | Example | Example | Example | Example |
Samer Hattar | SGL333 (talk · contribs) | Example | Example | Example |
Critique:
Wikipedia | Student | Student | Student | Student |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bmal1 | Example | Example | Example | Example |
KaiC | Example | Example | Example | Example |
CYC | Example | Example | Example | Example |
DBT | Example | Example | Example | Example |
Frq | SGL333 (talk · contribs) | Example | Example | Example |
E-box | Example | Example | Example | Example |
Period1 | Example | Example | Example | Example |
TOC1 | Example | Example | Example | Example |
Oscillating gene | Example | Example | Example | Example |
Till Roenneberg | Example | Example | Example | Example |
Charles Czeisler | Example | Example | Example | Example |
Gene Block | Example | Example | Example | Example |
Michael Menaker | Example | Example | Example | Example |
Ingeborg Beling | Example | Example | Example | Example |
Steven Reppert | Example | Example | Example | Example |
Michael Rosbach | Example | Example | Example | Example |
Colin Pittendrigh | Example | Example | Example | Example |
Pat DeCoursey | Example | Example | Example | Example |
Samer Hattar | Example | Example | Example | Example |
Course assignment template
editCopy and paste the following template into the top of the talk page of your article (if and when the article itself exists), below the other templates, if any are present there:
{{educational assignment |term=Spring 2013 |link=User:Circadiansync/BIO 4030 (Spring 2013) }}
That will result in the following banner (which lets other editors know that you're working on it, and it will link here):
This article was the subject of an educational assignment that ended on Spring 2013. Further details are available here. |
Timeline of assignments
editMar 28: Wiki nominations due on Blackboard.
editMar 31: Vote for Top 10 Wiki sites.
editApril 1: Top 19 Wiki sites assigned to students (3-4 students/site).
editApril 11: Edit of first Wiki site due with your team
editScientific accuracy
- Rewarded for correction of incorrect facts or stating common errors or misconceptions
- Rewarded for clarification of confusing phrases
- Rewarded for adding (updating) knowledge
- Rewarded for identifying what is not known
- Rewarded for disambiguation of a definition
Quality of organization and presentation
- Rewarded for organizing the topics in a logical manner
- Rewarded for correcting typos and grammatical errors
- Rewarded for being clear and concise, and complying with the Wiki Manual of Style
Quality of citations
- Rewarded for each new citation (up to 10)
- Rewarded for following the Wiki guidelines for scientific citations
Originality (remember, we only report what has been shown; we do not introduce our own ideas)
- Rewarded for creative presentation of information
- Rewarded for linking to or from related topics (e.g. publications, another Wiki page, etc.)
April 18: Critique of another Wiki site due on your own
editIndividually, you will offer suggestions for improvements to an assigned Wikipedia site.