Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Marshall University/Principles of Cell Biology (Fall 2017)
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- Course name
- Principles of Cell Biology
- Institution
- Marshall University
- Instructor
- Marcia Harrison-Pitaniello
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Cell biology
- Course dates
- 2017-08-21 00:00:00 UTC – 2017-12-15 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 72
A fundamental approach to the principles of cell biology covering the molecular basis of cellular structure and function, and gene regulation. Explores intercellular interactions, molecular interactions with modern cellular and molecular methods.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 22 August 2017 | Thursday, 24 August 2017
- In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia project
Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well.
Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Content Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the "Get Help" button on this page.
To get started, please review the following handouts:
- Editing Wikipedia pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 29 August 2017 | Thursday, 31 August 2017
- Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia and training
- Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (To avoid hitting Wikipedia's account creation limits, this is best done outside of class. Only 6 new accounts may be created per day from the same IP address.)
- It's time to dive into Wikipedia. Below, you'll find the first set of online trainings you'll need to take. New modules will appear on this timeline as you get to new milestones. Be sure to check back and complete them! Incomplete trainings will be reflected in your grade.
- This training is part of your take-home assignment for exam 1.
Week 3
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- Tuesday, 5 September 2017 | Thursday, 7 September 2017
- Assignment - Evaluate and select a Wikipedia article and training
It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles. You'll evaluate a Wikipedia article related to the course and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page.
- Complete the "Evaluating Articles and Sources" training (linked below).
- Choose one of the articles proposed for your lab section. Then review the article. As you read, consider the following questions (but don't feel limited to these):
- Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
- Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
- Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
- Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?
- Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
- Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
- Check out the Talk page of the article. What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
- How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
- How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
- Complete the Wikipedia Introduction assignment on MUOnline as part of the take-home assignment for exam 1.
Week 4
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- Tuesday, 12 September 2017 | Thursday, 14 September 2017
Week 5
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- Tuesday, 19 September 2017 | Thursday, 21 September 2017
Week 6
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- Tuesday, 26 September 2017 | Thursday, 28 September 2017
- Assignment - Exam 2- Take Home
Complete the take-home assignment on MUOnline. This assignment grade is based on
- Completion of the Wikipedia Training module: Sources and citations.
- A team review successfully added to the talk section of your assigned article.
- A title and link for a reference you will use for your addition to this article.
- Discussion of what will contribute to your section of the article?
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 3 October 2017 | Thursday, 5 October 2017
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 10 October 2017 | Thursday, 12 October 2017
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 17 October 2017 | Thursday, 19 October 2017
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 24 October 2017 | Thursday, 26 October 2017
- Milestones
Prepare your final contribution to your assigned article.
The deadline to submit this for review on MUOnline is Oct. 31.
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 31 October 2017 | Thursday, 2 November 2017
- Assignment - TH3
- Add to an article
Timeline:
· Oct. 31: Deadline for your completing of all training modules.
· Oct. 31: Deadline for your additions and edits to MUOnline for approval.
· Nov 1-3: Made you additions to Wikipedia. In lab, teams will review their collective contributions and make final edits.
· The final grade will be based on your work (6 pts) and the team’s overall contribution to the article (4 pts).
· Note: Incomplete assignments [i.e., Failure to complete any of the 4 required training modules] will be not be graded and earn 0 points.
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 7 November 2017 | Thursday, 9 November 2017
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 14 November 2017 | Thursday, 16 November 2017