Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Michigan/CHEM 455 505 Special Topics in Biochemistry - Nucleic Acids Biochemistry (Fall 2019)
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- Course name
- CHEM 455_505 Special Topics in Biochemistry - Nucleic Acids Biochemistry
- Institution
- University of Michigan
- Instructor
- Yulia Sevryugina
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Biological Chemistry
- Course dates
- 2019-09-04 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-10 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 28
We now realize that the human genome contains at least 80,000 non-redundant non-coding RNA genes, outnumbering protein-coding genes by at least 4-fold, a revolutionary insight that has led some researchers to dub the eukaryotic cell an “RNA machine”. How exactly these ncRNAs guide every cellular function – from the maintenance and processing to the regulated expression of all genetic information – lies at the leading edge of the modern biosciences, from stem cell to cancer research. This course will provide an equally broad as deep overview of the structure, function and biology of DNA and particularly RNA. We will explore important examples from the current literature and the course content will evolve accordingly.
The class will be taught from a chemical/molecular perspective and will bring modern interdisciplinary concepts from biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology to the fore.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 5 September 2019
- In class - 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.)
- Create a User page.
- To practice editing and communicating on Wikipedia, introduce yourself on the user talk page of one of your classmates, who should also be enrolled in the table at the bottom of the page.
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 10 September 2019 | Thursday, 12 September 2019
- In class - Discussion
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account and be listed on the course page.
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 17 September 2019 | Thursday, 19 September 2019
- In class -
Please work in groups of four to five (4-5) and choose three (3) potential topics to edit; for each potential topic write one paragraph to explain the changes you plan to make to an existing entry and why, or why this new topic should be included in Wikipedia. Your topic and explanation should be sent to Nils in a Word document by class time on Tue Sep 24. Selected topics for each group will be assigned within a few days.
- Assignment - Choose possible topics
Exercise
[[../../../training/students/choose-topic-exercise|Choose a topic]]
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6 and Choosing an article
- In class - Discussion
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 24 September 2019 | Thursday, 26 September 2019
- Assignment - Topics selection DUE
Please work in groups of two to three (2-3) and choose three (3) potential topics to edit; for each potential topic write one paragraph to explain the changes you plan to make to an existing entry and why, or why this new topic should be included in Wikipedia. Your topic and explanation should be sent to Nils in a Word document by class time on Tue Sep 24. Selected topics for each group will be assigned within a few days.
- Assignment - Exercise
- Milestones
This week, everyone shall have the topic to write about
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 1 October 2019 | Thursday, 3 October 2019
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 8 October 2019 | Thursday, 10 October 2019
- Assignment - First draft DUE
Each group will post their draft in the Sandbox on Wikipedia under their account and post a link to their Sandbox in the Article table on the Wikipedia Course Page. The explanation of changes you plan to make should also be posted to the Talk page of the Sandbox. This draft needs to be completed by class time on Thu Oct 10.
- In class - Start editing
- Begin working with classmates and other editors to polish your short starter article and fix any major issues.
- Continue research in preparation for expanding your article and adding images.
- In class - Using images
- Demo uploading images and adding images to articles.
- Share experiences and discuss problems.
Resources: Illustrating Wikipedia
- Milestones
Everyone has completed writing their first article drafts and started editing them.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 17 October 2019
- In class - Peer review and copyedit
- On the table at the bottom of this course page, add your username next to the article you are assigned to peer review.
- Peer review the article assigned to you. Leave suggestions on the Sandbox talk pages according to the Peer Review Criteria listed in the assignment.
- Copy-edit the reviewed articles.
- Assignment - Peer review two articles
- In class - Discussion
- Milestones
Everyone has started peer reviewing for other classmates
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 22 October 2019 | Thursday, 24 October 2019
- Assignment - Peer review DUE
- Leave suggestions on the Sandbox talk pages according to the Peer Review Criteria listed in the assignment.
- Copy-edit the reviewed articles.
- Assignment - Respond to your peer review
You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. Consider their suggestions, decide whether it makes your work more accurate and complete, and edit your draft to make those changes. If you disagree with a suggestion, use talk pages to politely discuss and come to a consensus on your edit.
Resources:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
- Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.
- Assignment - Prepare for in-class presentation
Prepare for an in-class presentation about your Wikipedia editing experience.
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 29 October 2019 | Thursday, 31 October 2019
- In class - In-class presentation
Each group is required to do a 5-min in-class presentation (worth 5 points) of their sandbox draft and their editing experiences in-class on Tue Oct 29 and Thu Oct 31.
- In class - Continue improving your article
Exercise
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.
Resources: Citing sources and Avoiding plagiarism
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 5 November 2019 | Thursday, 7 November 2019
- 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!
- Milestones
Everyone has completed a paper and makes final touches on images and citations
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 12 November 2019 | Thursday, 14 November 2019
- 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."
- Move your sandbox articles into "mainspace".
- If you are expanding an existing article, copy your edit into the article. If you are making many small edits, save after each edit before you make the next one. Do NOT paste over the entire existing article, or large sections of the existing article.
- If you are creating a new article, do NOT copy and paste your text, or there will be no record of your work history. Follow the instructions in the "Moving out of your sandbox" handout.
- A general reminder: Don't panic if your contribution disappears, and don't try to force it back in.
- Check to see if there is an explanation of the edit on the article's talk page. If not, (politely) ask why it was removed.
- Contact your instructor or Wikipedia Content Expert and let them know.
- Begin expanding your article into a comprehensive treatment of the topic.
Handout: Moving out of your sandbox
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 19 November 2019 | Thursday, 21 November 2019
- 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!
- Assignment - Move article to Wikipedia
Add final touches to your article and move it to the Wikipedia page
- Assignment - Exercise
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.