Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/UCSB/BMSE 201B 2018 (Fall)

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Course name
BMSE 201B 2018
Institution
UCSB
Instructor
I. Chen
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Nucleic Acids
Course dates
2018-09-27 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-11-05 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
10


Major breakthroughs in nucleic acids research

Student Assigned Reviewing
Avazquez-salazar Primordial soup, Heterotrophic theory Primordial soup
Xikun Liu Twister sister ribozyme, Ribozyme
Dawillus
Tbatjargal
Zaralis
Ochirikian
Okonttinen Aptamer Aptamer
Terdiv4 Toehold mediated strand displacement

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Thursday, 27 September 2018
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, 2 October 2018   |   Thursday, 4 October 2018
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 October 2018   |   Thursday, 11 October 2018
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

Genes and Proteins

Milestones

Everyone has a first draft of their contribution ready for peer review next week.

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 October 2018   |   Thursday, 18 October 2018
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 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 October 2018   |   Thursday, 25 October 2018
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


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 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 October 2018
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!


In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questionsTell us about your article and the choices you made writing it. 7 minutes per person.

Milestones

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.