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Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Ohio University/Writing in the Life Sciences (Fall 2017)

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Course name
Writing in the Life Sciences
Institution
Ohio University
Instructor
Sarah Wyatt
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
science writing
Course dates
2017-08-29 00:00:00 UTC – 2017-12-07 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
24


Current research in biology, with an emphasis on plant science, will provide students with opportunities to practice and improve skills needed for successful written communication in the sciences.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Aperium Chenopodium berlandieri
Bina Sitepu Ficus deltoidea
Rk145815 PPIB
Rz537816 Bacterial small RNA
Se626314 Demolition waste
Woshiau P-glycoprotein
Cs109809 Epithelial–mesenchymal transition
Rztumbleson Molecular machine
Goszkaar Bromus tectorum
Js524416 F-box protein
Brettfred Pressure bomb
Fuchsgr Marcellus natural gas trend
AH547113 Passiflora
JenH64 Soil texture
Dasmeet.kaur T-DNA
MHarberson Lipolysis
At471413 Acid mine drainage
Yemijay2002 Arabinogalactan proteins Arabinogalactan proteins
Sm372514 MIND diet
Ej391209 Parasutterella
Cara1297880 Symplocaceae
QuasarHaru Alternaria japonica
Connormchall Mycoprotein
Prometaanatelo Mycoprotein

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 29 August 2017   |   Thursday, 31 August 2017
No assignment

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 September 2017   |   Thursday, 7 September 2017
In class - Wikipedia overview
  • Introduction to how Wikipedia will be used in the course



Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 September 2017   |   Thursday, 14 September 2017
In class - Create account and learn the basics
  • Create an account
  • Complete the online training for students





Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 September 2017   |   Thursday, 21 September 2017
Assignment - Browse Wikipedia articles
  • Complete the training module below
  • Browse Wikipedia for articles related to your topic



Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 26 September 2017   |   Thursday, 28 September 2017
Continue browsing
  • Continue browsing Wikipedia for articles related to your topic



Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 3 October 2017   |   Thursday, 5 October 2017
Choose your article
  • Select a final article 
  • This is the article you will be critiquing and editing for the remainder of the course

Resources: Choosing an article

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 10 October 2017   |   Thursday, 12 October 2017
In class - Assign your article
  • Bring a hard copy of your Wikipedia article to class
  • The TA will link your article to your username and class dashboard page



Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 17 October 2017   |   Thursday, 19 October 2017
Assignment - Prepare to critique your article

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 24 October 2017   |   Thursday, 26 October 2017
Assignment - Critique your article
  • Evaluate your article by following the guidelines in the Evaluating Wikipedia brochure
  • Leave your critique on the article's talk page
  • If you need a  refresher, you can retake the Evaluating Articles and Sources module

Other resources: Using Talk Pages



Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 31 October 2017   |   Thursday, 2 November 2017
Assignment - Editing basics
  • Complete the training module below and 
  • Begin working on what you might want to edit or add to your article.

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 7 November 2017   |   Thursday, 9 November 2017
Assignment - Plagiarism
  • Complete the training module below
  • Continue working on possible additions (information and references) and edits to your article

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 14 November 2017   |   Thursday, 16 November 2017
Assignment - Adding images and media files
  • Complete the training module below
  • Continue editing applying the information from the training modules and the references you have found.

Week 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 21 November 2017   |   Thursday, 23 November 2017
Edit your article
  • Finalize the edits your article by following the guidelines in the Evaluating Wikipedia brochure
  • If you need a  refresher, you can retake the Editing Basics training module 

Week 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 November 2017   |   Thursday, 30 November 2017
Assignment - Final Wikipedia project
  • Edits to your article are due BEFORE class on Thursday
  • You will be presenting your article and the edits you made to the class 

Week 15

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 December 2017   |   Thursday, 7 December 2017
No assignment
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