Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Virginia Tech/Advanced Applications in Molecular Life Sciences (Spring 2020)
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- Course name
- Advanced Applications in Molecular Life Sciences
- Institution
- Virginia Tech
- Instructor
- Kylie Allen
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Genes and Proteins
- Course dates
- 2020-01-21 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-05-11 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 20
This course covers advanced topics in biochemistry, molecular biology, and genetics. A major portion of the course entails assigned paper presentations by student groups on cutting edge research in life sciences. The students additionally conceive and prepare a scientific proposal. For the Wiki Edu assignment, students will be assigned an enzyme at the beginning of the semester to research and provide wikipedia edits throughout the semester. They will then give a presentation on the enzyme and their wikipedia page editing experience at the end of the semester.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 23 January 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 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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- Tuesday, 28 January 2020 | Thursday, 30 January 2020
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 4 February 2020 | Thursday, 6 February 2020
- Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 11 February 2020 | Thursday, 13 February 2020
- Assignment - Learn how to start drafting your article in the sandbox
- Assignment - Choose your Article!
- Assignment - Add to an article
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 18 February 2020 | Thursday, 20 February 2020
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 6
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 3 March 2020 | Thursday, 5 March 2020
- Assignment - Peer Review articles assigned
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 10 March 2020 | Thursday, 12 March 2020
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 24 March 2020 | Thursday, 26 March 2020
- Assignment - Respond to Feedback
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 10
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 31 March 2020 | Thursday, 2 April 2020
- Assignment - Move 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
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.
Week 11
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- Tuesday, 7 April 2020 | Thursday, 9 April 2020
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 14 April 2020 | Thursday, 16 April 2020
- 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 13
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 21 April 2020 | Thursday, 23 April 2020
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 28 April 2020 | Thursday, 30 April 2020
- Assignment - Your Wikipedia article should now be complete!