Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/MIT/Main Group Chemistry (Fall)

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Course name
Main Group Chemistry
Institution
MIT
Instructor
Christopher Cummins
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Course dates
2019-09-04 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-18 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
10


Chemistry of the p-block elements including structure, bonding, and reactivity. Studies of chemical bonding will draw on techniques of wavefunction analysis including natural bond orbital (NBO) and Atoms in Molecules (AIM) theory; these take as input the results of modern quantum chemical calculations.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Tetraphenylporphine User:Alkemiya/sandbox, User:Tristan-Xin/sandbox
Joppenhe1 Trivalent group 14 radicals User:Alkemiya/sandbox, User:Tetraphenylporphine/sandbox/Triboracyclopropenyl
Paperburner User:Paperburner/sandbox, Borole User:Joppenhe1/sandbox, User:Tetraphenylporphine/sandbox/Triboracyclopropenyl
BASkeel User:BASkeel/sandbox User: Joppenhe1/sandbox, User:Paperburner/sandbox
SWeng19 User:SWeng19/sandbox, Boranylium ions User:BASkeel/sandbox, User:Paperburner/sandbox
Tristan-Xin Nontrigonal Pnictogen Compounds User:SWeng19/sandbox, User:BASkeel/sandbox
MHStocker
Alkemiya User:Alkemiya/sandbox User:SWeng19/sandbox, User:Tristan-Xin/sandbox

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Thursday, 5 September 2019
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:


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
Tuesday, 10 September 2019   |   Thursday, 12 September 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 17 September 2019   |   Thursday, 19 September 2019
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 24 September 2019   |   Thursday, 26 September 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Assignment - Exercise

Copyedit an article

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 1 October 2019   |   Thursday, 3 October 2019
Assignment - 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


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Chemistry

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 8 October 2019   |   Thursday, 10 October 2019
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.


Assignment - Respond to your peer review

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.

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 15 October 2019   |   Thursday, 17 October 2019
Assignment - 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
Tuesday, 22 October 2019   |   Thursday, 24 October 2019
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to your article

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.


Assignment - 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!

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 29 October 2019   |   Thursday, 31 October 2019
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!

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 November 2019   |   Thursday, 7 November 2019

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 November 2019   |   Thursday, 14 November 2019

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 November 2019   |   Thursday, 21 November 2019

Week 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 26 November 2019   |   Thursday, 28 November 2019
Milestones

Week 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 3 December 2019   |   Thursday, 5 December 2019
In class - In-class presentations