Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Milwaukee School of Engineering/Prokaryotic Processes (Spring 2020)
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- Course name
- Prokaryotic Processes
- Institution
- Milwaukee School of Engineering
- Instructor
- Anne Alexander
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Course dates
- 2020-03-09 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-05-29 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 15
This course explores the metabolic diversity and genetic regulation of prokaryotes. Students are majoring in biomolecular engineering, so the focus is on beneficial applications of prokaryotic metabolism.
The Wikipedia assignment in this course will give students a framework in which to learn about a topic in depth. They'll also provide feedback on each other's work and hopefully see their contributions incorporated into Wikipedia articles.
Timeline
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 24 March 2020 | Thursday, 26 March 2020 | Friday, 27 March 2020
- 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
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 31 March 2020 | Thursday, 2 April 2020 | Friday, 3 April 2020
- Milestones
Everyone should have a Wikipedia account by Tuesday, March 31.
- 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.)
Complete these two training modules by Thursday, April 2:
- Wikipedia Policies
- Sandboxes, talk lpages, and watchlists
- Assignment - Continuing Training
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 7 April 2020 | Thursday, 9 April 2020
- Assignment - Basic Info About Three Articles
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 14 April 2020 | Thursday, 16 April 2020 | Friday, 17 April 2020
- Assignment - Choose your Article
- Assignment - Evaluate your Article
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 21 April 2020 | Thursday, 23 April 2020 | Friday, 24 April 2020
- Assignment - Bibliography Training
- Assignment - Post 3+ good sources to your article's Talk page
- Assignment - Add a citation to your article
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 28 April 2020 | Thursday, 30 April 2020 | Friday, 1 May 2020
- 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
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 5 May 2020 | Thursday, 7 May 2020 | Friday, 8 May 2020
- Assignment - Article draft ready for peer review
- Assignment - Peer review two articles
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 12 May 2020 | Thursday, 14 May 2020 | Friday, 15 May 2020
- 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.
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!
- Finalize your article for grading by Friday, May 15.
- Assignment - Move your work out of the sandbox, finish up for grading
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
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!
- Finalize your article for grading by Friday, May 15.
- In class - In-class presentation
During class on May 15, 19, or 20
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.