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- Course name
- Organic Geochemistry 2021
- Institution
- Caltech
- Instructor
- Alex Sessions
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- organic geochemistry
- Course dates
- 2021-03-30 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-06-11 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 12
Course covers the topics of organic separations and analysis by GC/MS; major classes of biomolecules, with a particular focus on those with biomarker potential; preservation and diagenesis of organic matter; petroleum formation; records of ancient environment and life
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 31 March 2021 | Friday, 2 April 2021
- In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment
Welcome to your Wikipedia assignment's course timeline. This page guides you through the steps you'll need to complete for your Wikipedia assignment, with links to training modules and your classmates' work spaces.
Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.
Resources:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia
Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (Because of Wikipedia's technical restraints, you may receive a message that you cannot create an account. To resolve this, please try again off campus or the next day.)
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 5 April 2021 | Wednesday, 7 April 2021 | Friday, 9 April 2021
- Assignment - Choose topic
Exercise
Submit topic ideas to ALS for feedback
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 12 April 2021 | Wednesday, 14 April 2021 | Friday, 16 April 2021
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 19 April 2021 | Wednesday, 21 April 2021 | Friday, 23 April 2021
- Assignment - Final Topic + 3 sources due
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 26 April 2021 | Wednesday, 28 April 2021 | Friday, 30 April 2021
- Start drafting your contributions
Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 3 May 2021 | Wednesday, 5 May 2021 | Friday, 7 May 2021
- Assignment - Draft 1 Due
Submit to Alex via email; not graded
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 10 May 2021 | Wednesday, 12 May 2021 | Friday, 14 May 2021
- Continue improving your article
Exercise
Now's the time to revisit your text and refine your work. You may do more research and find missing information; rewrite the lead section to represent all major points; reorganize the text to communicate the information better; or add images and other media.
- Begin moving your work to Wikipedia
Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 17 May 2021 | Wednesday, 19 May 2021 | Friday, 21 May 2021
- Polish your work
Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!
- Assignment - Draft 2 Due
Draft 2 published on Main Page, ready for peer review; graded
- Milestones
All articles should now be visible to the world.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 24 May 2021 | Wednesday, 26 May 2021 | Friday, 28 May 2021
- Assignment - Peer review two articles
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has received two reviews. Reviews should be submitted via email to the author, with Alex , Elliott, and Hannah cc'd.Peer Review Exercise
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 2 June 2021 | Friday, 4 June 2021
- Milestones
You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. Consider their suggestions, decide whether it makes your work more accurate and complete, and edit your draft to make those changes.
Resources:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
- Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.
- Assignment - Final article
It's the final week to develop your article.
- Read Editing Wikipedia page 15 to review a final check-list before completing your assignment.
- Don't forget that you can ask for help from your Wikipedia Expert at any time!
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.