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Course name
Biochemistry Lab 378
Institution
Hunter College, CUNY
Instructor
Iris
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Biochemistry Laboratory
Course dates
2019-09-09 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-17 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.

Student Assigned Reviewing
AwryNights Ectocarpene
SMHUNTER1997 Maltase-glucoamylase
It is all a lie Beta-Melanocyte-stimulating hormone
Dal98 Methionine sulfoximine
Ananya.ray11 Collagen helix
Taevmin95 Ataxin 7
Stephaniemds23 D-amino acid dehydrogenase
Donaldwang777 CNQX
Jlin4192 Rif (GTPase)
Ppii04 Stearoyl-CoA
NonikLH Exopolymer
Micahswiki Vitamin D5
Krixpt27 Fucokinase
Rosenchevalier
Reci9315 Sunflower trypsin inhibitor
Sushi0305 Amino acid response
Sayangtkd Janus-faced molecule
Elibenaron
Sweetdreams326 Bone growth factor
Am123456789 Ribosome-inactivating protein
Sukinarin
Jaf9144
Champlain212
Chl9159
Jiali0929 Chemical kinetics
Pawannahal BTBD9, Conjugated fatty acid
Hghakklshg Rubiscolin
A1jag7 Chimerin
Hunterstudent1998 Cruzipain
Smartperson98 Cellulin
Vickykuz Limbin
Bojomoon Nucleocidin
Biochem378
Leslievazvalle29 C-DNA
Arianny97 BTBD9
LinnetH96 CD58
Shahendak Deoxyuridine
Nerdyninja716 Chemoproteomics
Ys6901 Acrasin
Kentamhunter
JackArcher14

Timeline

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 29 October 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. It includes links to the training modules required for this course.

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.)


Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 November 2019
Assignment - Exercise

Select one of the biochemistry stubs from this page: Biochemistry stubs


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Chemistry

Genes and Proteins

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)

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 November 2019
Milestones

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

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their contributions in their sandbox.

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 November 2019
Milestones

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.

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 26 November 2019
Milestones

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 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 3 December 2019
Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

Now that you've improved your draftm it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Week 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 10 December 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 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 17 December 2019
Milestones

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

Week 15