Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Hunter College, CUNY/CHEM 378 - Biochemistry Lab (Fall 2020)
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- Course name
- CHEM 378 - Biochemistry Lab
- Institution
- Hunter College, CUNY
- Instructor
- Iris
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Biochemistry Laboratory
- Course dates
- 2020-08-26 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-12-18 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 50
Students will perform a set of laboratory experiments covering areas of biochemistry such as protein analysis, enzyme purification, enzymatic assays, recombinant DNA and the polymerase chain reaction. The Wikipedia assignment will provide students with an opportunity to conduct secondary research in library databases and to contribute findings and sources to Wikipedia articles in the discipline.
Timeline
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 9 November 2020
- Assignment - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment
Welcome to your Wikipedia assignment's course timeline. This page guides you through the steps you'll need to go through to complete the assignment. It includes links to the training modules required for this course. The weekly dates are recommended guidelines for staying on track to complete the assignment by December 5th.
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.)
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 16 November 2020
- Milestones
Once you have decided on an article stub, begin your research. Use the Hunter College Libraries databases to find information you want to add to the stub. You should locate two peer review sources on which to base your contribution(s). Do not use your textbook!
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 23 November 2020
- Milestones
Reach out to your Wikipedia contact at Hunter if you have questions.
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their contributions in their sandbox.
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 30 November 2020
- Assignment - Move your work from the Sandbox to the "Mainspace."
It's the final week to develop your article.
Continue to expand and improve your work. Your contribution should be well written in your own words and include footnotes for the sources you use to back up your claims. Once you're satisfied that your draft is complete it's time to move your work to the stub in the Mainspace.
- Don't forget that you can ask for help at any time!
Week 15
- Assignment - Final article completed
By December 5, everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.