Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Hunter College, CUNY/CHEM 378 - Biochemistry Lab (Spring 2022)

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Course name
CHEM 378 - Biochemistry Lab
Institution
Hunter College, CUNY
Instructor
Iris
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Biochemistry Laboratory
Course dates
2022-01-31 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-05-22 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
96


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
Fgalaleldin Disuccinimidyl suberate
Paulinad2022 Clavam
ThasmiaS Neoendorphin
Vnvmsnc56
Dorischen2001
WKratts Coenzyme M
YQDeng Rif (GTPase), Simple lipid
Lflores13 Pokeweed mitogen
ChemKev1 Carbamino
Aniqaniha98 Cephem
Ridaxahmed Curli
Ng0007 Macromonomer
SHK4786 Cirazoline
Adriana Kaganovski Photocarcinogen
Emmademiraku27 Ras-GRF1
Abirelkallini Calcitroic acid
Alien7187 RAR-related orphan receptor beta
Green901
Darvinhuang Ecdysteroid
Vernon4322
Cupnodels
M210956 Asialoglycoprotein receptor
Pakiparrot2.0
Corta95
Am0833 Amino acid activation
Rahman117 Mucoprotein
Mark2000427! EFSH
HunterStudent2022 Anserine
DNADaisy NTP binding site
Jmo291 Catastrophin
Didi23H
Val8240
Chamber28 Phosphopeptide
Ibrahim.rumi26
Aafzal2012 Aziridinium
Rosecrystal1
Bellacrystal1
BilalSalam99 Galactoside
Justpeachyy19 Glycoproteomics
Zxie4551
HouseofChem Chemosterilant
Kathania10
Alejandra8714 Mitotoxin
Syedajannath1 Reductive stress
Biochemistryfan
Lamisarusmeha
Yehiaahmed23
RNAPolymerase21
Cell456 Ependymin
Sapphire9272 CA 242 (tumor marker)
Masudaaurorarising1 Mineral absorption
Giselle220
Rob.novo
Tahreemasghar
Sidorelareci
Rithika23
Amina.dupljak64
Halibart
Lamisarusmeha16
Denovosynthesis Asialoglycoprotein receptor
Manishaghosh2000
Gabrielyunayev Chrome Azurol S
Hunterstudent
Amittty17 2,5-Diketopiperazine
Dyao3641
Bn123456789 Aglycone
Ms2022
Juk.22 S-Adenosylmethioninamine
Trygde Bilin (biochemistry)
Han.Zhang.Hunter
Bijelodugme98
Svulakh Losartan
Dukeofcupcake
Noor7512- Cointegrate
Dina.youssef15
Mariam719 Hemoglobin Barts
Abir1718526
Alexanderwaals Nicotinamide cofactor analogues
Person143567 EIF3D
Issa khan 2022
Saucyscience Transcription activator-like effector nuclease, Kissing stem-loop
Valush123
Vianshek
Hekmatullahsyed
Jasminechim Cytochemistry, Janus-faced molecule
LYG123 Annular lipid shell
Nicolekonadu
Lusilav
Shaima Qasem
Hasifahmed

Timeline

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 4 April 2022
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. It includes links to the training modules required for this course. All training, exercises, and contributions are due May 10, 2022.  Training, exercises, your contribution, and the sources you use will all be evaluated as part of your grade for the assignment.

Use the timeline as a guide to help with pacing your work on the assignment.

By now you have established your acccount in Wikipedia and can get to the WikiEdu course dashboard for CHEM 378, spring 2022.

As you work on this assignment, keep note of the following for a final reflection.

  • Critiquing articles: What did you learn about Wikipedia during the article evaluation? How did you approach critiquing the article you selected for this assignment? How did you decide what to add to your chosen article?
  • Summarizing your contributions: include a summary of your edits and why you felt they were a valuable addition
  • Wikipedia generally: What did you learn from contributing to Wikipedia? How does a Wikipedia assignment compare to other assignments you've done in the past? How can Wikipedia be used to improve public understanding of our field/your topic? Why is this important?
  • Did the Wikipedia assignment affect your understanding of how information is constructed and shared? How do you now understand your own role within today's information landscape?

The final reflection is also due 05/10/22.

 

Once you have a Wikipedia account and have enrolled in the course here, work on the Getting familiar with Wikipedia training modules and exercise linked in the block below.

Assignment - Getting familiar with Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 11 April 2022
Assignment - Getting started on your assignment

"A stub is an article deemed too short to provide encyclopedic coverage of a subject." Go to the Wikipedia page on stubs for more information.

For this assignment you will find and edit a stub in the Biochemistry category. Begin to look at the Biochemistry stubs to consider which one (or more) you would like to contribute to. By next week you should settle on one or more and you can assign it to yourself in the WikiEdu Dashboard.

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Chemistry

Genes and Proteins

Milestones

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 18 April 2022
Milestones

Once you have selected your topic/stub, assign it to yourself. Go through the exercises above, and review any others that may help you at this point. Finalizing your topic and finding sources.

Locate sources in Hunter College Libraries' databases. Hint: start by entering your topic into OneSearch on the HCL website. You can also go directly to a database if you choose. You can browse the recommended databases on the subject database page for biochemistry.

Reach out to me (ifinkel hunter.cuny.edu) if you have questions.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

You are working on a stub topic in your Sandbox.

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 25 April 2022
Milestones

Exercise

Add links to your articleNow is 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 13

Course meetings
Monday, 2 May 2022
Milestones

Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact me at any time if you need further help!

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 9 May 2022
Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

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

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Week 15

Assignment - Finishing your Wikipedia assignment!
  • Read Editing Wikipedia page 15 to review a final check-list before completing your assignment.
  • Don't forget that you can ask for help at any time!

By May 10th, everyone should have finished all of the work on the Wikipedia assignment.

  • Training modules
  • Exercises
  • Contribution to one or more stubs in the Biochemistry category using sources from Hunter College Libraries resources to support your contribution
  • A final reflection that includes the following. There will be a forum set up BlackBoard's Discussion Board for your reflection.
    • Critiquing articles: What did you learn about Wikipedia during the article evaluation? How did you approach critiquing the article you selected for this assignment? How did you decide what to add to your chosen article?
    • Summarizing your contributions: include a summary of your edits and why you felt they were a valuable addition
    • Wikipedia generally: What did you learn from contributing to Wikipedia? How does a Wikipedia assignment compare to other assignments you've done in the past? How can Wikipedia be used to improve public understanding of our field/your topic? Why is this important?
    • Did the Wikipedia assignment affect your understanding of how information is constructed and shared? How do you now view your own role within today's information landscape? Have you observed anything else about the communication of information?