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Bio 4492 is an upper level discussion-based class that intended to familiarize students with topics in infectious disease and microbiology.
Student | Assigned | Reviewing |
---|---|---|
Felderp | ||
Wikiyoon | ||
ALowen |
The first step in this assignment will be for everyone to create a Wikipedia account.
Once you have created an account and joined the course, please complete the following tasks to get started on Wikipedia:
Please email me (dennis.zhuwustl.edu) if you have trouble accessing or completing any of the modules.
In class on Thursday 09/28, we will go over the expectations and goals for this assignment.
To get ready for next week, look over some topics and microbiology that you find interesting and look at the status of the Wikipedia articles for those topics.
Since we will be contributing to articles involving medical topics, please review Wikipedia's rules for topics related to medicine, human health, and psychology.
The assignment is due by midnight on Tuesday 10/17 and should be emailed to Dennis (dennis.zhuwustl.edu). I will review your topics and then give you feedback on Thursday 10/19. Once your topic has been approved you can start writing the first draft of your article.
Continue reviewing articles to edit and researching sources for these topics.
If you need help, feel free to email Dennis (dennis.zhuwustl.edu).
You've picked a topic and found your sources. Now it's time to start writing your first draft. This draft should be written in a separate word document and not directly on the Wikipedia page. Feel free to explore and contribute the Talk page of the topic you are writing about to see what other editors are talking about. (Contributions to the Talk page will not be graded)
The first draft will be graded for completion and shared for peer-review. Keep a few things in mind as you are writing:
Keep reading your sources, too, as you prepare to write the body of the article.
Improving an existing article?
Resources:
Editing Wikipedia pages 7–9
This assignment should be submitted to Dennis through email (dennis.zhuwustl.edu) by midnight on Thursday 11/02. Completion of the assignment will be worth 20 points.
Once all of the drafts have been submitted, you will be assigned a classmate's article to read and peer review.
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
On Thursday night 11/02, you will receive an email with the first draft of a classmate's article to peer review along with a grading rubric. Use the rubric as a guide for your review.
Recommendations from Wikipedia
First, take the "Peer Review" online training.
This assignment should be submitted to Dennis through email by midnight on Tuesday 11/07. Completion of your peer review will be worth 10 points.
Handout: "Did You Know" submissions
In class on Thursday 11/09, you will receive a document with feedback on your first draft from both a peer review and your instructor. Read over the comments in each document and begin working on the final draft of your article!
This assignment will be due on Thursday 11/30 at midnight. The final draft of your article will be worth 30 points.
You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. It's time to work with that feedback to improve your article!
Choose at least 2 specific changes or recommendations mentioned in either your peer review or instructor feedback. Either state how you will address the changes, or justify why you believe the article does not need the changes. Each response should be 1-2 sentences.
This assignment is due Thursday 11/16 by midnight. Completion of this assignment will be worth 10 points.
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
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!
Write a short reflective essay (1 paragraph) on your Wikipedia contributions.
Consider the following questions as you reflect on your Wikipedia assignment:
Submit this reflection to Dennis when you submit the final draft of your article by Thursday 11/30. The reflection will be worth 10 points.
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.
Once you've made improvements to your article based on peer review feedback, it's time to move your work to Wikipedia proper - the "mainspace."
Editing an existing article?
This assignment is optional and will not be included in your grade for the overall assignment. We may spend a day in class to try and get our articles onto Wikipedia proper. It would be really great to see the work that you put in available to the public!
Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on suggestions and your own critique.
This Course
|
Wikipedia Resources
|
Connect
Questions? Ask us:
contact |
![]() | This course page is an automatically-updated version of the main course page at dashboard.wikiedu.org. Please do not edit this page directly; any changes will be overwritten the next time the main course page gets updated. |
Bio 4492 is an upper level discussion-based class that intended to familiarize students with topics in infectious disease and microbiology.
Student | Assigned | Reviewing |
---|---|---|
Felderp | ||
Wikiyoon | ||
ALowen |
The first step in this assignment will be for everyone to create a Wikipedia account.
Once you have created an account and joined the course, please complete the following tasks to get started on Wikipedia:
Please email me (dennis.zhuwustl.edu) if you have trouble accessing or completing any of the modules.
In class on Thursday 09/28, we will go over the expectations and goals for this assignment.
To get ready for next week, look over some topics and microbiology that you find interesting and look at the status of the Wikipedia articles for those topics.
Since we will be contributing to articles involving medical topics, please review Wikipedia's rules for topics related to medicine, human health, and psychology.
The assignment is due by midnight on Tuesday 10/17 and should be emailed to Dennis (dennis.zhuwustl.edu). I will review your topics and then give you feedback on Thursday 10/19. Once your topic has been approved you can start writing the first draft of your article.
Continue reviewing articles to edit and researching sources for these topics.
If you need help, feel free to email Dennis (dennis.zhuwustl.edu).
You've picked a topic and found your sources. Now it's time to start writing your first draft. This draft should be written in a separate word document and not directly on the Wikipedia page. Feel free to explore and contribute the Talk page of the topic you are writing about to see what other editors are talking about. (Contributions to the Talk page will not be graded)
The first draft will be graded for completion and shared for peer-review. Keep a few things in mind as you are writing:
Keep reading your sources, too, as you prepare to write the body of the article.
Improving an existing article?
Resources:
Editing Wikipedia pages 7–9
This assignment should be submitted to Dennis through email (dennis.zhuwustl.edu) by midnight on Thursday 11/02. Completion of the assignment will be worth 20 points.
Once all of the drafts have been submitted, you will be assigned a classmate's article to read and peer review.
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
On Thursday night 11/02, you will receive an email with the first draft of a classmate's article to peer review along with a grading rubric. Use the rubric as a guide for your review.
Recommendations from Wikipedia
First, take the "Peer Review" online training.
This assignment should be submitted to Dennis through email by midnight on Tuesday 11/07. Completion of your peer review will be worth 10 points.
Handout: "Did You Know" submissions
In class on Thursday 11/09, you will receive a document with feedback on your first draft from both a peer review and your instructor. Read over the comments in each document and begin working on the final draft of your article!
This assignment will be due on Thursday 11/30 at midnight. The final draft of your article will be worth 30 points.
You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. It's time to work with that feedback to improve your article!
Choose at least 2 specific changes or recommendations mentioned in either your peer review or instructor feedback. Either state how you will address the changes, or justify why you believe the article does not need the changes. Each response should be 1-2 sentences.
This assignment is due Thursday 11/16 by midnight. Completion of this assignment will be worth 10 points.
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
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!
Write a short reflective essay (1 paragraph) on your Wikipedia contributions.
Consider the following questions as you reflect on your Wikipedia assignment:
Submit this reflection to Dennis when you submit the final draft of your article by Thursday 11/30. The reflection will be worth 10 points.
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.
Once you've made improvements to your article based on peer review feedback, it's time to move your work to Wikipedia proper - the "mainspace."
Editing an existing article?
This assignment is optional and will not be included in your grade for the overall assignment. We may spend a day in class to try and get our articles onto Wikipedia proper. It would be really great to see the work that you put in available to the public!
Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on suggestions and your own critique.