Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Clemson University/BIOL 4610H 6610 Cell Biology (Spring 2021)
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- Course name
- BIOL 4610H_6610 Cell Biology
- Institution
- Clemson University
- Instructor
- Kaustubha Qanungo
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Cell Biology
- Course dates
- 2021-01-06 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-04-23 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 25
This course serves as the additional requirement for the honors and the graduate students only. Each student will develop a new wiki page (not created previously) of a scientist who contributed to the area of "cell and molecular biology" and is a member of the prestigious "National Academy of Sciences, United States."
Timeline
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 15 January 2021
- 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 3
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 22 January 2021
- Assignment - The Basics of Editing
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 29 January 2021
- Assignment - Exercise
"Choose an article"; The article's (which will be the wikipedia page) name is the scientist's name assigned to you
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 5 February 2021
- Assignment -
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 12 February 2021
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
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 article drafts.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 19 February 2021
- Assignment -
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 26 February 2021
- Assignment - Finishing up article draft
Finish up sandbox content of your article
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 5 March 2021
- Assignment - Begin moving 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
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 12 March 2021
- 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
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 19 March 2021
- 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 12
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 26 March 2021
- 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 13
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 2 April 2021
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 9 April 2021
- Milestones
First extra week for all the excuses
Week 15
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 16 April 2021
- Milestones
Second extra week for all the excuses